Father God, may I model my prayer after that of Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20~~
O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.
Did you not, our God, bless the early inhabitants of this land for your people, and give it to their descendants?
And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,
‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment,[c] or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this nation and before you—for your name is in your people—and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’
O our God, will you not execute judgment? For we are powerless against this great horde of evil that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.
I am crying out for mercy for this nation in its affliction, knowing that many who claim your name are worshipping an idol and, along with myself, do not deserve your mercy. May I not worship an idol or fail to do everything according to your word and your will. May my heart be tender and aggrieved and open to your discipline, your rebuke, your correction, and your love.
For the sake of your kingdom and your kingship~~For Jesus's sake and in his name, Amen.
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