I was asked to read the theme scripture & offer the opening prayer for the NDP event on the steps of Macon's City Hall today. Below is the text of my prayer:

Psalm 91:1-2
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."
Father God,
We come boldly before your throne of grace seeking help in our time of need. We’re in trouble Father & we finally know it. We’ve gathered today as your sons & daughters by your grace though faith in your Son Jesus Christ. The scripture for this National Day of Prayer is Psalm 91:2 where David said, “I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.’”
A Refuge & a fortress are places of Rest, Relief & Protection. We – your people – have no concept of You as our Refuge & Fortress. We have the government for that, we have 401ks, IRA’s, & fat bank accounts for that. We would never say it with our lips but our lives loudly declare, “Who is the Lord that I should need Him?”
Help us Father! We come to City Hall today the way we should come every day – not with hands out but with hands up. Not looking to GET something but coming to GIVE something. Not looking for HELP but rather GIVING HOPE.
David also made his statement personal – He called you MY GOD, MY Fortress, My Refuge. That’s what our country so desperately needs today – Citizens who’s first allegiance is to your Kingdom & your will & your righteousness. A nation who’s God is unashamedly – Jehovah.
David also concludes his bold declaration by stating that His trust will be in you. The prophet Isaiah echoed that in 31:1 when he said, “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, And rely on horses, Who trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel, Nor seek the LORD!”
That’s exactly what we’ve done and are continuing to do as the church – your called out ones. We’re looking to Egypt for help instead of Heaven. We’re looking to capital hill for answers that can only be found in Calvary’s Hill.
We’re trusting in our Military might to execute the Bin Ladens of our would & keep us safe while the real terrorist of the World, the Flesh & the Devil laugh in victory. There is only one execution that holds the answer & it happened at Calvary’s hill not Capital hill.
We are an unfaithful people who are so prone to wander from the God we love. So today we gather to seek true repentance – a changing of the way we think & act. The hope for America is standing here today but we must turn from our Idolatry & truly trust in you again as our forefathers once did at the miraculous founding of this great nation. Change our hearts that we may declare with some level of integrity, “We will say of Jehovah, ‘He is our refuge & our fortress; Our God, in Him & Him alone we will trust.” Help us Father in Jesus Name

Opening Prayer

I was recently asked to bring the opening prayer at the National Day of Prayer Breakfast in Macon.
As I began to pray about the prayer, God seemed to give me some words that would not have been my first choice to pray out loud but may have been His first choice. I had my son read it & he indicated that it may be the last time anyone asks me to pray at a public event.
I could discern no release from the Spirit to pray something different so I delivered what God impressed on my spirit the night before.
Here's the text of that Prayer:

Good Morning Father,
I just want to say 'thank you' for a beautiful morning. This day has dawned differently from most days for today we gather to bow as a nation to admit our brokenness, to confess our national sin, & to repent before you - our sovereign God.
We need you Lord, but our problem is that we have forgotten how much we need you.
We have transformed Your national blessings into our national idols.
We've worshiped the blessings & rejected the source from whom all blessings flow!
We heartily sing, "God Bless America" but its been a long time since we've prayed to be blessable Americans.
We plead with you to restore our national health while we reject your supernatural holiness.
We fret over our devalued dollar but we fail to weep over the fact that we've devalued your deity.
We've looked to Capital Hill for the answers that can only be found on Calvary's Hill.
We're in trouble Father & your people don't believe it nor can we discern it because we're numb!
We need you Father God to give us back a hunger & a thirst for righteousness!
We need you to give us a passion to seek first your kingdom & your righteousness & as you add 'all these things' to us, we will hold them loosely so as not to worship to blessing over the source.
We long for the day that genuine Holy Ghost revival floods this land!
On that day Lord, we will be far more concerned about offending you than offending man.
On that day we will discover the freedom that comes from fearing you & we will escape the fear of man which You said is a snare.
On that day we will lift the Son of Man up & watch your Spirit draw all men unto you.
O let that day be today! We need you Father - help us!
Come by Macon Georgia & visit us with true Holy Spirit Reformation & Revival!
Only Jesus can heal our hurt & bring life where there is death. Only Jesus can unite what Satan has divided.
Help us Lord & begin with me.
I beg you in the ONLY name by which man can be set right with you - in the name of your son & my savior - Yeshua
Let It Be