We call our nation Mother India. Similarly, the city Jerusalem in the Bible is referred to as "She". The villages around the city Jerusalem are called Daughters of Jerusalem. It is a Hebrew idiom. Luke 22 verse 27 says, "A large crowd of people followed him; among them were some women who were weeping and wailing for him." But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children."It can be taken into two different meanings. One is that the people rejected the hope (Messiah), so Jesus is telling them to pray for themselves and their generation. Another interpretation is Jesus calling the followers to pray for themselves, the daughters, and the villages around Jerusalem.
As followers of Jesus, we ought to pray for our Mother India. We are soon facing elections. However difficult the situation seems, with God there is always hope. It is our duty to believe that God will give us a righteous government and pray for our Mother India.
We are called by the Lord, as in the following verse, to turn from our wicked ways and pray and seek His face. God will forgive our sins and remember the whole nation. "2 Corinthians 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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
INDIA needs good advisors; our nation needs guidance. Pray that there is no lack of guidance and advice for India. "For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers" (Prov. 11:14).
Pray that this election result should not try to suppress the truth but should propel it forward. The resulting government should be a catalyst in spreading the truth throughout the country. "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32).
Pray for the parties, people in power, Election commissions, Judges that there should be no selfish ambition in them. If there is any disorder and evil practices by any of them, pray that in Jesus' name it should be powerless. "For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice" (James 3:16).
"Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” (Isaiah 40:1) Our nation has been torn already; we are living in a different India now where no one can live freely. May God give our nation some comfort. God's plan for us is not destruction but of hope. May God bless the future of India. May the people get comfort from Him.
"He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.” (verse 23-24) Pray that God destroys every evil ruler who stands against His Gospel, His name. Let them end up like chaff. Let them know that they are mere men. Matthew 21:44 says, "And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder." Let people who raise themselves against the name of Yeshua know that it is not just another stone. It is the foundation of the world itself. It can never be uprooted by mere men.
Dear God, we pray for our mother INDIA. We humble ourselves and ask you to cleanse our sins and remember our nation. Heal our land, dear Lord, and Comfort our people. Give us leaders who are led by your guidance and advice. May this election pave the way for the truth to spread in each and every corner of our nation. Wither everything that needs to be withered from our nation. Lord, uproot all the evil practices, malpractices in the election processes. You are the king of the kings and the Lord of the Lords; we pray that your mighty hand come over our nation and heal our land. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
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