"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 peacable 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 come to the knowledge of the truth." (I Timothy 2:1-4)
We all know the story of the prodigal son; every one of us can understand the joy a father would have in seeing His most rebellious of children return to Him, agreed? That is why we must continue to pray for those we would least expect to come to God. This includes Obama, Hillary Clinton, George Bush, Pervez Musharaff, Robert Mugabe, the government in Australia that allows abortions until 22 weeks of pregnancy, the countless Chinese, Saudi Arabian, and North Korean leaders that persecute Christians, and countless others. Even Hitler himself started as a child who could have been a glorious blessing to the kingdom of God, so let us not think that any man or woman is too evil to be saved!
I like how Paul says to pray for them that we may have a quiet and peacable life; I take this to mean that as Christians, if we aren't praying and staying aware of what's going on in politics, peace may be robbed from us. That is really becoming evident in America now, where Islam is now being taught from a religious perspective in schools, and confessing one's faith in Christ is becoming a violation of "church and state". Our rights are like our body and mind; if we are not constantly exercising them, they will wither and die. Each time you pray, I encourage you to try praying for a different leader or person that you would least expect to become saved; Jesus came to save the lost, and it is up to the found to bring them to Him!
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