{"id":715,"date":"2025-09-10T00:08:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=715"},"modified":"2025-09-07T20:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:51:08","slug":"september-10-ask-seek-knock-prayer-for-the-president-and-nations-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-10-ask-seek-knock-prayer-for-the-president-and-nations-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPTEMBER 10\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014 Prayer for the President and Nations Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. \u00a0This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who\u00a0desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.<\/em><br \/>\n1Timothy 2:1-4<\/p>\n<p>Today let\u2019s pray for the leaders of our country, whatever country you may reside in, pray for your leaders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pray that they will be godly men and women who will seek the Lord\u2019s wisdom before making decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Pray that they will be compassionate, loving and caring towards the people and country they rule over.<\/li>\n<li>Pray that they might come to know Jesus and follow Him in all their ways, for as 1Timothy 2:4 says God desires all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dear Lord,<\/p>\n<p>I pray today for my President and other leaders in authority in my country, state and local government. I pray for those in authority in the schools.<br \/>\nI pray that all may come to know the truth, be saved and follow Jesus, so that they may receive the Holy Spirit\u2019s teachings and guidance in all they say and do daily.\u00a0 I pray that their decisions and rulings will be for the people they serve and not done for selfish gain.\u00a0 I pray for godly wisdom and common sense. I pray that under them we the people will be able to live a peaceful and quiet life that is godly and dignified in every way.\u00a0 I thank You God, that You desire that all mankind should be saved and I am blessed to be able to pray for that daily.\u00a0 \u00a0In Jesus mighty name I pray.<\/p>\n<p>If you know your leaders&#8217; names, please feel free to insert their names into the above prayer to make it more personalized.<\/p>\n<p>And Remember<em>:\u00a0 &#8220;The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 James 5:16<br \/>\nSo, pray daily and see what God does in the lives of our Nation&#8217;s Leaders.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a92023 SGLY Ministry\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smilegodlovesyou.org\"><em>www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. \u00a0This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[948],"tags":[1057,949,3,1019,1060,778,1059,1058,1062,3308,30,32,1061],"class_list":["post-715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-seek-knock","tag-1timothy-21-4","tag-ask-seek-knock","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-earnest-prayer","tag-god-desires-all-people-to-be-saved","tag-james-516","tag-pray-for-nations-leaders","tag-pray-for-president","tag-pray-for-those-in-authority","tag-september-2025","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-truth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ASK-SEEK-KNOCK-10-1Timothy-2-1-4.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":621,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-2-ask-seek-knock-prayer-for-christian-leaders\/","url_meta":{"origin":715,"position":0},"title":"SEPTEMBER 2\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014 Prayer for Christian Leaders","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"September 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I urge you, believers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join together with me in your prayers to God in my\u00a0behalf, Romans 15:30 Today let\u2019s pray for our Christian Leaders, our Pastor, Sunday School Teachers, Bible Study Leaders, Bible College Instructors, and\/or any\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ask-Seek-Knock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ask-Seek-Knock","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/ask-seek-knock\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ASK-SEEK-KNOCK-2-Romans-1530.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":637,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-4-ask-seek-knock-prayer-for-lost-souls-to-come-to-know-christ\/","url_meta":{"origin":715,"position":1},"title":"SEPTEMBER 4\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014 Prayer for Lost Souls to Come to Know Christ","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"September 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die, Proverbs 31:8 If someone is appointed to die, he has no voice. 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