Father, my Father, we stand at the beginning of our biennial voting season in this country. Today I reread in Daniel how You set up kings and You take kings down. I confess to You that I am deeply concerned—we have called good evil and evil good in this nation You have so greatly favored for two and a half centuries.
Part of me pleads for Your patience in the face of such things, and earnestly entreats You to bring forth in our land a Great Awakening among the emerging generations, that we might continue to be recipients of Your great grace and blessing.
Give us all a view of eternity and the courage to live as though today is THE Day You come again. Help us do that today and every day—and begin with me, for Jesus' sake. Amen.
Verses for Today:
He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.— (Daniel 2:21)
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!— (Isaiah 5:20)
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.— (2 Chronicles 7:14)
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.— (Proverbs 14:34)
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.— (Titus 2:11–13)
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.— (Psalm 90:12)
