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Christians intercede for the world by praying to God

One of the highest calls we have as Christians in politics is to pray for our respective countries.

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way” (1 Timothy 2:1–2; cf. Titus 3:1–2).

Daniel prayed every day, and you can bet he prayed for Babylon on many, or even all, of those days. He probably also prayed for his people in exile. God says to the Jewish people as they are carted off to Babylon, “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lᴏʀᴅ on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare” (Jeremiah 29:7).

Rees Howells was a Welsh miner and great prayer warrior. During the dark days of WWII in England, he felt compelled by God to organize a “company” to pray with him for the nation. They prayed day and night from May 16–30, 1940, before the pending invasion of England by the Nazis.

On September 15, the Battle of the Air came to its climax, as the German air raids on London peaked and the British had no air reserves left. The Luftwaffe was free to take Britain when they inexplicably turned and left for home. But their actions were not inexplicable: Rees Howells and his prayer partners had been on their knees, day in and day out for the week before. And their prayers won the day for their country.

The commander-in-chief of the British Fighter Command later said, “At the end of the battle one had the sort of feeling that there had been some special divine intervention to alter some sequence of events, which would otherwise have occurred.”

The power of prayer in historical events is evident.

While we pray in faith, trusting God, we know that God is in control no matter what happens. He makes nations rise and fall, and all nations will pass away eventually. But God’s Kingdom, that is eternal.

That is why, although we pray for our countries, whether it be China, Australia, South Africa, Iraq, America, or Russia, we don’t put our faith in them.

We put our full faith in Christ.

Is it difficult to put your faith in Christ above the security of your nation?

Are you praying for your country?

What will you start praying for today?

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