Today's Prayer Alert 05-31-2010

  • May 31, 2010
  • Bob Willhite
  • Category: Prayer Alerts

Let us focus our prayers today on what kind of love it takes to lay down your life for our country. Millions of Americans have answered the call to participate in setting aside their personal comforts and run to the battle field. Unless your convictions and your faith are so strong that NOTHING will stop you from doing your patriotic duty, then the concept of sacrifice means very little to you.

We recognize today a time set part to Honor those men and women that serve our country in the five branches of military services. These people have eagerly pledged their lives, their properties and their sacred honor to protect, preserve and defend the principles of the Constitution of the United States of America against ALL ENEMIES, both foreign and domestic.

For those family members that have paid the ultimate sacrifice, we are reminded of these words in the Bible that reads in part – No greater love has anyone than this, that a person would lay down their own life for a friend (John 15:13).

Heavenly Father, we are a country at war. We are a people that have been called out of darkness and into your marvelous Light. We know that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through God for the pulling down and destroying of strongholds. We face enemies each and every day and some of them are not made of flesh and blood, but they are evil spirits, bad attitudes, lies, falsehoods, and deceptions of incredible proportions. Lord, we know that there is spiritual wickedness in high places and that the love of many has grown cold.

Revive us Oh Lord we pray!

Stir us up once again and let us always tell our children and grand children about the “Freedom” we have to worship Almighty God, because our brothers and our sisters have given their lives fighting for the Godly principles of our country.  Amen and Amen!

The scriptural reference for Today’s Prayer Alert is  Ephesians 6:10-13  &  Isaiah 54:13-17

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His Might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,  against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

All your children shall be taught by the LORD, And great shall be the peace of your children. In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their Righteousness is from Me," says the LORD our God.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are still ONE NATION UNDER GOD!

We hold these truths to be self evident, that ALL MEN are created equal in the Eyes of God. We believe that ALL MEN are endowed by their Creator with certain unconditional rights. We know for a fact that among these rights are the sanctity of Life, the empowerment of true Liberty and the ability to pursue happiness and peace of mind.

We would do well to remember the story that Joshua wrote about “memorial stones” being place at the site where God Almighty sovereignly intervened into lives of an entire nation as they were about to battle an fierce enemy at Jericho. The people were facing a physically impossible task of crossing the Jordan River. Joshua asked that his generals, one from each tribe, would stack up twelve stones on the banks of the river AFTER they had crossed over. This stack of stones was to remind future generations that God Almighty had provided a way, where there seem to be no way at all. Joshua 4:1-7

Heavenly Father, each us has a stack of stones to remind us every day of Your Grace, Your Mercies, and Your Loving Kindness to us and to all of mankind.

Lord God, we remember the many times that You have delivered us from troubles. We know that You have made a way for us, where there was no way in our own strength. Whenever the children of Israel questioned about the stones stacked on river bank, they would never forget what God has done for them. Whenever our children ask us about this generations stack of stones, we should be eager to relate the history of the Presence of God in our daily lives.

As we today, look upon the hillsides of Arlington Cemetery, on the banks of the Potomac River, at the  thousands of “head stones” that mark the lives of our people that gave their ALL for our country; let us always tell our children that God provided a way for us to have “Freedom” to worship Him. That these lives were never wasted! Teach our children to always remember that what you do for yourself, will die with you. However, what you do for others will live on and be remembered by God, for your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life!

Amen and Amen!