On January 20th, Prayer Force One will be sponsoring a special edition of our Prayer Force One: Virtual Prayer Meeting In The White House.  We are calling this, OPERATION: Inaugural Prayer.  While many evangelicals, including me, are concerned about an Obama presidency and how it will impace our nation we must remember several things:

1.  The first is that God himself places people in authority.  This truth is well documented in scripture.  In Daniel 4:17 the Bible says:

"The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it whomsover he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men"

Why God places certain individuals in authority may sometimes baffle us.  Sometimes He does so to bless the people and at other times, to chasten them.  It may be that what appears to be one ting, is really quite another.  Our job is not to question God's wisdom, but to pray for those that He has placed in authority, that God will be glorified.  We must remember that the we are the Lord's servants, not His counselors.  (Romans 11:34)

2.  The second thing that we must realize is that no king is beyond God's soverign control.  In Proverbs 21:1 we read:

"The kings heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it withersoever he will."

From these two scriptures we understand that God appoints "whomsoever" He wants and turns their hearts "withersoever" He will.  Our job is to pray in faith, believing that God hears us and that He has our nations best interest at heart. 

3.  The third thing that we need to remember is that God has commanded us to pray for those in authority.  (See I Timothy 2:1-2)

For these reasons, Prayer Force One is initiating a major virutal prayer event in the The White House on Inauguration Day, Januray 20.  This event is much like the one we organized on the Sunday before the last presidential election.  You will be receiving additional information about this special inaugural prayer event in the days ahead.  Also, if you would like to use the inaugural prayer graphic to link to our web site, feel free to do so.