A Spoonful of Sugar - ?
I have a question. If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, what can help us Americans get the substance of that presidential debate down?
Since I am at a loss for words and don’t know if there was much substance worth choking down, I will rely on the word of God and prayer:
Our Father in heaven, You always know exactly what to do.
I pray You would summon Your power and show us Your strength as You have done before.1 This nation that we are so grateful to live in, has some severe problems. So much of our leadership, our people, and what we are producing is riddled with fear, greed, pride and deceit. We know those things are detestable in Your eyes,2 and many of us feel our souls agreeing with You this year.
I first ask You to let Your truth and grace flow down like mighty rivers to every part of our nation.3 Let all the lies be drowned out and washed away by the full force of spoken truth.4 Make all the pride and division collapse under the weight of your amazing grace.5
Second, I pray You would send us prophets, leaders and people with servant hearts to become our examples and the ones we listen to.6
The last thing I pray for—even though I know it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God 7—I ask You to cleanse America. Whatever it takes, however you see fit, I pray You would no longer allow greed, fear, pride, and deceit to win the day in our politics, our businesses, the medical profession, both our poor and wealthy communities, in our churches, and in our families—even if this means You have to tear us to pieces or injure us; because we know You are willing and able to heal us and bind up our wounds. 8
Until the day we get to see the beauty of Your merciful judgment, we take heart and take hope, knowing Yours is the kingdom, Yours is the power, and Yours is the glory forever; 9 even if doesn’t feel like it or look like it on the news.
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Psalm 68:28 Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before.
Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things does the Lord hate: yes, seven are an abomination unto Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.
Amos 5:24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Jeremiah 23:29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
Romans 2:4 …the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
Jeremiah 35:15 Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, "Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors." But you have not paid attention or listened to me.
Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Hosea 6:1 Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
Matthew 6:13 The kingdom, power, and glory are Yours forever.