Tensions are high, and all eyes are on the November elections. What will the results mean for our nation? It is a critical time in history for both America and our world.

While leaders determine a nation’s course, God is sovereign and can be trusted. Let’s humbly seek His Presence and His intervention on behalf of America. In a posture of unity, let’s agree that He is the only one who can turn the tide in our nation.

Our battle is not against flesh and blood but principalities, powers, and spiritual wickedness in high places, and the battle belongs to the Lord. He has permitted us to come boldly to His throne for mercy and grace in our time of need; this is a time of great need. Intercessors must lift our voices with one heart and mind and stand in the gap for America.

Day 16: Immigration Crisis

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. (Deuteronomy 10:17-18 NIV)

Open borders have created an immigration crisis. A steady influx of people from more than 150 nations enters the U.S. daily; not all are well-meaning. Some are human traffickers, some are drug smugglers, and some are terrorists. But not every illegal immigrant is a criminal. A few may be seeking to escape violence and terror. Some may seek a better life for themselves and their families. Some, in desperation, people choose to do it illegally for quicker entry. How can we blame them for wanting to be in our country? However, we have legal processes and procedures that must be respected and restored. Lord, help our Homeland Security and border officials to obey our laws and do what is right in this challenging situation.

Scripture clarifies that God has a heart for foreigners, just as He does for orphans and widows. Repent if you have had a bias against them, considering them all a problem instead of seeing them as people. Pray they would encounter Christ.

• Pray for wisdom and uprightness so our lawmakers will obey our federal immigration laws and correct the severe flaws in our immigration system (see Proverbs 2:6).
• Pray for the rescue of migrant children and women being sex-trafficked across the border. According to a DHS watchdog, as many as 323,000 children are missing and need to be found and set free.
• Pray for justice to prevail in every matter (see Psalm 106:3).

Taken from The Battle for America: Contending for Breakthrough by Intercessors for America.

Intercessors for America informs, connects, and mobilizes a growing number of people to pray and fast for the nation. Since 1973, IFA has been speaking into governmental issues that are based on the Word of God. Its goal is not to be political, but to uphold biblical positions on issues facing our nation. For more information, visit IFApray.org.