Today in the United States is the National Day of Prayer. This is a day when we, as a nation, are supposed to humble ourselves before God and give Him all thanks, praise, honor, and Glory. Today, we are supposed to forget all differences and unite in reverence to our God. My family and I went to a gathering this evening at the Ashland Town Hall and did just that with about two hundred or so others who love the Lord. There were a few bands and preachers running it, but what really impressed me was that the Ashland Chief of Police and a Virginia General Assemblyman were there and participating as well. I know that it doesn't sound like a big deal but in a time when people are starting to look down on Christians, their public display of faith is like a breath of fresh air.
I was very happy to be outside, publicly praying and praising God. My only wish is that it didn't happen just once a year, but that a public display of faith would again be something that everybody did all the time, everywhere! I hope and pray that the United States will once again turn to the Lord our God and confess that we are sinful and need Him, and that we will turn from our wickedness and serve Him as a nation. I believe that 9/11 was a wake up call and we started to turn back to Him but we've quickly forgotten our way and gotten worse than we were to begin with.
Dear God, thank You for the blessing of freedom. Thank You that we, as a nation, are still so very blessed. I confess to You, Lord, that we are guilty of turning away from You and worshiping our selves and glorifying our wealth and abundance which You have given us. I pray that You will help us to turn back to You and to quit the practice of worshiping created things instead of You, the Creator. I pray that You will forgive us for the millions of babies that we have killed out of our own greed and that You would weigh heavily on our hearts, that we would stop immediately. In Jesus name, AMEN!
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