- Plead for God’s Merciful Grace on a Nation and Many Churches that are Under His Righteous Judgment — (2 Chronicles 7:14; Nehemiah 1:4-9; Psalm 85:4-7;Micah 6:8; Lamentations 3:22; Ezekiel 36:19-23; Daniel 9:18-19; Hebrews 4:16,10:30; James 4:8-10; 1 Peter 4:17)1
“Father God, our hope is Your mercy and grace in Jesus. We understand we pray only by the covenant of 
grace in Christ’s precious blood. Lord, we desperately humble ourselves and acknowledge Your righteous judgment upon our land. Rather than blaming the lost, we acknowledge that judgment and spiritual responsibility begin at the house of God. Lord, please forgive us for substituting endless activities and programs for Your manifest glory and presence. Forgive us for lukewarmness, sin and compromise with the world. Forgive us for shaming Your name and robbing You of glory. Lord, help us come before You with awareness we deserve Your judgment far more than Your blessing. Savior, for the glory of Your holy name we humbly plead for Your mercy upon our churches, nation and world. By Your blood alone, we plead for merciful grace to revive and turn our hearts to You. Lord, for the sake of your great name, turn our hearts to Yourself and convert the lost. Be glorified O God and Christ — be glorified in all the earth!”
Reflections for Prayer and Repentance — Am I fully mindful of the fact the nation and many churches are under serious signs of rapidly increasing judgment? ___ Have I truly humbled myself in deep brokenness, fasting and repentance? ___ Do I neglect regular times of deep cleansing and repentance? ___ Has my church embraced times of deep cleansing? ___ Do I fully recognize that revival requires phenomenal mercy and grace from God? ___ Am I approaching God solely on the basis of the blood and name of Jesus? ___ Do I have the appropriate humility and urgency in approaching God for revival? ___ Does my church exhibit deep contrition, humility and urgency in the way it corporately seeks God’s face?___ Prayerfully reflect on any steps for specific repentance. Please list your specific steps.
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“Lord, thank you for grace to help me repent in true humility. I now repent of complacency and cry out for Your mercy in deepest humility. But rather than just saying “I repent,” I commit to embrace significant daily prayer with deep heart examination. By Your grace, I trust You to fill me with a spirit of deep brokenness, humility and contriteness of heart. As a church, we commit to humble ourselves in true brokenness and fasting for our land. Forgive us for focusing on personal needs and business as usual while our nation and many churches slide into further judgment.”
[1] Frizzell, Gregory Reed. Praying God’s Heart in Times Like These. Master Design, 2009. Used by permission
