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Our heavenly Father, we come in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God! As we open this prayer time of Prayer Across America, we ask that faith will come to our hearts; faith like Elijah had. Faith comes by hearing Your Word, and Your Word says: “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. Elijah was a human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years! Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured. The grass turned green, and the crops began to grow again.”

Oh God, today may we pray with that kind of faith! When You tell us to thank You for Your many blessings, we know that You will hear us. When we repent of our sins in America, we know You will hear us and heal our land. When we pray that the American people will return to God Almighty, the creator of the universe, we know that You will hear us. There is no one beside You. As You gave Moses the Ten Commandments, You told him not to worship any other god! You told Isaiah the prophet: “Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Have I not proclaimed from ages past what my purposes are for you? You are my witnesses—is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock—not one!” Then you said to him: “Do not forget this, you guilty ones. And do not forget the things I have done throughout history. For I am God—I alone! I am God, and there is no one else like me. Only I can tell you what is going to happen even before it happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.” You also said, “Destruction is certain for those who argue with their Creator.”

We are here today not to argue with you but to obey you, trust you, and honor you. We want to make Jesus Lord of everything we say and do! Paul the apostle said, “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.” We believe today that when we pray for an awakening of the Church, we know You will hear us. When we pray for wisdom for the leaders of our country, we know You will hear us! When we pray the Scriptures that gave the disciples that wonderful pattern of prayer, we know You will hear us! When we remember the loss of loved ones in military service, You will hear us, comfort, heal, and restore us as we pray. And, when we thank You once again for Your blessings, You will give us hope and a future! In His great name, that name above every name, the name called JESUS, we pray and believe!! AMEN!!!