Watch Focus July 10th Lord Grant Us Repentance!

“Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 3:7

“A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God. Just as in the case of a converted sinner, the first step is a deep repentance, a breaking down of heart, a getting down into the dust before God, with deep humility, and forsaking of sin.”  Charles Finney, lawyer turned Great Awakening revivalist, Lectures on Revival, 1835. “When the churches are thus awakened and reformed, the reformation and salvation of sinners will follow, going through the same stages of conviction, repentance, and reformation.”

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…” Acts 3:19.

Lord, be merciful and grant to us, individually and as a nation, repentance to turn from all unfaithfulness and ungodliness, that we may turn again to You even as our forefathers in their day.

“… that he may send Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things …” Acts 3:20-21.

Lord, we ask for a restoration of the foundations on which this nation was planted as a government among men and a light to the nations after the order of scripture.

“…which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.” Acts 3:21.

Lord, we pray You fulfill all Your good promise for us, our little ones, and our nation, as was perceived prophetically by the founders and holy men who gave their lives, spent their fortunes, and pledged their sacred honor that we might obtain blessing and lasting stability from You.

“The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness, and He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion's treasure.” Isaiah 33:5-7.

Lord, grant us a national and cultural encounter with the fear of the Lord.

“And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment…” John 16:8

We pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit!

We “Amen!” in prayers and agreement with the Founding Fathers:

Samuel Adams 1775

“…as the depravity of our Hearts has, in so many instances drawn us aside from the path of duty, so that we have frequently offended our Divine and Merciful Benefactor; it is therefore highly incumbent on us…That with true repentance and contrition of Heart, we may unitedly implore the forgiveness of our Sins, through the merits of Jesus Christ…”

Benjamin Franklin June 28, 1787

God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that ‘except the Lord build the House they labor in vain that build it.’ I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and byword down to future ages… I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business…”   Speech at the Constitutional Convention

John Hancock Governor of Massachusetts 1793:

“…with true contrition of Heart, we may confess our Sins; resolve to forsake them, and implore the Divine forgiveness, through the Merits and Mediation of JESUS CHRIST, our SAVIOUR… And finally, to overrule all the Commotions in the World, to the spreading the true Religion of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, in its Purity and Power, among all the People of the Earth.”

John Adams March 23, 1798

“As the safety and prosperity of nations ultimately and essentially depend on the protection and the blessing of Almighty God, and the national acknowledgment of this truth is not only an indispensable duty which the people owe to Him, but a duty whose natural influence is favorable to the promotion of that morality and piety without which social happiness cannot exist nor the blessings of a free government be enjoyed; and as this duty, at all times incumbent, is so especially in seasons of difficulty or of danger, when existing or threatening calamities, the just judgments of God against prevalent iniquity, are a loud call to repentance and reformation… with the deepest humility, acknowledge before God the manifold sins and transgressions with which we are justly chargeable as individuals and as a nation, beseeching Him at the same time, of His infinite grace, through the Redeemer of the World, freely to remit all our offenses, and to incline us by His Holy Spirit to that sincere repentance and reformation which may afford us reason to hope for his inestimable favor and heavenly benediction…”

Abraham Lincoln March 30, 1863

“Whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord;… We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God… It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.”

Lord God, we beseech You to grant by the Power of Your Spirit and the seeds of Your Word sown down through the years, a national revival as during the Great Awakenings. That it springs forth as a fire that burns, from heart to heart, house to house, town to town, and shore to shore!

George Washington 1789 A Prayer for the Nation and the World we interact with:

“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor… by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness… the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be, That we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks, for His kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation, for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of His Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war, for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed, for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which He hath been pleased to confer upon us. And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions, to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed, to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord, To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.”

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. Prov. 21:1.

We intercede for President Trump, for kings, governors, all who are in authority and with whom we have dealings.