The first 100 days

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:21 am

Day 19

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For the Obama family to be blessed with meaningful times together regularly
These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress
them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when
you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie
them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write
them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates...—Deuteronomy 6:6-9(NIV)

Loving Lord, You call us into families
and You often use our families to accomplish Your will in our lives—to
instruct and nurture children, to care for our elderly and to give us
glorious glimpses of Your great love for us. We praise and bless You
for this marvelous plan, and for the joy and pleasure our families give
us.

We pray today for the Obama family—for
President and Mrs. Obama, their daughters Malia and Sasha and Mrs.
Obama’s mother, Mrs. Marian Robinson. They are a strong and sound
family, and we thank You for their dedication to one another, praying
that You will protect their times together. Please keep the demands of
the presidency from burdening them or keeping them from loving one
another as You have called them to love. Give them great joy and
blessing as they adjust to life in the White House, and preserve their
strong family identity, I ask in Jesus’ name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:45 am

Day 20

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For Malia and Sasha Obama to be nurtured in their faith daily
May Your deeds be shown to Your servants, Your splendor to their children. —Psalm 90:16(NIV)

Your Word declares in Psalm 111, “The
fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His
precepts have good understanding. To Him belongs eternal praise.”
Almighty God, we do worship You today for this truth, and that as You
declare Yourself to us, we are then able to pass along the reality of
Your work and presence to our children, to the next generation of
believers in You.

Heavenly Father, today we ask You to give
Malia and Sasha Obama people who are deeply-rooted in their faith in
You who will, in turn, declare to these precious children the reality
of who You are, and of what You can accomplish in their lives. Lord,
let these girls become mighty women of faith in You, ones who would
become world-changers in the footsteps of their parents. Use Barack and
Michelle Obama as well, Lord, to nurture trust in You in the lives of
their daughters. We ask this, O God, in the name that is above all
names; the name of Jesus, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:37 am

Day 21

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For Malia and Sasha Obama to be blessed with strong and healthy friendships
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.—Proverbs 27:9(NIV)

Holy Lord, You are a loving God who calls
us into relationship, first with Yourself and then with one another.
Today I praise and thank You for Your love and friendship in my life,
and I bless you for putting in my heart the need to love and be loved.
I love You, Holy God with everything in me, everything I am able to
summon within myself, I lift in love and worship of You.

I lift before you Malia and Sasha Obama
today, asking that You would bless them with strong and deep
friendships that encourage them and keep them humble, enriching their
lives with great joy and delight. Give them friends who want to know
them for who You have made them, and not because of their father’s
position. Keep them from negative and dark influences, Lord, and set
each of these young women in the midst of godly and Christ-centered
circles of influence that will cause them to rely on You in all things.
I ask this in Jesus’ loving name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:10 am

Day 22

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For protection and safety for President Obama every moment of every day
For He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.—Psalm 91:11(NIV)

Almighty God, we praise You today for
creating angels to be Your ministering spirits to us; that while we
cannot see their presence, we can sense their guarding embrace as we
remember Your faithful promises from Psalm 91. It overwhelms us to know
that You care for us in such an intimate and powerful way.

Therefore, Lord, we also ask now that
Your magnificent angels would envelop President Obama, shielding him
from physical and spiritual harm. As you do this, O God, let him sense
their presence in a way that unquestionably glorifies You and Your
individual work in his life. Let this be done, omnipotent Father, in
the name of Christ we ask, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:29 am

Day 23

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For protection and safety for Michelle Obama every moment of every day
You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.—Psalm 32:7(NIV)

Awesome and mighty God, You are great and
powerful! You rule on high in majesty and strength. You are omnipotent
and omnipresent; nothing can harm You as you reign from Your throne.
Your name-and all the strength and authority it implies-is a strong and
safe hiding place for those who love you. I worship You today Lord, for
Your power and might.

Today, I bring before Your throne our
nation's First Lady, Michelle Obama, asking that you surround her with
Your holy protection and care. Keep her safe, O Lord, in body, mind and
spirit, that she may be able to serve You and Your purposes for her
life every day. Protect her from any source of harm, Lord, and keep her
in Your care always. I ask this in Jesus' holy name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:57 am

Day 24

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For protection and safety for Malia and Sasha Obama every moment of every day
The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. —Psalm 121:8(NIV)

Lord, I thank and praise You for the rich
promises You make in Psalm 121 where You declare again and again
through the psalmist Your promise to watch over us. What a joy and
privilege it is, Heavenly Father, to realize You are concerned for us
and guard us so precisely and attentively. Thank you, God, for Your
never-ending love for Your children!

Comforted by Your watchful eye, we also
intercede for President and Mrs. Obama’s daughters, Malia and Sasha,
asking You to see them and cradle them in Your sure and full
protection. As they come and go from school, depart from and arrive
again at their rooms in the White House wherever they are, Lord be with
these children and keep them safe. May You be glorified as You honor
our prayers, Lord, and we give You praise, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:26 am

Day 25

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For Mrs. Marian Robinson to be blessed as she takes up residence in the White House
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. —Proverbs 17:6(NIV)

Father God, all time and history are in
Your hands and all things happen by Your design. I praise and thank You
for Your sovereignty and love for the world—love that caused You to
send and sacrifice Your only Son, Jesus. Thank You for surrendering Him
so I can draw near to You and can know You without fear or punishment.

Today, Lord, I pray for Mrs. Marian
Robinson, First Lady Michelle Obama’s mother and Sasha and Malia’s
grandmother. Thank you for the kind and selfless way she has been able
to nurture and influence these girls throughout their lives. As she has
chosen to continue this loving service and support of the First Family,
I ask for Your grace and help for her. Bless her, Lord, as she has now
moved into the White House to be of help and support. Provide her with
friendships, fellowship and joy in every day, Lord, and let her time in
the White House be filled with great blessing and sweetness. In Your
loving name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:59 am

Day 26

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For Mrs. Marian Robinson to have the blessing of friendship and fellowship in her new home
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. —Proverbs 17:17(NIV)

Lord, often we never feel more alone than
we do when we are in a new home in a new city. Though surrounded by
people and clamor, we are isolated, because we have no specific people
for ourselves no close friends to fill the relational void in our life.
Even as we realize You are there and would never leave us, there is
still a need for true friends who love us always.
With that in mind, Lord, we intercede now
for Mrs. Marian Robinson, that You to provide her with genuine and
trusted friends that she can confide in and gain strength from as she
works to care for her granddaughters Malia and Sasha. Select people of
honor and integrity that love You, and place them in Mrs. Robinson’s
path in the days and months to come. Do this, O God, so she may be
blessed and drawn closer to You. Thank you, Lord, by Your power we
pray, amen

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:52 am

Day 27

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For godly influence at every level of the White House
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.—I Peter 5:8(NIV)

Holy and beautiful Lord God, You are
glorious, righteous and good. You are the source of all goodness and
truth, and there is nothing that is good or true that did not have its
source in You. You dwell in unfathomable light and glory, and darkness
cannot abide with Your presence.

Lord, we know that we have an enemy—an
enemy of our souls that would love to gain a foothold in the halls of
influence and power, particularly in the White House and the West Wing.
We ask today that godliness and holiness will be the order of the day
every day, at every level in the White House. May godly character be
valued and sought out by those who lead our nation, so You may be
glorified and Your purposes served. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:33 am

Day 28

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For President Obama to keep vital spiritual disciplines of Bible reading and prayer, that he may hear and obey God’s leading
But God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. —Psalm 66:19(NIV)

What a privilege to carry everything to
You, O God, in our prayers! The words from the hymn, Lord, remind us
once again of the incredible truth that You listen and hear us when we
pray. In Psalm 66, You also remind us of a king that You saved from an
enemy threat bringing deliverance to his entire nation a leader who has
learned that You surely do listen and respond when we call on You. We
thank and praise You for this O God.

We ask, Lord, that You would give the
same realization to the leader of our nation, President Barack Obama.
Encourage and equip him, O God, to maintain a daily habit of searching
Your ways through the Bible…and of searching Your heart through prayer.
Let President Obama speak to You, mighty God, and respond to his
praises and requests. We agree now on this, in Christ’s name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:04 am

Day 29

Quote:

For Mrs. Michelle Obama to keep
vital spiritual disciplines including Bible reading and prayer, that
she may hear and obey God’s leading
Come near to God and he will come near to you.—James 4:8(NIV)

Holy God who reaches out to every person
You have made, we praise and bless You today for making Yourself known
to us! Thank You, Lord, for Your holy word which guides us and helps us
know Your heart and Your will for each of us. Thank You for making Your
truth available to us so we may draw near to You in love and faith.

Today we bring before You our First Lady,
Michelle Obama, asking that she will keep in her life the daily
disciplines of Bible reading and prayer. We know, Father, that her life
is full, her days are busy and her responsibilities and challenges are
many. May she turn to You every day, seeking Your truth and will for
her life, so she may know and pursue Your will in her life as she
supports her husband and family. In Jesus’ beautiful name I ask this,
amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:00 am

Day 30

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For God’s spiritual protection over the White House, all its rooms and the grounds that surround it
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they
had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each
morning.—I Chronicles 9:27(NIV)

Mighty Lord, Our protector and keeper,
Your Word shows us that guarding important structures is a priority to
You; that You care, in intricate detail, about how they are kept from
attack by the enemy. In today’s Scripture You show how You protected
Your house around the clock. Your vigilance is extraordinary and
encouraging as we think of the mansion that houses our President, his
family and his staff. We thank and praise You for this, O Lord.

We ask today, Lord, that You guard the
White House in the same way You protected Your house in ancient days.
Be a mighty watchman, O God, over all who dwell and work in it, keeping
them from harm and shielding them from attack from the enemy of our
souls. Send Your heavenly host to be ever vigilant in safeguarding the
White House, Heavenly Father, we ask this day, in the name of Your Son
Jesus Christ, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:09 am

Day 31

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For God’s spiritual protection
over the West Wing, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and all
the offices from which White House business is done
But you are a shield around me, O LORD; You bestow glory on me and lift up
my head. To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.—Psalm 3:3-4(NIV)

Lord of Hosts, I praise You today for
Your righteous rule over both the earthy and the heavenly realms. You
command an army of angels, cherubim and seraphim, all who exist to do
Your bidding as You summon them to action. I praise You, Lord, for Your
holiness and might in the heavenly places, acknowledging that You are
more powerful than any force in all creation.

I ask today that You send Your heavenly
host to protect and safeguard all who do serve the Executive branch of
our nation’s government. Protect from evil those who serve in the White
House, the West Wing and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Lord
God. Keep safe those who serve in our nation’s cabinet level
departments, Lord, that evil may be defeated and You may be exalted
today and forever! In Your powerful name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:44 am

Day 32

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For great blessing and harmony for the White House domestic staff as they serve the needs of the First Family
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. —I Peter 4:10(NIV)

Gracious God, how grateful we are today
for the privilege You’ve given us to serve others. You’ve given each
one of us special talents, abilities and insights that we, under Your
direction, can use to glorify You as we help those around us. We
worship You now, Lord, for choosing to use us in this incredible way.

You’ve also positioned specific people, O
God, to serve President Obama and his family in the White House. What a
privilege, Lord, to be able to minister to the needs of our president,
his wife and children. Bring strength, joy and unity to every staff
member today, and use those who know You as Savior to be Your voice and
Your hands to the First Family. Operate through these people, Lord, and
be magnified in the process. In the name of Your Son, Christ our Lord,
we intercede, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:15 am

Day 33

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For a strong and positive working relationship between President Obama and Congress
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!—Psalm 133:1(NIV)

Holy and awesome God, three on One! I
praise and exalt You today for the kindness and love You show to all
You have made. Thank You for Your love and compassion, Your mercy and
Your sovereign will as you bring it to pass in our world. I thank You
that You communicate with us in such a great variety of ways, and You
make your will, Your heart and Your desires known, as You see fit.

Today I bring before You President Barack
Obama, asking that You guide him with Your wisdom and grace as he
continues to work with members of Congress from both parties and both
houses. As he considers each opportunity to communicate with members of
Congress, let him turn to You and seek Your will, Your words and Your
ways, Father. May there be a good and pleasant spirit of unity as these
contacts are made and words and thoughts are exchanged. I ask this in
Your holy name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:09 am

Day 34

Quote:

For a strong and positive working relationship between President Obama and Congress
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!—Psalm 133:1(NIV)

Holy and awesome God, three on One! I
praise and exalt You today for the kindness and love You show to all
You have made. Thank You for Your love and compassion, Your mercy and
Your sovereign will as you bring it to pass in our world. I thank You
that You communicate with us in such a great variety of ways, and You
make your will, Your heart and Your desires known, as You see fit.

Today I bring before You President Barack
Obama, asking that You guide him with Your wisdom and grace as he
continues to work with members of Congress from both parties and both
houses. As he considers each opportunity to communicate with members of
Congress, let him turn to You and seek Your will, Your words and Your
ways, Father. May there be a good and pleasant spirit of unity as these
contacts are made and words and thoughts are exchanged. I ask this in
Your holy name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:26 am

Day 35

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For Majority and Minority leaders in Congress
It is to a man’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
--Proverbs 20:3

Lord, You have given us Your Word filled
with basic yet profound principles that guide us in our daily living,
that police us as we interact with other people. We praise You, O God,
today for providing us direction and wisdom from Your heart not so You
could rule over our lives with an iron fist, but so we could learn to
govern our lives according to what You know is best for us.

Heavenly Father, we recognize today how
incredibly challenging it must be to serve as a person of authority in
Congress. Yet Your principle to avoid strife and not be quick to
quarrel is perfectly fashioned for all who serve in political office.
Therefore, Lord, we intercede now that You would enable the Majority
and Minority leadership in Congress to seek to resolve issues with
unity and bipartisanship, not with backbiting or driven by party
agendas. Work in the lives of these people You’ve chosen for these
positions, in the name of Jesus we pray, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:10 am

Day 36

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For President Obama and members of his team to call out to God with a desire for righteousness and godly living
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies make straight Your way before me.
--Psalm 5:8

You, O Lord, created us to live with
integrity. It is Your desire that we have no false ways about us, but
that we serve before others with honesty and in ways that’ll ultimately
glorify You. We thank you today, God, that Your ideals for us are
clear, Your expectations for us are high. We also praise You that You
make it possible for us to find the wisdom and strength to pursue
righteousness as we seek You and ask for Your aid.

Wonderful Lord, we now ask that You would
help President Obama, and all those who serve with him to govern this
nation, to call out to You and seek to live a godly life. David asked
You to direct him so that his enemies would have no grounds for their
malicious accusations against him. Enable our President and his staff
and team to do exactly the same, and make their way straight and level,
free from obstacles and temptations. We ask that You would do this,
Lord, in Your name we pray, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:10 am

Day 37

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For the Congressional Chaplains and their staffs
Keep
watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has
made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought
with his own blood.
--Acts 20:28

Holy God, I praise You for calling us to
Yourself through the precious shed blood of Jesus Christ. I thank You,
too, for calling some to lead in unique ways—especially for those You
call to minister to spiritual needs, after the model of the apostles
and early church leaders. I praise You for seeing to our spiritual
needs through these leaders. You are gracious and good, mighty God!

Today I bring before you Senate Chaplain
Rev. Barry Black and House Chaplain Father Daniel Coughlin and those
who serve on their staffs. Thank You for their ministries of influence
in the highest halls of power in our nation. Bless these people today,
Lord, as they serve. Encourage them, strengthen them, keep their hearts
focused on You and Your holy word, regardless of the pressures they
face. Let their be an extraordinary witness to Your power and truth
through them today, I ask in Jesus’ name, amen.

Subject: Re: The first 100 days Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:00 am

Day 38

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For members of President Obama’s cabinet to work together to achieve God’s purposes
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
--Psalm 33:11

Mighty God, You are the Creator of the
universe. No power or combination of forces can thwart Your plans. In
fact, we know You have established those in authority over us, who
serve as the leaders of our nation and world, so that Your purposes may
be accomplished through them. We may not understand why You do this or
how Your will is to be carried out through those You select. We just
trust that You do…and we’re grateful.

Heavenly Father, we’re also thankful
today for President Obama and the members of the cabinet he appointed
for our nation. We intercede, Lord, that You would bring unity into
their midst, and that there would be no double-mindedness or division,
but rather strong agreement among each person serving on his cabinet.
Empower them, O God, to work as one to make Your purposes for them, and
the United States, a reality. Make it so, Lord, and we praise You for
it, amen.

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