Proper fear of God and obedience is what He expects from us if we are to walk in His blessing. The people of a nation can not ignore or rebel against Him and expect His blessing on their nation. They can not simply call upon His name and then make up their own version of good and evil in terms of how they shall live. It seems the USA follows in the example of Israel in that it was founded based on faith in Him and over time turns from Him, pridefully going their own way as to determining what is good and what is evil. As a nation they are far from God, though there is always, it seems, a righteous remnant.
Praise the Lord, though, He is a forgiving God. If we would but turn to Him and His ways and reject the worldly ways of our culture He would yet show mercy upon us.
Pray for revival amongst the true believers in your nation and the world so that they could be a light to others and draw them to the Lord. Pray for the wicked to be defeated and the righteous to rise up. Pray for God’s mercy on your nation and the world.
Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1O LORD, You showed favor to Your land;
You restored the captivity of Jacob.
2You forgave the iniquity of Your people;
You covered all their sin.
3You withdrew all Your fury;
You turned away from Your burning anger.
4Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.
5Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
6Will You not Yourself revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?
7Show us Your lovingkindness, O LORD,
And grant us Your salvation.
8I will hear what God the LORD will say;
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones;
But let them not turn back to folly.
9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.
10Lovingkindness and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11Truth springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12Indeed, the LORD will give what is good,
And our land will yield its produce.
13Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.
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