We Pray For America!
- Being Transformed
I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. – Ezekiel 36:26
Transformation, metamorphosis… it is one of the oldest concepts in literature. Even the oldest form of poetry known, The Epic of Gilgamesh, found in Sumerian cuneiform, is rife with shapeshifting and even terrifying mutations. Today, if you scroll through your favorite movie streams, you will notice the theme continues. Superheroes and villains alike are interesting because they alter their appearance and abilities quickly.
Maybe the reason transformation is such a captivating story is that it is THE story of all humanity. Creator God, the perfect Author of Life, sees the plight of humanity. Broken people, sincere in desire and Herculean in effort, remain hopelessly lost, unworthy to exist in God’s holy presence. What is His answer? His response is to transform the human heart, mind, and spirit, as only He can. God remakes His beloved people, who trust in Christ Jesus, so they become acceptable in His sight.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:17-19).
God’s plan to rescue and transform humankind is more exciting than any movie! The resurrection power of Jesus Christ makes it a reality. Pray for the story of the United States to be one of reconciliation. Ask God to bring healing change to the nation and in the world.
Today’s Verse: Ezekiel 36:26
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Psalm 51:7-12
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER
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- General Christopher Mahoney, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Christopher Mahoney, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Born – Weymouth, Massachusetts
- Education – B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., University of Canberra; M.A., Air War College
- Military Service – U.S. Marine Corps
- Profession – Naval aviator
- Political Experience – Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commander 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Commander Marine Aircraft Group 12, Commander Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242
- In office since – 2025
- Family – Undisclosed
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- General Christopher Mahoney, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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