And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint (Luke 18:1).
Someone once lamented, “As much as I pray for my country, it appears that the wickedness, especially from the political leaders, keeps increasing. Can God still intervene?”
The Word of God admonishes us to pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17). In Luke 18:1-8, the Lord Jesus emphasised the importance of persistence in prayer. This is because being the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, you can change anything through prayer. The divine power necessary to cause that change is in you; it was deposited in you the moment you received the Holy Spirit into your life (Acts 1:8).
Moreover, James 5:16 (AMP) says, “…The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working).” Continue to pray for your country. The Lord God is the God of all flesh, and there is nothing too difficult for Him to do (Jer. 32:27). He’s the God of possibilities, and He has given you the power of attorney to use the name of Jesus and effect the changes you desire.
Therefore, in praying for your country and other nations of the world, let these thoughts be in your mind.
The God to whom we pray, reigns and rules in the affairs of men: “…to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men” (Daniel 4:17). Consider what He did to King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled his kingdom with absolute power. The Lord deposed him from his glory, and drove him out from among men, to dwell in the wilderness. God also restored him to office when he repented.
God has power over every nation and sets in authority anyone that He chooses (Rom. 13:1). When He tells you to pray for your country, it is because He’s given you the authority to decree a thing and have it established (Job 22:28). Intercede for as long as it takes peace, continued progress, and stability in your country. Pray as though it depended on you alone to effect changes in your nation, and the truth is, it does; because you’re the salt of the earth.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for teaching me to pray without ceasing for my country. I thank you for your divine power and wisdom that were released, even now, upon the leaders and political office holders, for them to do your will, and for righteousness to be established in the land and in the hearts of men, in Jesus Name. Amen.
Further study
1 Timothy 2:1-3; Psalms 122:6
One year bible reading plan: Acts 15:36-16:1-15; Esther 8-10
Two-year bible reading plan: 2 Cor. 12:1-10; Isaiah 21.