2 Timothy

It is reassuring to know You’re in charge and that nothing in this universe is beyond Your control. Even though all around me is chaotic because as the end approaches, Your word tells us that the order we think we manage will begin to decay…but, I’m confident that my future is in Your hands.

Headlines declare that mankind is becoming aware that the wisdom of man may not
be enough”

“World Gridlocked in Colossal Global Dysfunction”

“[Envy] is the Root of the Tensions Poisoning Every Aspect of Global Cooperation.”

“No Country, Great or Small, Humble or Powerful Can Save Itself on Its Own”

I need You…Mankind needs You. Darkness and dishonesty seem to be winning at every turn. Without Your light, we are hopelessly lost.

AMEN

Scripture: “But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” II Timothy 3:1

Thank you for the access you grant your children to your throne. By Your grace and mercy, I come asking for your help.

I am surrounded by evil. Your truth is called a lie. America has lost her way and without your divine intervention, she will stagger and fall into the darkness created by those who have rejected you. Show Yourself mighty over the lies and deceptions of the enemy.

I need you. I want the world to see You living in me. Help me to be quick to speak your truth, slow to anger, and display your love to all.

AMEN

Scripture: “Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord…” II Timothy 1:8

When I am lost or frightened or lonely, You give me courage. When the right choice is daunting, when the right path seems dark and lonely or I am facing uncomfortable options, You encourage me to make the difficult…even unpopular choices.

Thank You for always drawing the best out of my timidity!

Lord, America has become a frightened, cowardly society…unwilling to take a stand for the truth if the opposition objects and threatens. Medical professionals, the intellectual elites, and those whose livelihood depends on pleasing the powerful have abandoned character for the path of least resistance and are leading us to destruction.

Help me find the character to lead with courage…stand for what’s right and defend the truth in the darkness that threatens to overwhelm America.

AMEN

Scripture: “For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7

I am helpless before the enemy. He is at my doorstep. You alone can rescue me from the impending disaster.

America has lost her way. She has abandoned the bedrock principles that guided her since You established her on these shores. She is led today by men and women who have been deceived by the glitter of the world.

You are the truth and the light. Reveal the lies and draw us back to You. Without You we are lost.

Help me stand courageously today for Your truth…but also help me be as loving and kind as You have been to me.

AMEN

Scripture: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind,”
II Timothy 1:7

Today in America, Your children have divided and divided again our commitment to Your uncompromising Scripture.

We each prefer our own understanding…the understanding that requires the least challenge and is most palatable to the way we think things ought to be.

This has caused seemingly incurable divisions among Your followers. We seek out others who agree with us. We water down truth rather than accept Your challenge to righteousness. This denominational rot has embraced “tolerance”. We have convinced ourselves God is too kind and merciful to judge us.

When we reject God’s biblical standards and adopt our own, we become God. (The first lie in Scripture?)

Help me cling to Your truth, even when I wish otherwise. When it cuts against my agenda. Holy Spirit, unite us in the battle for lost souls.

AMEN

Scripture: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene.” II Timothy 2:15-17