"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord..."  Psalm 33:12

With the day we celebrate the Independence of our nation coming up, let us
give thanks to Almighty God for placing us in the greatest nation on this
earth (which greatly needs our prayers) to live out our natural lives. We
are truly a blessed people, but there are forces of evil at work that are
trying to tear at the very foundations of this great nation.

Romans 13:1 says, "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities.
For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist
are appointed by God."

The Apostle Peter also admonishes us to be subject to the governing
authorities as he says in 1 Peter 2: 13-15,
"Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether
to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the
punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. For such is
the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of 
foolish
men."

Since our leaders have been appointed by God, they are in His hands. So we
continually pray that God's wisdom, guidance and strength will be 
manifested
to them. We need to heed the admonition of the Apostle Paul in Colossians
4:2,  "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."

As Scripture charges, directs, urges us to seek God -- to pray, let us
constantly be aware of the need to intercede for all of our leaders. With
this in mind let's look at the following verses:
"Seek the Lord and His strength,
Seek His face continually." 1Chronicles 16:11

"Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened to you." Matthew 7:7

"Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to
pray and not to lost heart." Luke 18:1 (Read the parable about this
unrighteous judge, vs. 2-8)

"With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with 
this
in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the
saints." Ephesians 6:18

"Pray without ceasing." 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Along with our praying we are to be watchful that we are not drawn in by
the enticements of the evil that abounds in the world and in our land:
"Keep watching and praying, that you may not enter into temptation; the
spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41

"Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall."
1 Corinthians 10:12

"Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong."
1 Corinthians 16:13

"Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls
about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm
in your faith..." 1 Peter 5:8-9

In closing, let us not forget, but wholeheartedly heed 2 Chronicles 7:14,
"If My people, who are called by My name, humble themselves and pray and
seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven
and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

Give honor and praise to God who brought forth these United States of
America. And let us stand firm in the principles laid down by our founding
fathers by the mighty hand of God! Yes, ours is ONE NATION UNDER GOD!
How very bless and grateful we are!