What if thirty million Americans who believed in a good God spent ten minutes every day praying for their country? Three hundred million minutes of prayer rising to heaven during every twenty-four-hour period.
.
300,000,000 minutes to:
- Confess our lack of love toward God and toward people, to confess our sin of independence from HIS ways, and to
- Seek forgiveness from God.
- Pray for the healing of our nation from the schisms that have divided our people throughout our history.
- Pray for peace from coast to coast rather than indulge in useless moaning over the violence in our towns and cities.
- Pray for guidance as to how we, as individuals and small groups, can promote peace and healing in our own corner of the world.
Approximately 330,000,000 people live in America. If thirty million of them believe in the power of prayer (less than ten percent of the population), and if thirty million believers pray for ten minutes, then collectively, they have prayed for 300,000,000 minutes. Not so far-fetched, is it?
I hope, in reality, there are far more than thirty million believers. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if God received a billion minutes of our prayers daily?
The Bible tells us that when two or three are gathered in the Lord’s name, He is there in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20), that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful (James 5:16). The fervent voice from every pure heart adds power to prayers. If every house of worship gathered in groups of two or three or more, at various times of the day, how many “power groups” could we create? If a few neighbors met together to pray, how many more “power groups” could be added to the total?
If each group humbled themselves before the God of the universe, how soon would God act to heal our land?
Our country is at a crossroads. Will we choose a path of good or evil? Will we allow violent people to tear down the Godly foundations of our society? Or will we take a knee before the Lord and pray for those people, repent of any part we have played in hurting another, and do what we can to protect what is good about America?
We have the opportunity to unite in prayer, black and white and all the brown shades in between, poor and wealthy and all the income levels in between, and we can help our country to heal.
My usual time with the Lord is around 7:30 every morning (Eastern Time). If you want to add your prayers to mine at that time, let me know by using the contact form below. We’ll see if our individual ten minutes can be multiplied in power as we “gather together” in separate places and pour out prayers for our nation, a sweet aroma rising to heaven, all at the same time.
Amen, Linda! Wonderful post. I need to be on my knees more in fervent prayer for our nation! We all do!
Yes! I feel like I often fall short, but I try to make sure to spend time every day interceding for others, and at this time, praying especially for our country.
I try to pray every day, as each day has more to pray for. There is never an end for the need for prayer. A friend whose been in the hospital for over a month, trouble breathing, pneumonia 3 times since before the mandate. Pray definitely for peace on earth.
Yes. The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing.
Great post, Linda.
Thank you.
Wonderful idea, Linda. Are you the author of the 300,000,000 minutes? Since I am rarely up at 7:30a.m. I am going to forward your article to my niece, Cindy Fitzgerald, and ask her to find a time where we can pray for 10 minutes together. She is in Pennsylvania and I am in Florida. Thank you for including me.
Barbara, I’m so glad you want to add another “power group” of prayer! 300,000,000 Minutes isn’t an organization, just one messdenger on a blog that hopes others will join her in the idea of thousands/millions of little prayer groups across the country, all praying for the healing of our nation.
We were guests in a church yesterday that invited us to fast (in some manner) and pray for the 52 days until the election, beginning next Sunday.
You lay out a wonderful outline for what that kind of prayer should look like.
God bless America.
Thank you, Nancy. Fasting is also one of the best things we can do as Christians in these times. I have terrible self-control when it comes to food, but I’m willing to try.
I would love you join you! That’s about the time I pray: 5:30 am mountain time. The prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective and the answer to what ails America, not politics or agenda. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! That will be wonderful! Knowing others are praying right around the same time I am is encouraging to all of us!
Powerful message. Thank you for sharing with us. I’m praying.
Thank you, Melissa.
Thank you for the reminder that prayer changes things and prayer in unity can change a nation!
Absolutely, Ava! I had a personal reminder of that a couple of weeks ago. A new member of my prayer group almost died of an undiagnosed illness. She asked for prayer, the next day she was rushed to ER, and for the first time in two years, doctors figured out what was wrong! She’s on medication and praising the Lord!
Linda, this post reminds me of the message of II Chronicles 7:14. Such a needed message.
Absolutely! While I didn’t use the verse in this post, it was my inspiration to write it.
This is a superb idea! Uniting our prayers together before God for the good of our country can accomplish much. More than talking about change or even writing about change. Well said, Linda! Brava!
Thank you, Melinda! Think how many prayers are knocking on heaven’s door if only the people who responded to this post commit to prayer with a small group!
Wonderful idea! You are so right — there is TREMENDOUS power in prayer. If we join our hearts together, what power!!
Yes, Jessica! This is what God encourages us to do!