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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer,

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Speaker 1: where we help you find the words you need to

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Speaker 1: connect to your Father in Heaven. No matter what's happening

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Speaker 1: in your life today, you can trust that God wants

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Speaker 1: to hear from you. Right after this short word from

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Speaker 1: our sponsors, we'll pray through today's prayer for God to

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Speaker 1: lead our President. A Prayer for God to lead our

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Speaker 1: President written by Lynette Kittle, read by Leah Gerard. In

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Speaker 1: the Lord's hand, the King's heart a stream of water

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Speaker 1: that he channels toward all who please him, Proverbs twenty

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Speaker 1: one to one. Praying for God to lead America's current

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Speaker 1: and future presidents is vital. It's critical for our nation,

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Speaker 1: which will be celebrating its two hundred and fiftieth birthday

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Speaker 1: this year. Throughout the Bible, it's clear that God calls

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Speaker 1: us to pray for our leaders, and as the apostle

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Speaker 1: Paul urges in One Timothy two one through two, I urge, then,

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Speaker 1: first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be

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Speaker 1: made for all people, for kings and all those in authority,

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Speaker 1: that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all

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Speaker 1: godliness and holiness. Because God calls us in his Word

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Speaker 1: to pray for our leaders. President's Day is a reminder

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Speaker 1: to do so. It's a day set aside to express

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Speaker 1: gratitude to God for our past presidents and for our

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Speaker 1: current leader. President's Day originally began in the United States

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Speaker 1: on February twenty two, eighteen seventy nine, celebrating our nation's

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Speaker 1: first president, George Washington's birthday. Many states also included our

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Speaker 1: sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln born February twelfth in their celebrations,

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Speaker 1: as well as some states making it a day to

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Speaker 1: celebrate all US presidents. Praying for our presidents is woven

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Speaker 1: into our nation's fabric. It's an important component of America's

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Speaker 1: foundation and long lasting stability. Prayer by our citizens for

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Speaker 1: our leaders has been essential since even before the establishment

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Speaker 1: of the United States. The executive director of Providence Forum,

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Speaker 1: doctor Jerry Newcombe, notes that prayer has been of high

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Speaker 1: importance and seen as fundamental for our presidents and nation's success.

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Speaker 1: Our very first president, George Washington, was known to carry

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Speaker 1: a well worn, pocket sized edition of the Anglican book

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Speaker 1: Common Prayer, using it to call our troops and nation

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Speaker 1: todays of prayer Newcomb reminds us of President George Washington's

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Speaker 1: poignant words still true for America today. It is the

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Speaker 1: duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God,

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Speaker 1: to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits,

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Speaker 1: and humbly to implore his protection and favor. All in all,

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Speaker 1: it is God who receives the glory for directing our

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Speaker 1: presidents in response to our prayers. When we see their

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Speaker 1: hearts turning toward God, and for the care and concern

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Speaker 1: of all citizens, we recognize God is answering our prayers

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Speaker 1: and is at work in our nation. Some Christians may

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Speaker 1: believe that God doesn't care one way or the other

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Speaker 1: if we pray for our presidents, especially if we aren't

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Speaker 1: fans of the current one in office. Some take a

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Speaker 1: somewhat cavalier approach to praying for our leaders, seeing it

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Speaker 1: as something we can decide to do if we want to,

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Speaker 1: believing it's optional or that it's dependent on whether we

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Speaker 1: feel like it, thinking God is totally okay with whatever

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Speaker 1: we decide to do. However, First Samuel twelve twenty three

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Speaker 1: explains how God considers our lack of or unwillingness to

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Speaker 1: pray as sinful in nature, saying as for me, far

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Speaker 1: be it from me that I should sin against the

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Speaker 1: Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will

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Speaker 1: teach you the way that is good and right. Let's pray.

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Speaker 1: Dear Father, thank you for our president and his willingness

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Speaker 1: life and the lives of his family. Watch over and

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Speaker 1: protect them and keep them from all evil plots and

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Speaker 1: plans formed against them. Lead us today and each day

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Speaker 1: to be willing to pray for our current president because

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Speaker 1: you call us to pray and it pleases you divinely.

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Speaker 1: Guide us to pray for your will and purposes to

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Speaker 1: be accomplished through him, for his life, to glorify you

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Speaker 1: in the decisions he makes for our nation and for

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Speaker 1: the destiny you have for him and America to be fulfilled.

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Speaker 1: Guide his steps to follow your lead to fulfill your

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Speaker 1: will for our nation, our citizens, and for the world

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Speaker 1: he influences. Place your hand of sovereign protection over his

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