What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.31.KJV
Today’s Devotional Verse
Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Psalms 37:5-6 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.37.5-6.KJV
A 31 Day Guide To Speaking Grace Over Your Nation Day 16:
Approval:
- the belief that something or someone is good or acceptable
- a good opinion of someone or something
Prayer
Today, Lord God, I desire your approval. May my heart be open to you; and my thoughts be pleasing to you. “Do whatever needs to be done” in me. I pray today that the church in my country would be receptive to you, ready to hear and obey your word, so that we might be stamped with your approval. May we never forget that you are the one who accomplishes the work of approval in our hearts; may we stand apart in our country as a people who are not striving for acceptance but filled with your un-ceasing to love.
Day 15 Devotional Verse
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:9-11 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.40.9-11.KJV
A 31 Day Guide To Speaking Grace Over Your Nation Day 15:
Care:
- painstaking or watchful attention
- regard coming from desire or esteem
- a person or thing that is an object of attention, anxiety, or solicitude
Prayer
Father, I thank you today for the ways you have shown me care. I thank you for your care for your church in my country. I pray, Lord, that you would fill the hearts of your people with your care for others. Give us your shepherd’s heart to meet the practical needs of those in our families and communities. Give us opportunities to proclaim the Good News to the lost in our communities.
Day 14 Devotional Verse
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) Ephesians 2:4-5 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/eph.2.4-5.KJV
A 31 Day Guide To Speaking Grace Over Your Nation Day 14:
Love:
- strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
- affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
- warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion
- unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another
Prayer
Because of your love, oh Lord, I am alive in Christ. I am saved by your grace! As I pray for my country today, God, I ask that you would infiltrate our land with your love. Give your people here your heart of love; may we think and speak and act through the filter of your love. May our actions and words be informed by your love, and may the officials who lead us use their influence for benefit of all our people and your creation.
Day 13 Devotional Verse
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James 5:11 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/jas.5.11.KJV
A 31 Day Guide To Speaking Grace Over Your Nation Day 13:
Tenderness:
- very loving and gentle
- showing affection and love for someone or something
Prayer
Father, I thank you for your tenderness toward me and toward your people. I am grateful that your purposes are full of tenderness and compassion. I pray, Lord, that our leaders would encounter your tenderness and become men and women of tenderness. May the purposes of their hearts come into alignment with your purposes. I pray for loving and gentle hearts to serve the people of my country in the same tenderness with which you treat your people.
Philippians 2:11 KJV
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:11 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/php.2.11.KJV