Remember to Pray for OUR President

 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

I Timothy 2:1-4

For almost two decades I have felt a burden to pray for the President of the United States. I pray for his emotional and mental health, his relationship with his family and for his physical health as he faces the stress that comes with the office. I then pray for him to receive wisdom as he carries out his duties. Above all I pray that he will become more aware of the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that he will know Jesus if he doesn’t and that he will grow in his knowledge of God if he already has a relationship with the Lord. I’ve prayed for presidents from both parties, even when I did not agree with them politically. My main concern has been for their spiritual well being and their destiny, not where they stand on the political spectrum.

There are times when I wonder if my brothers and sisters in Christ have forgotten that our politicians are still human beings. Like us, they need God’s grace. The ones who don’t know Jesus need an introduction. The ones who do, need discipleship. They need to be covered in prayer, even if they do not realize it and I Timothy 2 is a call to all believers to make sure that this very thing is what happens. Our prayers should be earnest as we lift our presidents and their families up before the Lord. We are to intercede on their behalf. We are supposed to give thanks for them, even if they are from the other political party. The very fact that this is written in the Bible means that it is not an option. It is what we are called to do. In fact, it is what we are designed to do.

I can already tell that President Joseph R. Biden will do some things that I disagree with. A good number of those who voted for him did so with the expectation that he will push a certain agenda. And while I disagree with some parts of that agenda, I will not let those issues blind me to the fact that he needs our prayers. I write this to encourage you to join me in praying for Joe Biden the man as well as for President Joe Biden, leader of the United States of America. Do so because our Father wants us to. As you do, remember to extend the same grace and love that our Father extends to us.