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S2: Well, this past winter, as it typically is in Chicago,
S2: one of those cold, cold nights, Chicago gets brutally cold
S2: in the winter. In case in case you live outside
S2: of Chicago and haven't heard that, well, this was one
S2: of those cold winter nights. I was leaving a basketball
S2: game with my daughter and a couple of her friends.
S2: We get in the car and the car will not start,
S2: which is not a great situation to be in at
S2: any point in time, but definitely not when you have
S2: other people's kids. Yes, with little ones?
S3: Yes, exactly.
S2: So I give it a couple tries. Nothing. Nothing, nothing.
S2: And now I'm starting to think, okay, I call my
S2: husband like, ah, I'm going to need some help here.
S2: I got a car full of kids and I can't
S2: get the car to start. And so then I did
S2: what I should have done initially, and I just said
S2: out loud, I said, okay guys, let's pray. I said, God,
S2: I really need you to start this car. And it
S2: was such a simple I mean, the prayer was like
S2: two seconds. So I gave it a try again, and
S2: I heard a little something. And then the very next
S2: try after that started up. Wow. And and it was
S2: such a we were all like like, whoa. It was
S2: such a cool, simple answer to prayer that we all
S2: got to see.
S4: It's real life. And what a good thing that you,
S4: your kids and these other kids got to see it.
S2: And it was, it was it just was one of
S2: those very small things. And it was like, of course
S2: God started my car. I prayed, and of course he did.
S2: Why am I surprised? It was one of those sweet
S2: little moments celebrating the the moments that felt little, the
S2: moments that felt huge times when you prayed and you
S2: know you saw God move 800 555 7898. Let's go
S2: back to the phone lines. We've got Debbie calling in
S2: this morning from Illinois. Tell me about a recent answered
S2: prayer that you've seen.
S5: So I have a friend who has a really mean
S5: brain cancer, and she was having surgery in January, so
S5: she had a whole bunch of us family and friends praying.
S5: And I knew when her surgery was. So I was
S5: praying during that. And she told me afterwards that the surgeon,
S5: who's not a Christian, had hoped to remove 50% of
S5: the tumor bulk and he was able to get 95%
S5: out and that he felt someone or something operating with him.
S2: Wow. Wow. Debbie. That's incredible. This is the. The doctor
S2: said that.
S5: The doctor said that even though he's not a believer
S5: and he doesn't necessarily believe in prayer, but she had
S5: all of us praying And and he got almost all
S5: of it out and. Yeah, he felt someone with him.
S4: Wow. That's incredible.
S2: Debbie, thank you so much for sharing that story. Calling
S2: in this morning from Illinois. Wow. Uh, Esmeralda, first time
S2: caller from Chicago. Tell us you've seen God move when
S2: you prayed. Tell me about it.
S6: Hi. Good morning. Um, I just wanted to share that, um,
S6: I got saved 18 years ago, and I was the
S6: first one in my family. So I've been praying for
S6: salvation for the rest of my family for 18 years. And, uh,
S6: last year, I got saved and got baptized. And this Easter,
S6: I just baptized my sister, my sister in law. And
S6: like the family starting to come to the Lord. And
S6: I'm just so excited that everybody's finally starting to come
S6: to know God. And I'm just so excited for what
S6: he's doing in my family, because I've been praying for
S6: 18 years for them. I've been standing in the gap
S6: and believing that they're all going to be saved.
S2: Wow. Esmeralda, first time caller from Chicago. 18 years of praying.
S2: And you see God move.
S4: Incredible.
S7: Oh my God.
S2: Sure, there was some discouragement along the way.
S4: Oh, absolutely.
S7: For sure, for sure.
S2: Wow. I love these stories. Keep them coming. You want
S2: you got a story? You want to celebrate with us? Share.
S2: Share with us the time. Let's go with recent stories.
S2: The last time you you've seen God move in response
S2: to prayer. 805, 55, 7898. Go to Luke 11. Now
S2: Jesus was praying in a certain place. This is starting
S2: with verse one. And when he finished, one of his
S2: disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray as
S2: John taught his disciples. And he said to them, when
S2: you pray, say, father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
S2: Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us
S2: our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted
S2: to us and lead us not into into temptation. This particular.
S2: The Lord's Prayer, you see in several of the Gospels.
S2: So maybe when you memorized it, it was a different cup.
S2: The words were a little different. But we when we pray,
S2: we're praying for God's name to be revered and honored.
S2: We're praying for his kingdom to come, for his purposes
S2: to be accomplished on earth as they are in as
S2: they are in heaven. We're praying for provision our daily bread,
S2: trusting that God ultimately is the one who supplies our needs.
S2: We're praying that as God has forgiven our sins, that
S2: we're able to forgive others who've sinned against us. We're
S2: praying for protection against temptation, against evil. Prayer works. We're
S2: called to ask and to seek and to knock and
S2: to trust that our Heavenly Father not just hears, but responds,
S2: have you seen this to be true? 800 555 7898
S2: share your answered prayer with us. 800 555 7898 let's
S2: go back to Carrie. First time caller. I think we
S2: got the connection squared away. So your daughter had a
S2: college decision to make. Tell us what happened when you prayed.
S8: Yes. Can you hear me? Okay.
S2: I got you.
S8: Okay? Okay. So my youngest is my youngest. I've been
S8: praying for about a year. Um, that God would just
S8: guide her in her decision because she was applying to
S8: Christian schools, secular schools. And it looked like the Christian
S8: schools were going to be out of the out of
S8: the choices to expensive, different reasons. And, um, it just
S8: blindsided us. We had a little meeting with her, the other,
S8: you know, maybe two weeks ago. And to touch base
S8: with her. Okay. This is what these different schools would
S8: cost and this is what your person would be afterwards.
S8: And then she just threw us a curveball and said,
S8: I think I want to go to this school, which
S8: had been off the off the list, and it was
S8: a Christian school. And I just feel I just am
S8: so grateful because I really feel like God answered my prayers.
S8: And I, you know, um, spoke to her when she
S8: didn't even realize it.
S2: So that's awesome. Carrie. First time caller from Illinois. Uh,
S2: praying for direction for God's will to be accomplished in
S2: your life. That's a great prayer to pray as you're
S2: trying to to discern, uh, job and career and what
S2: step to take here. Ask God to show you. And
S2: I believe he will. Let's go to Angela. First time
S2: caller from Illinois. Angela, tell me you recently saw God
S2: move in response to prayer.
S9: Um, yes I did. Um, in 2003, my dad passed away, um,
S9: in December. In November of 2003, I was fired from
S9: my job. Um, in December of 2003, my sister passed away.
S9: So I had gotten really discouraged and everything, but I
S9: was praying because I didn't want to lose my home,
S9: you know. And a company came and paid up my
S9: rear of my home. Um, like $38,000 they paid to
S9: get me caught up with my mortgage and everything. And
S9: so now God has answered, I have a job. Now
S9: I'm doing great. So he's just faithful. And I just
S9: want to let people know not to give up on
S9: him and trust him along the journey. We all hit
S9: bumps on the road, but he is faithful even in
S9: the journey we go through. So be encouraged. Don't give
S9: up and just keep trusting him.
S2: Oh good word Angela. First time caller from Illinois. Keep
S2: them coming. We're celebrating on this National Day of Prayer.
S2: The simplicity of an answered prayer, of seeking God, of
S2: asking and seeking and knocking and seeing God move as
S2: we know he does. 805 55 7898. Shelly calling in
S2: this morning from Wisconsin. Tell me your answered prayer story.
S10: We're celebrating a national day.
S2: Oh, boy. We got connection issues this morning. I apologize
S2: for that. We'll try to get reconnected with Shelly from Wisconsin.
S2: If you've got a story, we'd love to hear from you.
S2: 800 555 7898 800 555 7898. I'm Ali, this is
S2: Carly Crew mornings.
S1: He's a sports fanatic with a stat for anything you
S1: can think of. Young Thunder is in the crew. It's
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S2: We're asking you this morning on this National Day of
S2: Prayer to to share your victory stories. The time most recently,
S2: I'm asking for the recent ones where you prayed and
S2: you saw God move that simple. 855 five 7898 we're
S2: going to go back to Shelly from Wisconsin. Shelly, give
S2: me your story.
S8: Hi.
S11: Um, yes, I'm from Wisconsin, and there was a night
S11: that my son was driving home from Minnesota to, um,
S11: to Wisconsin, and he got stuck in the Wisconsin Dells
S11: because his tire blew out. And it was 730 at night.
S11: And he called me. And, um, anyway, he had already
S11: called for a tow truck, but he had no place
S11: to stay. And then he had no ride from where
S11: he was getting towed to. So he was going to stay.
S11: And so we just prayed that somebody would come through
S11: for him. And he said he was going to call
S11: some friends. And I told him I could call and
S11: book him a hotel room. Um, it turned out he's
S11: only 20 years old, so he cannot get a hotel room,
S11: not even in the Wisconsin Dells for a 20 year old.
S11: So that was not an option. Um, but, um, so
S11: we got off the phone because tow truck came and
S11: he called maybe 30 minutes later and said his friend
S11: had told him to call a certain hotel in the
S11: Dells and tell them that pastor Bob had sent him.
S11: So he did that, and he he got the hotel room.
S11: And it turned out also that that where the car
S11: was towed to was right across the street. So then
S11: he didn't need a ride from. From there to there.
S2: That's awesome. Shelley from Wisconsin. When you ask God and
S2: you don't know how it's going to work out, but
S2: you seek God to order those details. And there's so
S2: much mystery here that we live with. Right?
S4: Oh, yeah, we.
S2: Live with mystery, knowing that we serve a God who
S2: can do anything.
S4: Yep. We don't know how it's going to happen.
S2: Impossible for him. There's not a single thing that he
S2: can't do.
S4: Correct.
S2: Right.
S4: Absolutely.
S2: And that's why we pray. Yeah. That's why. When in
S2: times where people are even people who don't believe. When
S2: people are at an absolute loss.
S4: Yep.
S2: That's why people cry out to God.
S4: Yeah. Because there's nothing he can't do.
S2: There's nothing he can't do. That's why in times of tragedy,
S2: people often offer up thoughts and prayers. And sometimes that's
S2: diminished as almost trite. And maybe there's no even no
S2: intention even to pray. But why do people offer it up?
S2: Because it's an acknowledgment that I can do nothing. Maybe
S2: God can.
S4: Yeah. I'm gonna take it to someone who can.
S2: And I'll be decisive in saying he can. Yes. And
S2: we go to Scripture, and we know that we're called
S2: to ask and to seek and to knock and to
S2: persist in prayer, trusting that our father desires to meet
S2: the needs of his kids. When's the last time you prayed?
S2: And you know it was God who answered? 800 555 7898.
S1: She was trying to earn her way to God, but
S1: God showed her she didn't have to. Ali is in
S1: the crew. It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: When's the last time you prayed? And you know, God answered.
S2: I'm thinking about my own life. Does every time you pray,
S2: are you certain how God has answered or how God
S2: has responded. Definitely not.
S4: Nope.
S2: Definitely not. But there are times when you pray and
S2: when you get to see God move in a way
S2: when you can say definitively it was only God. And
S2: those moments, oh boy, did they build your faith. Oh boy,
S2: do they fuel you up.
S12: It's truly awesome. And the word used appropriately there? Yes,
S12: our God is awesome.
S2: Yes, awesome. He could do anything. So we keep going
S2: to him with any and everything, knowing that he supplies
S2: and there's an endless supply at the ready because our
S2: God is over everything. There's nothing he can't do. So
S2: go to him. Today we're celebrating these answered prayers. Let's
S2: go back to the phone. Uh, Carol calling in this
S2: morning from Illinois. Uh, tell me there's a situation right
S2: now that you're you're praying for and you're already seeing
S2: God move. Tell me about it.
S13: It's wonderful. My church friends in Barrington and I go
S13: on zoom to watch whenever I can. In other times,
S13: I've driven there. She was in a horrible, horrible accident.
S13: Car accident she had just dropped off. This was three
S13: Sundays ago. Dropped off. Another friend from church was on
S13: her way home. Had a horrible, horrible accident. Car accident?
S13: Excuse me. People in our church and Salem United Methodist
S13: Church in Barrington went to visit her every day. And
S13: if they couldn't go in the daytime, the early evening time,
S13: they would go and spend some time with her. I
S13: got to see her myself yesterday. She is a miracle.
S13: She is half Sitting up in bed communicating with everybody.
S13: And this was a woman that the doctor said, you've
S13: got to have the family come around. She is not
S13: going to survive. Her injuries are too horrible. And this
S13: is her name. She's a miracle. And God is raising
S13: her up for a new testimony. And the love of
S13: God through other people.
S2: Amen. Carol, thank you so much for calling in this morning.
S2: And I know that there were you and others were
S2: praying and you got to see. Or you're getting to
S2: see God move. Thank you so much for calling in
S2: this morning. Appreciate you. Jeremiah. Calling in from Arkansas. Tell
S2: me you prayed and you saw God move. Tell me
S2: your story.
S14: Yeah. I was at a youth event many years ago,
S14: and there was a band and I looked up at
S14: the sky. I was going through some personal stuff and
S14: I said in desperation, it's a God. I need you
S14: to show me how much you love me. I need
S14: you to show me a shooting star. And I know
S14: just kind of put my faith out there. I kept
S14: on looking and nothing happened. Well, the band was just
S14: getting off the stage, and the speaker gets up, grabs
S14: the microphone, and these are the exact words out of
S14: his mouth. He said, tonight, I want to talk to
S14: you about something different. I want to talk to you
S14: about shooting stars.
S4: That's something there. There you go.
S12: I love it.
S7: Boom!
S14: God does love us. And he really just took my
S14: faith to my trust in him to another level that night.
S14: It was amazing.
S2: Wow. Jeremiah. I love that story. That one.
S4: I was not expecting that.
S2: Wow. What a cool story. That took a turn, I
S2: love it. Let's keep it going. Rose from South Carolina.
S2: You prayed and you saw God respond. Tell me about it.
S15: Yes, ma'am. Um. I was in a dead end job,
S15: and it wasn't going anywhere. And I was staying in
S15: a hotel, and this was going on about six months.
S15: But I kept I kept praying, and God moved, and
S15: he removed me from that dead end job to the
S15: job that I was actually praying for, where I'm taking
S15: care of, end of life care for people. And I
S15: get to witness and see these wonderful people in their journey,
S15: going to heaven to be with the Lord. And then
S15: the ones that haven't heard about God. I have the
S15: opportunity of being able to witness to them and let
S15: them know that there is a better place than their
S15: pain is going to end. And I just, you know,
S15: I prayed for months that he didn't do it on
S15: my time. He did it when he knew his time.
S15: It was his time that he did it. He knew.
S15: He put me in a place. I'm out of the hotel.
S15: I have an apartment. I'm just driving. And I just
S15: want people to know. Don't give up on praying because
S15: he might not do it when you want it. He's
S15: an on time God. He'll give it to you when
S15: you need it.
S2: Oh, Amen. Thank you so much, Rose. That so, so rich.
S2: He may not do it when you want it. He
S2: may not even do exactly what you want him to do. Right.
S2: But you go to him with the faith that God can.
S2: That he's a faithful God man. Great stories. This morning
S2: you got an answered prayer you want to share. Give
S2: us a call 800 555 7898.
S1: She's a choreographer extraordinaire, and everything is Greek to her.
S1: Super die is in the crew. It's Carl and crew
S1: on Moody Radio.
S2: You know, when you think about prayer, the privilege that
S2: we have to come boldly to the throne of grace
S2: to receive the mercy and the help that we need
S2: in time of need. Let me read that to you accurately.
S2: Hebrews 416. Because this is the verse on my heart
S2: right now. Let us then, with confidence, draw near to
S2: the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and
S2: find grace to help in time of need. What a
S2: privilege that is. It's a privilege that we and we're
S2: not just throwing words out there when we go to
S2: God because of the power that we have, because of Jesus,
S2: we can go boldly for what we need. And I
S2: don't want that to be lost that this is it's
S2: not just like throwing words up there and hoping that
S2: something bigger than us hears. Hears them.
S4: Absolutely.
S12: Yeah. Throwing pasta at a wall?
S4: No, he does hear them.
S12: Yeah.
S2: And I hope that these stories this morning are an
S2: encouragement to you that going to God is not the
S2: last resort when we've exhausted all other options. Going to
S2: God is our first line of defense. It's our first option.
S2: The same way I want my kids to come to
S2: me first. I don't want them to try to beat
S2: their head against the wall, trying to solve the the
S2: thing and then come to me. Come to me first.
S2: And how much more our Heavenly Father, who has everything
S2: at his disposal, who owns the cattle on a thousand hills,
S2: who lacks nothing? We go to him with confidence. Have
S2: you seen God answer a prayer recently? You prayed, and
S2: you know with certainty that only God (800) 555-7898 let's go
S2: to Alvie from Alabama. Good morning Alvie. Tell me you
S2: saw God move in response to prayer. Tell me.
S13: Yes, I was coming out of Walmart.
S16: And I noticed there was nobody coming or going. And
S16: I was by myself out in the parking lot and
S16: I noticed these two men. They were on their phones.
S16: And the closer I got to my car, the closer
S16: they got to me. And it scared me so much.
S16: And I said, Jesus, I need you right now. Help me.
S16: I need you right now. And all of a sudden,
S16: this young man drove up and he got out of
S16: his car and he looked past me and I said,
S16: young man, could you hang around for a second? He said, yes, ma'am.
S16: I got you. And then he just got my card.
S16: And he said, hey, how are you doing? How's the family?
S16: I haven't seen you in a long time. And I said, oh,
S16: I haven't seen you either. How are you? How's the family?
S16: And he just. He took me all the way to
S16: my car and said, open your trunk, get in the car.
S16: I'll put your groceries in there. And you get in
S16: there and you take off. And I never saw that
S16: young man again. But you know what? He was an
S16: angel that God sent to me because I was scared
S16: that I could be. I'm 84 years old and I
S16: was afraid. And I have taken $200 out of the
S16: bank that morning in my purse. Cash. And I knew
S16: that it was God. I knew he heard me, and
S16: he answered right away.
S2: Oh, wow, Alvie. Wow, what a.
S12: Story.
S4: What a story! He brought her up right away. And
S4: in that moment, help was needed right away. And it came.
S7: What a sweet story. Oh my goodness.
S2: Hmm. Let's go to Jeff, also from Alabama. Jeff, tell
S2: me you prayed and you saw God move. Tell me
S2: about it.
S17: I was a new Christian. Today. I'm 80 years old,
S17: but I was about 30, and the church was praying
S17: for my back operation. And I was praying too, because
S17: it was a lower back and I knew some people
S17: had been paralyzed. Anyway, after the operation, the surgeon came
S17: in and he said, well, that was a first. I said,
S17: what do you mean, sir? He said, well, I've been
S17: doing this 20 years. And that's the first time that
S17: I opened your back up. And I went to get
S17: the bones out, the fragments out, and they all popped
S17: up to the top and were right there. I took
S17: them out and there were no other bones to be
S17: taken out.
S2: Oh, boy. And you knew immediately, Jeff. You knew. You
S2: knew what had happened, right?
S17: Amen.
S2: Amen. Jeff from Alabama. Thank you so much for your
S2: call this morning. Man, love hearing from you from across
S2: the country. You've got an answered prayer. Boy, I'm I
S2: am so encouraged this morning.
S4: What a great day.
S12: This has been. Yeah, I.
S2: Am so encouraged. What is it that you are dealing
S2: with today that maybe you've been slow to go to
S2: God with because you think, what's the point? Or I've
S2: already tried that. Let this be an encouragement to persist
S2: in prayer, that when when we are invited to ask,
S2: to seek and to knock, that is as real as
S2: real can be. Tell me your story. When's the last
S2: time you prayed? And you know it was God who answered? 805, 55, 78, 98.
S2: Barbara calling in. This is our third call in a
S2: row from Alabama. What's going on in Alabama?
S4: I love Alabama.
S12: I love it.
S2: Barbara, give it to us. Tell me your answered prayer.
S9: Yes.
S18: My husband's going through a terminal illness, and he had
S18: put in an application to get a loan to repair
S18: the house. The application came through, but he died before
S18: he could sign it. And this young man of Donald's
S18: and his wife, one one has a construction building. Building business.
S18: And he said God spoke to his heart that night
S18: to rebuild someone, a home. And he revealed our home
S18: without cost.
S2: Whoa!
S4: My goodness.
S12: Barbara.
S4: That's incredible.
S12: Barbara, what did you. How did you.
S2: Respond to that?
S18: I repeat.
S2: Tell me, what was the response in your heart when
S2: you hear that? You you had to have known that
S2: this was God moving.
S18: I dance like David. Dance?
S12: Yes. Wow.
S2: Barbara from Birmingham. So many incredible stories this morning.
S1: You can take him out of Alaska, but you can't
S1: take Alaska out of him. Carl is in the crew.
S1: It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: If you've not heard. Today marks the National Day of Prayer.
S2: This is a tradition that was formally established back in
S2: 1988 by President Ronald Reagan to encourage unified public prayer
S2: across the nation. Joining me right now, Doctor Ronnie Floyd,
S2: he's a former president of the National Day of Prayer
S2: task Force and an advocate for national prayer and spiritual
S2: awakening in America. Why do we celebrate on a day
S2: like today, a national day of prayer?
S19: Well, I believe Ali is an incredible opportunity to live
S19: in a country that believes so much in religious liberty
S19: that we can call people to one day, where everyone
S19: from every persuasion can talk to God about the future
S19: of our country. Not that we have to have permission
S19: to do that, but we live in a wonderful, wonderful
S19: country that permits prayer anytime, anywhere. And we thank God
S19: for that.
S2: Let's pause right there, because that's something in of itself
S2: worth celebrating. I think sometimes we can take for granted
S2: the fact that the ability to come together and pray
S2: without opposition is a real gift that doesn't exist everywhere
S2: in the world.
S19: Yes, it really is. Ali, when you think about today, uh,
S19: there would be thousands of prayer gatherings to happen in
S19: all kinds of places and all kinds of ways that's
S19: conducted at the local level. And so I believe what
S19: we're going to see is that we're going to see
S19: hundreds of hundreds of thousands of people come together all
S19: over the country and try, at whatever level their prayer
S19: life is, to join together with others to pray for
S19: our nation. That is a fantastic blessing God has given
S19: to us and we give him praise for that.
S2: So, Doctor Floyd, how do we pray for our country?
S2: You know, it's we're living in a time where politics
S2: and religion have become intermixed in a way that can
S2: promote division and confusion rather than unity. Um, at least
S2: that's how we see it play out. How do we
S2: pray for our country, for somebody who goes, well, what
S2: does that even look like?
S19: Well, I believe, first of all, we start by saying
S19: we pray biblically. Uh, what does the Bible say about that?
S19: The Bible talks about praying for the leaders of our country.
S19: The Bible talks specifically about what those matters should be
S19: concerned about. And also we come together in relationship to
S19: praying not only for our leaders, but to pray for
S19: our churches across the nation, uh, that they would rise
S19: up and be the salt and the light in this
S19: day and hour of our country. We can pray for
S19: the issues of our country. We can pray for the
S19: security of our nation. We should always be a concern.
S19: And then I would always encourage people to pray for
S19: the revival of the church and the next great awakening
S19: in the United States of America that will be so
S19: powerful that it will transcend all denominational, generational, cultural, racial,
S19: and ethnic lines, and that we would see the next
S19: great move of God in our generation.
S2: From your standpoint, Point. Does that excite you? Do you
S2: have an expectation? Because it's easy to get discouraged when
S2: you see trends in culture, when you see division, when
S2: you see confusion. Do you hold out hope that we
S2: will see an awakening in our lifetime?
S19: I do believe that. I pray like that, and I
S19: pray that we will live to see this. Ali. And
S19: but we're have already seen many great things that God
S19: is doing around the country. And, uh, regardless of what happens, uh,
S19: with the thermostat or the temperature of Washington, DC or
S19: any state capital. Listen, God is alive. Jesus is real.
S19: He is the one who is the reason we are
S19: coming together in the National Day of Prayer to talk
S19: to him about our nation. And with that being our focus,
S19: God will bless that, and those who do it will
S19: be blessed. And for those who are going to these
S19: gatherings really engage in the gatherings. And if you're not
S19: able to go to one of the gatherings, or you're
S19: a city or town does not have a gathering to
S19: your knowledge, pray for your country right where you are. Also,
S19: in the workplaces you can pray. Obviously in the churches
S19: you can pray. We need to pray for our country,
S19: not just on the National Day of Prayer, but every day.
S19: There's not a day that goes by Ali. For decades,
S19: I have lifted up every president for decades by name
S19: and their family, as well as the vice president of
S19: the United States. Doesn't matter what the political party is.
S19: I mean, they are our leaders. And the bottom line
S19: is the Bible tells us to pray for the leaders
S19: of our nation. And I've done it in the same
S19: regard to the states in which I've lived.
S2: So I'm going to ask you to lead us in
S2: prayer right now. Would you just lead us? And we
S2: will join hearts together across our listening area with a
S2: prayer for our nation. Doctor Floyd, will you lead us?
S19: Absolutely. Father in Heaven, we pray today for America. We
S19: love this country and we thank you for the privilege
S19: of living in it. You have given to us the
S19: gift of religious liberty, Lord, and that's a right that
S19: you give us that we can come to you anytime,
S19: anywhere about anything. And today we come to you about
S19: our nation. Oh, God, would you please bring our nation
S19: together for your glory? I pray for the next great
S19: move of God all across this nation that will result
S19: in many people, millions of people, coming to faith and
S19: trust in Jesus Christ. We lift up our leaders, whether
S19: it's at the local level, the state level, the national level,
S19: and we pray for their safety. We pray, Lord, that
S19: you would lead them in a way that we can
S19: see good occur all around us, and we pray for
S19: the prosperity of our regions and the prosperity of our
S19: our states and the prosperity of our nation to God's glory,
S19: so that America can be a tremendous blessing to the
S19: entire world. Most of all, giving the world the hope
S19: of Jesus Christ, that he is the Savior of the world.
S19: And we pray this in his name. Amen.
S2: Doctor Floyd, thank you so much. I want to point
S2: you as you're listening to some resources that are available.
S2: Doctor Floyd is an author. He's a podcast host. Also,
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