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 20: Pray for Israel and the Hostile Nations that Surround It

On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night, they shall never be silent. You who put the Lord in remembrance, take no rest and give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it a praise in the earth. (Isaiah 62:6-7 ESV)

Israel will always be at the center of God’s timetable (see Zechariah 12:2; Ezra 5:5). What happens in Israel should concern every believer. God’s plan for Israel has not changed, and as we bless Israel, we will reap blessings (Genesis 12:3). Remember that salvation came to us through the Jews and that we have been grafted in (Romans 11:17). Although they are God’s chosen, they are not yet a righteous nation and many are blind to Jesus as Messiah. Ask God to give you His heart for the apple of His eye and pray that the eyes of their hearts will be opened and the veil removed (2 Corinthians 3:16).

• Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6-8) and victory over their enemies in this war (Psalm 18:37-39).
• Pray for all of the offspring of Abraham — Jews and Arabs — to return to the Father’s house as family (Luke 15:11-32) reconciled to God and each other by Messiah’s death and resurrection.
• Pray that both Jews and Muslims repent, believe the Gospel, and receive the Messiah Jesus (Romans 10:10-14).

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.