This
election year, more than ever before, we need prayer!
National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 1, 2008
"PRAYER!
“The LORD is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in him, and I
am helped” Psalm 28:7
President George W. Bush’s 2008 National Day of Prayer
Proclamation
(except
where noted, now updated for 2008 – MB 4/06/08)
Click on the National
Day of Prayer Task Force's web site for timely
information and resources.
Click on PRAYNJ for information about the National Day of
Prayer in
"The mission of Pray
You may want to use Dr. Ravi
Zacharias’s "2008 Prayer for Our Nation" and President Bush's Proclamation on Thursday May 1, 2008!
The great news is that God's conditional (IF)
promise to "His people," found in 2 Chronicles 7:14, is still
true! We praise God that the Spirit of Prayer is impacting
"grassroots" daily, year round as God's people respond to His
call! It is up to you and me, as individuals, to call on God and follow His
plan, until our spiritual leaders awaken to the ungodly, otherwise helpless
state of our nation. We must not wait for them to awaken and issue the
call! LOVE THEM BY PRAYING FOR THEM. They face insurmountable odds! Let
us pray for their spiritual awakening after we have experienced our
own personal one! Be
assured of our prayers as God speaks to your heart and mine. "Search
me, O God, and know my heart....." -Miles,
We trust this page will be helpful
to those who want the
The links below will help you in preparing and participating in NDP events.
Should we not pray often for our country, our leaders, and our people on a
regular basis all year long? For a list of Federal government officials from
the President on down click HERE, (Lydia Fellowship International)
click on "FAQS," scroll down to "How do I get the
1Timothy 2?," click on "Free Prayer Resource." If NDP
events do not serve to raise our consciousness regarding our country's constant
need for our prayers, are they not nearly in vain?
For 10 years, from 1993 to 2003,
we attempted to draw attention to the need for prayer and the NDP by writing
annually to all 567 mayors in our state (NJ) urging them to issue proclamations
for prayer. We are thankful to God for the excellent leadership of Rev. Pat
Wenzel, of PRAY NJ, who has done an outstanding job as NJ
State National Day of Prayer Coordinator. Because of this, we now no longer
write annually but encourage you to request
your mayor to issue a proclamation. Just click on "Sample
Letter to Your Mayor" in the links below. Provide him or her with a sample proclamation.
Click on "Sample mayoral proclamation" in the links below. Read the proclamation
(or better yet, have your mayor read it at your NDP event where he or she can
hear people lift them up in prayer. Pray earnestly and faithfully for your
mayor and local civic officials all year long! Provide a shield of prayer for
your community, state, and nation. Authentic, God chosen intercessors never
quit! As Billy Graham says, Do 3 things, "...pray, Pray, PRAY!
We will share some of the information and techniques we've used to do that. God
has inspired, led, guided, and helped us through the process. Without Him and
His wisdom, our meager wisdom and resources would bear little or no fruit. All
glory, praise, and honor goes unto Him. We seek only His mind and will, to
please Him always, and serve Him faithfully. Our prayer is that one day our
nation, "from sea to shining sea" will once again be filled with the
glory of our God, as the waters cover the sea. What a horrific shame that our people, our leaders, our churches, and
our nation, have drifted so far away from God's biblical intentions for us that
we are no longer a "Godly nation." It will only get worse if you (and we) fail to pray! Need we say more? Your head is not in the sand, or
you would not be on this page!
God bless, inspire, challenge, and move you to action concerning what He
would have you do. Pray first, pray secondly, pray..., letting His Holy Spirit
guide you, listen, then respond to God as He gives you His burden, shares His
heart, plants His ideas and vision, and with His all-wise providential timing
and wisdom, directs and sustains you. He is faithful! Praise His holy name!
Thanks for your intercessory prayers. You have ours!
NDP and NEW
PRAY NJ Check this web site for anything
pertaining to the commemoration of the "National Day of Prayer" in
PRAY NJ, Check
this web site for anything pertaining to intercession for those who govern in New Jersey, according to 1 Timothy 2:1-4.
NJ municipalities that
have issued proclamations - Check here for 11 year history of known places in NJ where mayoral
proclamations have been issued.
NDP and
For anything pertaining to "National Day of Prayer" in
NC
municipalities that have issued proclamations Check here for some of the municipalities
that have issued proclamations in the past.
RESOURCES for NDP
"Prayer for Our Nation" (2008) by Dr.
Prayer Protected - "Guidance
on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary
Schools" Published February 7, 2003
Official National Day of Prayer Task Force home page
President George W. Bush's NDP Proclamation- Check HERE just before NDP each year or contact PRAYNJ
Lydia
Prayer Card -NDP Resource "1 Tim. 2 prayer card," with
names of national leaders, available through
Sample letter to
your mayor - Urge your mayor to issue a proclamation
Sample mayoral
proclamation - Suggested proclamation for busy mayors
President
Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation - Proclamation for National Day of Humiliation, Fasting, and
Prayer
Wallbuilders - Resources
(Be sure to click on "resources" on Wallbuilders web site)
Email: LiftUpUSA@LiftUpUSA.com