A Prayer for This Nation and The Church

Prayer For This Nation and The Church

Psalm 24:1

"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein…" And if that is the case → The people in this nation (America) belongs to you Oh God, not the enemy.

Father, We come boldly before your Throne of Grace not in our own righteousness—but in a posture of humility and repentance. Covered by the precious blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

You said that in 2 Chronicles 7:14,

"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

Jeremiah 29:7

"Seek the peace of the city… and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace."

Righteous Judge, You are the same yesterday, today, and forever.

And We do not come claiming righteousness as a nation but appealing to Your covenant mercy.

As you've promised that if Your people humble themselves in a posture of prayer and repentance, You will heal their land—and we are those people, standing in the midst of a fallen culture.

We come before you like unto Daniel when he prayed and made confession, and said, "O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments." (Daniel 9:4-5)

According to Ezekiel 22:30, You sought for a man to make up the hedge and stand in the gap before You on behalf of the land.

So, Even if the nation has abandoned you Lord, the Church still holds intercessory authority to seek restraint of judgment and call for awakening. We appeal, not because the nation is righteous, but because a righteous remnant remains. (Matt. 6:8-13; 16:18-19)

The Word declares in Habakkuk 3:2, "In wrath, remember mercy."

Father, we cry out for a Great Awakening within this nation.

Lord, though many within this nation have turned their hearts from You, We have not forgotten Your covenant.

Remember Your servants who stand in the gap. Let mercy triumph over judgment, and through Your Church, build the walls of righteousness around this nation.

Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the Lord

Psalm 33:12 says, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…"

Lord, though this nation no longer calls You Lord, WE, Your Church within it, declare: You are Lord over every Nation.

Let the presence of Your people in this nation be counted as seed for mercy.

We decree that blessings flow wherever Your name is honored—and we honor You here and now.

Let our obedience draw grace over this land until every knee bows and every tongue confesses Jesus Christ is Lord.

Prayer for Government and Leaders

1 Timothy 2:1–4 says,

"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."

As the nation has elevated political parties, personalities, and ideologies to the place of idolatry.

Father, in the name of Jesus, we stand in the gap for our government. We repent for the idolatry that has gripped this nation—where political parties and leaders have been exalted above Your truth.

Break the spirit of division that pits citizens, families, and even churches against one another. Heal the wounds caused by political hostility.

Raise up leaders who refuse to bow to political idols but stand boldly for righteousness.

Release a spirit of wisdom and humility upon federal, state, and local leaders.

Let loyalty to truth outweigh loyalty to party. Let allegiance to Your Kingdom outweigh allegiance to ideology.

Restore civility, honor, and unity in our public discourse.

Righteousness Exalts a Nation

Your word says in Proverbs 14:34

"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."

Lord, we appeal to You as the Righteous Judge over all the earth. (Genesis 18:25) Expose corruption at every level of government—federal, state, and local. Bring hidden darkness into the light.

Lord, Save or Remove leaders who promote wickedness, deceit, exploitation, or oppression.

We pray for divine intervention in legislative processes. Let unrighteous bills fail. Let immoral policies collapse under the weight of Your justice.

Raise up lawmakers who fear the Lord, honor the Constitution, and uphold biblical principles of justice and human dignity.

Let every government chamber be visited by Your wisdom.

Establish laws that protect life, strengthen families, preserve freedom, and honor Your design for society.

Prayer for the Courts and Judiciary

Where the Courts have often reinterpreted laws in ways that redefine marriage, life, gender, justice, and morality—Lord, Render verdicts where Righteous Rulings replace wicked interpretations.

Father, we lift up the judiciary of this nation.

We pray for judges, justices, clerks, and legal advisers.

We ask You to overturn ungodly judicial philosophies that oppose Your Word. Replace them with judges who fear You, honor truth, and refuse to distort justice.

Let Your hand guide decisions in the Supreme Court, federal courts, state courts, and local courts.

Where rulings have shifted moral foundations, we ask You to reverse them.

Break the influence of ideologies that seek to rewrite divine order and natural law.

Let the courts become instruments of justice rather than tools of social engineering.

Father, raise up righteous judges like Deborah and Daniel—judges who discern truth, hate corruption, and honor Your authority.

Lord, we seek a verdict where Righteous legislation prevails, and justice rolls through this nation like the flowing of a river.

Let a spirit of conviction sweep across this nation—from the highest government office to the smallest household.

Moral Confusion

Where, truth has become relative. Darkness is called light; light is called darkness. Foundational moral principles have been rejected.

Father, we repent on behalf of this nation for rejecting Your standards of righteousness. Where confusion has replaced clarity, bring divine order. Where deception has replaced truth, bring revelation.

Heal our national conscience. Restore moral clarity to our schools, government, and families.

Let truth not only be spoken—but embraced, loved, and lived.

Break the power of moral relativism. Silence the voices that promote confusion.

Let Your Word arise as the final authority once again.

The Families of This Nation

Father, we stand in the gap for the families of this Nation.

Heal our homes, restore our fathers, secure our children, renew our minds, and reestablish divine order.

Let the Church model strong families as witnesses of Your Kingdom.

Let our households become a light in the darkness and a testimony of redemption.

From our light and testimony

Heal the hearts of fathers wounded by rejection, failure, or shame.

Forgive us as we repent for being absent, for abandonment, and brokenness that have fractured our homes.

Restore their spiritual authority, emotional strength, and capacity to love.

Turn their hearts back to their children, and their children back to them.

Ephesians 6:4 — "Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord."

Raise up fathers in this nation who lead with humility, integrity, and faith.

Let fatherhood be redeemed as a reflection of Your own heart, Abba Father.

Prayer for Children and Youth

Lord, we cry out for the children and youth of this nation.

The enemy has waged war against their minds, their identity, and their destiny.

But Your Word declares that they are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Break the lies of confusion, perversion, and self-hatred.

Silence every voice that distorts their God-given identity.

Reveal to every son and daughter that they are created in Your image and redeemed by Your love.

Let a generation arise who knows who they are and Whose they are.

Our Children and the Education System

Father, We repent for allowing darkness to invade spaces meant for learning and growth.

We confess that as a nation we have permitted corruption, deception, and perversion to be normalized in schools.

Lord, we stand on Isaiah 54:13—that our children shall be taught by the Lord and that great shall be their peace.

We decree that the Word of God—not confusion, not sexual immorality, not false identity—is the foundation of truth for the next generation.

We take authority in the name of Jesus over every demonic influence assigned to pollute the innocence of children. We bind the spirits of deception, perversion, identity distortion, and confusion of gender and sexuality. We command every lie from the kingdom of darkness to be exposed and dismantled by the light of truth.

For it is written in John 1:5, "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it."

Father, we ask You to remove every voice and policy in our schools that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

Let teachers of righteousness arise.

Let parents be strengthened with discernment and courage to stand for holiness.

We call forth Daniels, Esthers, and Josephs—children filled with wisdom, favor, and the Spirit of God—to influence their schools with purity and purpose. We decree Isaiah 59:19, that when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.

Lord, cleanse our education boards from corruption and agendas that defile. Overturn wicked policies. Expose hidden agendas. Raise up godly school board members, administrators, and educators who fear You and honor truth.

Let a revival of righteousness begin in the schools of America. Let the fire of the Holy Spirit sweep across campuses, bringing conviction, deliverance, and renewal. We declare that the voice of truth will not be silenced and that our children will know who they are—created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:27).

Father, restore innocence, restore truth, restore holiness. Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done in our schools as it is in heaven.

Confronting Darkness and Division

Lord, we confront the rising tide of darkness in this nation. We bind the spread of occultism, witchcraft, and demonic spirituality that has deceived millions. Expose the works of darkness. Let every counterfeit spiritual power be stripped of influence.

Release discernment upon Your Church. Raise up bold voices who confront deception with truth and love.

Let the true power of the Holy Spirit eclipse every imitation. Pour out revival so strong that every false spiritual path collapses under the weight of Your glory.

The Spirit of Division

A spirit of division has fractured the nation. Media, politics, culture, and ideology are weaponized. Many are hostile toward biblical truth.

Lord Jesus, You are the Prince of Peace, We confront the spirit of division that has been unleashed over this land. Break its power in homes, churches, communities, and government.

Heal racial division, political hostility, and ideological warfare.

We bind the spirit of deception shaping narratives, influencing minds, and distorting truth. Pull down every lying voice that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

Raise up truth-tellers who speak with wisdom and courage.

Let the spirit of peace reign where chaos has ruled. Let truth be honored where lies have prevailed. Let love overcome hatred, and unity overcome division.

Prayers for the Church

Father since, "Righteousness exalts a nation."

We repent for the compromise that has entered Your Church in this nation. Where we have sought comfort instead of conviction, crowds instead of consecration, influence instead of intimacy—have mercy.

Purify Your Bride. Restore holiness to the pulpits, integrity to leaders, and conviction to congregations.

Let the fire of the Holy Spirit burn away mixture, apathy, and worldly desires.

Raise pastors who preach truth with love and boldness. Raise churches that refuse to bow to the spirit of the age.

Make the fear of the Lord our treasure again.

Raise Up Righteous Leaders

Raise leaders in America who will not bow to compromise. Purify the pulpits of this nation. Let pastors, prophets, teachers, evangelist, apostles, bishops, and all spiritual leaders walk in integrity and fear of the Lord.

Where deception and self-promotion have entered, bring repentance and restoration.

Let the Church once again be the conscience of the nation and the voice of truth.

We decree, The Church will not echo culture; it will establish the counsel of heaven.

Father, grant Your leaders boldness to declare the truth of Your Word.

Break the spirit of fear, political correctness, and silence.

Let pastors and ministers preach the uncompromised Gospel in power and compassion.

Fill their mouths with wisdom and fire. Let America once again hear the clear trumpet sound of the Kingdom.

Awaken Intercessors

Awaken a new generation of pastors, prophets, and intercessors to stand on the walls of America in persistent prayer.

Lord, ignite the prayer altars across this nation.

Awaken your leaders to stand as watchmen day and night. Restore fasting, travail, and corporate intercession in every region.

Let the sound of repentance and worship rise from pulpits once again.

Empower us Lord, to lead from our knees so that Your will may be enforced on earth as in heaven.

Purify the Church from Ideologies

Father, purify Your Church from every ideology that competes with Your Kingdom. Expose philosophies that sound spiritual but deny Your power.

Remove syncretism, mixture, compromise, and false alignment with worldly movements.

Give Your people discernment to distinguish soul from Spirit, truth from trend, revelation from deception.

Let Christ alone be the center, the message, the foundation, and the standard.

Deliver us from cultural captivity—restore us to Kingdom identity.

Raise Spiritual Fathers

Lord, raise leaders who will father the next generation in truth and example.

Restore our hearts to spiritual mentorship and accountability within Your Church.

Strengthen marriages, heal homes, and teach leaders to shepherd families—not just crowds.

Let discipleship become the heartbeat of revival in this nation.

Reform Church Culture

Let Your Church not merely gather—but grow; not spectate—but serve; not consume—but commit.

Reform our culture from "come and watch" to "come and follow." Break our addiction to entertainment, convenience, and consumer Christianity.

Rekindle the desire to grow, obey, and mature.

Unity in the Body of Christ

Lord Jesus, You prayed that we would be one.

Heal divisions within the Body of Christ.

Heal wounds of race, culture, denomination, and ideology.

Unite pastors, apostles, and churches across racial, regional, and denominational lines.

Replace competition with collaboration, pride with partnership, and isolation with brotherhood.

Silence the spirit of strife and contention. Break the powers that foster suspicion, competition, and offense between believers.

Father, Provoke the Church in America to rise as one voice proclaiming one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.

Let the Church become the healing the nation has been unable to find in politics or culture.

Where corruption abounds, let YOUR church BE the preservative that keeps our nation from decay.

Closing Declaration

We declare that the glory of the Lord rises upon His people, and nations will come to the brightness of our rising (Isaiah 60 : 1-3).

Righteous Judge, I pray the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight.

If so Father, render a verdict in favor of the saints and establish our words now in the heavens and manifest them in the earth.

Let the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our God as we give you praise honor and Glory.

In the matchless name of Jesus the Christ our Lord

Tyronne McCreary Apostle & Senior Pastor Kingdom Life Christian Ministries Inc.