Hi! If this is your first time visiting Salvation for the Nation, welcome! While I am no longer adding new posts, you can still use this site very easily to pray for our nation. And our nation still needs prayer!
Simply start at the beginning (the oldest archived post) and then follow the weekly intercessions. The posts are numbered by weeks, so it is easy to keep track of where you are.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at 1sttimemama1@gmail.com
Blessings!!!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Prayer for Week 25 (Beginning 6.16.08)
The Salvation for the Nation prayer blog actually began from another prayer group called "For the Sake of 10."
In a quick rundown, the story is that I was studying Abraham's intercessory prayer for Sodom, and read how God said for the "sake of 10" righteous people, He would not destroy the city. For the sake of the righteous, He was willing to withhold judgment on the wicked. The words kept ringing in my ears until I decided to ask 9 women to pray with me for our country. I knew that we were not righteous on our own but that, as followers of Christ, His righteousness covered us.
And so an email went out to the 9. Some women were family; some women I barely even knew. We covered various states, ages, and demographics...but we all committed to pray for our country for one month. I sent out a weekly email on Mondays with a verse or topic of focus just like the ones I post here.
The purpose of this post is to encourage you to start a "For the Sake of 10" prayer group. Ask 9 people to pray with you for a month. If you don't know 9, ask 2, or 3, or 4. You can use the intercessions from my past posts, or write your own.
When I read about the depravity of Sodom, I couldn't help but believe that America rivals that city in wickedness. But, while Sodom was destroyed, the wicked city Ninevah in the book of Jonah was not because they repented!
For the sake of 10. For the sake of 10 righteous people, God was willing to withhold judgment on a city deserving destruction. What amazing grace our God has...and I believe He is eager and willing to show us more...if we will care enough to pray.
Note: I believe this may be my last post. I'm not 100% sure, but I have been praying about it. If you think about it, please pray for clarity of God's will for me. Thanks!
In a quick rundown, the story is that I was studying Abraham's intercessory prayer for Sodom, and read how God said for the "sake of 10" righteous people, He would not destroy the city. For the sake of the righteous, He was willing to withhold judgment on the wicked. The words kept ringing in my ears until I decided to ask 9 women to pray with me for our country. I knew that we were not righteous on our own but that, as followers of Christ, His righteousness covered us.
And so an email went out to the 9. Some women were family; some women I barely even knew. We covered various states, ages, and demographics...but we all committed to pray for our country for one month. I sent out a weekly email on Mondays with a verse or topic of focus just like the ones I post here.
The purpose of this post is to encourage you to start a "For the Sake of 10" prayer group. Ask 9 people to pray with you for a month. If you don't know 9, ask 2, or 3, or 4. You can use the intercessions from my past posts, or write your own.
When I read about the depravity of Sodom, I couldn't help but believe that America rivals that city in wickedness. But, while Sodom was destroyed, the wicked city Ninevah in the book of Jonah was not because they repented!
For the sake of 10. For the sake of 10 righteous people, God was willing to withhold judgment on a city deserving destruction. What amazing grace our God has...and I believe He is eager and willing to show us more...if we will care enough to pray.
Note: I believe this may be my last post. I'm not 100% sure, but I have been praying about it. If you think about it, please pray for clarity of God's will for me. Thanks!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Prayer for Week 24 (Beginning 6.9.08)
The following verse shares Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit:
"And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment..." John 16:8
A commentary by John MacArthur states that, while the word convict has two meanings, the "act of convincing" works best in this passage since the purpose of the Holy Spirit is "not condemnation but conviction of the need for the Savior." In regards to the word "sin", MacArthur points out that the singular indicates a specific sin is being referenced; i.e. that of not believing in Jesus as Messiah and Son of God. What ultimately condemns people is their unwillingness to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.
INTERCESSIONS: (taken from the above verse)
- that this week the hardness of unbelieving hearts will be shattered as the Holy Spirit convicts people of their need for the Savior Jesus Christ.
Side note: Thanks to those who emailed for encouragement in studying the Bible...hope you received my response and are enthusiastically seeking God!
"And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment..." John 16:8
A commentary by John MacArthur states that, while the word convict has two meanings, the "act of convincing" works best in this passage since the purpose of the Holy Spirit is "not condemnation but conviction of the need for the Savior." In regards to the word "sin", MacArthur points out that the singular indicates a specific sin is being referenced; i.e. that of not believing in Jesus as Messiah and Son of God. What ultimately condemns people is their unwillingness to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.
INTERCESSIONS: (taken from the above verse)
- that this week the hardness of unbelieving hearts will be shattered as the Holy Spirit convicts people of their need for the Savior Jesus Christ.
Side note: Thanks to those who emailed for encouragement in studying the Bible...hope you received my response and are enthusiastically seeking God!
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