Happy National Day of Prayer!

Blessings to you all on this National Day of Prayer!

As we mark this special day, let's come together in harmony to pray for our nation and those who lead it.

Today, we unite our hearts nationwide, offering prayers for restoration and revival.

By humbling ourselves before the Lord, we have faith that He hears us and responds with love and grace.

Prayer transcends a simple moment; it’s a call for God to engage and intervene in extraordinary ways.

My prayer...

Dear Lord, Jesus... I pray that you will restore and heal our land.

Help us come together in seeking You first and foremost.

I lift up my dear family, friends, and those who lead over us, and I pray for a hopeful, bright future.

May peace fill our hearts and extend throughout our nation and around the world.

I pray many will discover the true joy and serenity in knowing and trusting in You, Lord.

Thank you, Jesus, the Lamb of God, for taking away our sins and for your sacrifice that offers us redemption.

You are the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.

Let Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

In Jesus' mighty name,

Amen.

If you have a prayer request, please share in the comments below. My family and I have been praying about a challenging situation, and we recently witnessed the Lord's powerful intervention, knowing without a doubt, that His grace guided us through. And I pray the same for you.

The images above are from "When Hope Calls" Season 2, Episode 3. At the end of the day, the orphan children knelt in prayer, giving thanks to the Lord for their home and safety. This beautiful scene touched my heart deeply. May we all be thankful for the blessings we have and trust in Him, especially when we face life's many challenges.

God bless you all...

on this National Day of Prayer,

Net

“If my people, who are called by my name, 

will humble themselves and pray... 

I will hear from heaven and will heal their land.”

– 2 Chronicles 7:14

Happy National Day of Prayer!

Happy National Day of Prayer!

I love how our nation comes together on this day to pray! We certainly have numerous issues as a country, including our freedoms, security, the economy, and more. On this day, we lift up those concerns to our Heavenly Father.

The 2024 Theme for The National Day of Prayer...

LIFT UP THE WORD - LIGHT UP THE WORLD

"For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him."

~2 Samuel 22:29-31

Recently, I was re-watching the promo video for Candace Cameron Bure’s new Great American Family Christmas movie, A Christmas Less Traveled, and near the end of the commercial, Candace says, “...the themes in the story have a lot to do with forgiveness and faith and allowing faith to be bigger than fear.” That profound statement of *faith over fear* keeps repeating in my mind as I often need that encouragement throughout my day, and it brought to mind that while I was looking at Christian tees the other day on Amazon, I happened to see a t-shirt with that same message. So, I thought I would share that *faith over fear* t-shirt and others with you all below.

I personally love to wear an inspirational graphic tee or sweatshirt (depending on the weather, of course) to remind myself and others around me that God is bigger and greater than any problems we may face. When fear comes, I try my best to replace that fear with my faith. No matter what we face today, tomorrow, and in the future, God is with us.

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

~Corinthians 5:7

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So faith comes from hearing, 

and hearing through the word of Christ.

~Romans 10:17

God’s blessings to you all on this National Day of Prayer!

My prayer is for peace… peace here at home and in Israel, for all of America’s allies, and for God’s people all around the world!

As I end this post, I thought I would share one of Matthew West’s newest songs as a reminder to “Don't Stop Praying.” I pray this song touches many of you, as it has deeply touched my heart.

God bless you all!

Net

Happy National Day of Prayer!

"Blessed is the Nation

whose God is the Lord;

and the people whom He hath chosen

for His own inheritance."

~Psalm 33:12

History of this day...

The National Day of Prayer is observed annually on the first Thursday in May. This observance, designated by the United States Congress, asks people “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” Every President, since 1952, has recognized this day with a Presidential Proclamation.


The 2023 Theme for The National Day of Prayer...

"PRAY FERVENTLY IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND AVAIL MUCH"

JAMES 5:16B tells us:

"THE EFFECTIVE, FERVENT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN AVAILS MUCH.


My thoughts...

When we turn on the news these days, it's easy to see that this world is in a spiritual battle. Our youth are being indoctrinated more than ever before with immoral principles - right in their very classrooms. I believe when prayer was taken out of schools in 1962, that's when evil was welcomed in.

That's why we must, as Christians and Christ followers, join in prayer on this day... to praise God and pray for our families, our country, our world, our leaders today and in the future, our military, fellow citizens, neighbors, believers and non-believers, the church, schools, businesses, and so much more. Let's turn to God, seeking with all of our hearts His guidance and grace in our world today.

Even though we all go through different seasons in our lives, the Bible tells us to "pray without ceasing."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says:

"Rejoice at all times.

Pray without ceasing.

Give thanks in every circumstance,

for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.…

You can also join the 2023 National Day of Prayer National Prayer Gathering Broadcast at 8pm EST this evening through various Christian Television sources (DayStar, GOD-TV, and NRB-TV) and radio stations, and you can live-stream it through the video below...

God's Blessings to You All

on this National Day of Prayer!

I'll be praying for each of you who visits here.

In His Amazing Love, 

Net

Happy National Day of Prayer!

To honor this special day, I thought I would share it's significance via a statement from https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org:

"In this anniversary year when we are celebrating the 70th National Day of Prayer observance, seven decades of American Presidents, by law, calling for prayer for our nation, it would be easy to rest on our laurels, but we cannot! We must press into the coming decades even MORE fervently, knowing that the challenges for our nation are INCREASING, not DECREASING!

We see where our nation is when held up to the standard of God’s Eternal Word, and the task may seem daunting, but we serve GOD ALMIGHTY! Imagine what our nation would look like if God’s people had NOT been praying. From the beginning, prayer has been woven into the very fabric of our country … it has been the thread that God has used to knit us together and to hold our nation together. Now imagine America without prayer – if weary hearts were tattered and torn into silence.

We are the ones who are called to mend the fraying fabric of our culture, by appealing to our God WHO IS ABLE to do exceedingly, abundantly above what we can even ask or think! Now that’s an America that I want to imagine!

Join the 2021 National Broadcast on Thursday evening May 6th from 8-10 pm ET. You can stream it below or you can watch on television via Daystar, God TV, TLN and others or listen on many of your favorite Christian radio networks."

God bless you all dear friends, Net

See the streaming video below...