Praying for the Three Branches of Government

What a privilege to be an American. We are blessed with more freedom and more prosperity than any other nation. Many of us, though, are grieving over the current state of our nation. For an intercessor like me, this is simply a reminder to pray. I've been praying for our nation for years, and here are the things I ask for.

For the president:
That he will be saved
That he will surround himself with godly counselors with a godly agenda
That God will confound the advice of his wicked counselors
That he will be wise in his domestic policies
That he will be wise in his foreign policy
That God will bless his good governing
That God will block his bad governing
That he would respect the Constitution and the rule of law
That God would even now be raising up a godly man for the next administration

For Congress:
That God would raise up the righteous and remove the wicked
That the good would refuse to compromise in any form with the evil
That the wise would refuse to compromise in any form with the foolish
That God would block the evil from succeeding
That they would respect the Constitution and the rule of law

For the Supreme Court:
That God would raise up righteous judges and remove the wicked
That the current judges would be passionate about justice
That they would render just verdicts and write just opinions
That they would have God's agenda and not their own
That they would respect the Constitution and the rule of law

The grand potential we have for good government will only be realized to the extent that we have good governors in place in every branch.  As American Christians, we can come boldly before the Throne of Grace and intercede. We can pray for wisdom, mercy, and direction. We can plea with God to stay His righteous hand of judgment. Who knows but that we have survived this long because a remnant of God's people are praying.