The National Day of Prayer (USA) is coming soon, on May 3rd, 2007. Here is the main website which lists all the sponsored events of the day. I believe that It is increasingly important for Christians to unite in prayer over the spiritual condition of the country and to seek Revival and a spiritual awakening for our land. With thousands praying across the whole country, this would be a great time for the beginning of a break through. Make sure to put May 3 on your calendar.
I recently received the following from Charisma Online -a “Streams of Revival” article(4/17/07). Dutch Sheets (Pastor of Springs Harvest Fellowship in Colorado Springs, CO.) has similar concerns and writes:
God is asking America to partner with Him again, to agree with His purposes and reasons for establishing this nation. We must bury our idols and return to Him with all our hearts. It is essential that repentance be first worked through our lives in order for true revival to flow through us and impact the nation.
I refer to repentance as a process. It usually comes over a period of time as we gradually are transformed into His way of thinking. The river can and will flow in increasingly deeper levels if we cooperate with the Holy Spirit. If we make the right decisions in this nation we will see a great return of the miraculous.
He believes that to pray effectively for America we should: