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Texas GOP Congressman Tony Gonzales recently gave his peers in the House of Representatives a stern wake-up call about the aftermath of the presidential election regardless of which party wins. He urged the House to step up and start leading.

Although this warning was issued to leaders in the nation, I felt that much of what he was speaking about was also a wake-up call to the church. Here is what Rep. Gonzales said and how it gives direction in prayer for our nation and one another. 

We must be willing to admit when we’ve made mistakes—stop blaming everyone else for what’s wrong.” 

Pray for justice to be done. And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf (Luke 18:7 AMP). 

Pray for accountability from our governmental leaders. But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words, you will be acquitted, and by your words, you will be condemned (Matthew 12:36-37 NIV).

Pray for accountability in the church. We can’t blame the government and church leaders for everything wrong in this nation. We have to own our mistakes and repent of them, too.  And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’ and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye (Matthew 7:3-5).

The country and lawmakers need bravery moving forward . . . ” 

Pray for our lawmakers and leaders to be brave. Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people (Proverbs 14:34 ESV).

Pray for the church to be brave and stand for righteousness. The wicked flee when no one pursues them, But the righteous are as bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1 AMP).

“. . . focus on bipartisan solutions to our problems.” 

The Congressman used the word bipartisan more than once. Bipartisanship involves two parties working together towards a common goal. While we usually see two parties at war, the goal of bipartisanship is supposed to be an agreement for the good of the people they are called to serve.

Pray for our nation’s leaders to encounter the Lord Jesus Christ and put our country’s needs before their agenda. Pray for leaders on both sides of the aisle, as we are commanded to do in Scripture: Therefore, I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:1-4).

Bipartisanship is for politics. However, the church has a similar problem. We lack unity. We do not show up to support other churches or each other. We should work together for the greater good, advancing the gospel of Jesus Christ and promoting His kingdom. But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith] (1 Corinthians 1:10 AMP). 

Pray for the church to move in unity to fulfill God’s plan for us. We are not meant to remain as children at the mercy of every chance wind of teaching and the jockeying of men who are expert in the craft presentation of lies. But we are meant to hold firmly to the truth in love, and to grow up in every way into Christ, the head. For it is from the head that the whole body, as a harmonious structure knit together by the joints with which it is provided, grows by the proper functioning of individual parts to its full maturity in love (Ephesians 4:14-16).

Congressman Gonzales hopes for bipartisanship to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require voters to show proof of citizenship before federal elections. He warns that we must have these safeguards because non-citizens are voting, and we should know it. 

Non-citizens are voting. The young generations are voting. Christians, sadly, are not voting. Statistics say 25 million Christians registered to vote will not vote in the presidential elections. This is why IFA created PrayTheVote2024.org, so that intercessors can pray for these Christians who have biblical values and are not likely to vote. You can pray for voters by name! Go to PraytheVote2024.com and make a difference now.

Pray for election integrity to be restored and for every attempt to cheat to be null and void. He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely, but he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished (Proverbs 10:9 AMP).

Church, don’t just pray for elections; show up. Exercise your faith by voting. Thus, also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works (James 2:17-18).

The Congressman issued his statement as a warning and call to action to his fellow representatives. Church, can you hear the urgency and applicability to us? We have to break free from complacency and stagnation and go forward in God’s will. 

Then we turned and set out for the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea, just as the LORD had told me, and we circled Mount Seir for many days. And the LORD spoke to me, saying, ‘You have circled this mountain long enough; turn northward (Deuteronomy 2:1-3 AMP). 

After circling the same mountain, God told His people, “Enough, stop going in circles, and go north!” Have we done enough of the same thing and gotten nowhere? We may need to turn northward. They were on a mountain, but God was calling them north. It was a call to come up higher. He calls us to ascend the hill of the Lord with clean hands and a pure heart (see Psalm 24). 

In the previous chapter (see Deuteronomy 1:6 NLT), the Lord tells his people the same thing, except He says, “It’s time to break camp and move on.” The word break means to separate suddenly or violently. In other words, God was saying, “Move and do it now, no more delay.”  

I sense that God is asking us to move without delay, right now. Are there things, situations, and people God calls you to separate from? Now is the time to examine and do what the Lord asks you. It’s always time to pray, but there is also a time to act, to step out in faith and do what He has told us. The results and outcome are up to God, but the obedience is up to us. 

What do you think of Rep. Gonzales’ challenge? Please share with a friend!

IFA contributing writer Gloria Robles is a passionate intercessor with a prophetic voice for today. For more from Gloria, go to Spotify or Anchor and listen to her podcast, Something To Share. Photo credit: Getty Images.

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Maritza Rose
September 14, 2024

We bind any prognosis if violence and chaos after the elections in Jesus name and we declare the peace of God over the Nation.

Iris Winters
September 11, 2024

Sadly, I am hearing people tell me with passion that they will not be voting “because why vote when my vote won’t count, “they” have already decided who will be the president”.

So I pray that not only will truth come out but that Father YOUR Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven where in TRUTH , YOU are the One Who puts Kings in power and takes kings off their thrones. (And a “king” is anyone who has the influence and ability (thus the power) to get his or her way in their areas of influence.)
LORD God of our Universe, YOU have shown and declared that it will be done to us as we do to others. If a Nation turns away from YOU, YOU will turn away from it and You will say to the intercessors as You said to Samuel concerning King Saul :
1 Sa 13:13 and ! Samuel 15:11 (ie we have prayed but the Leaders rebelled against God) and as in 1 Samuel God has rejected Saul in spite of Samuel’s deep cries praying for Saul and so Saul sets out to kill David. Mankind has been given free will. Thank You for so great a gift, LORD. So we now pray for the “David” that seeks Your face and heart. Let him be elected.
But first we pray for Your church , Your people to repent of our evils of allowing abortion, of accepting homosexual leaders in churches, our sins of omission neglecting prayer, of being more like social clubs than True worship centers or of being so religious we neglect the needs of our membership. So Father I pray for Your Family to honor You the way YOU want to be honored, that You would point out Your truths to us so we rethink our beliefs. And then YOU will be free to honor Your Word to give us government that reflects OUR own hearts. Help us to repent and turn away from wickedness. Teach us to speak humbly in love, to be like You, so YOUR WILL can be done on the Earth the way it is done in Heaven.

Robert L. Mitchell,lll,D.D.S.,
September 9, 2024

Outstanding and so spot on!

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Sylvia
September 9, 2024

Lord, Hear the deep prayers of our hearts for these situations. The coming election, voter integrity, WISDOM FOR YOUR. CHURCH to pray in accordance to YOUR will. Holy Spirit you hear our groaning; let our petitions be heard before our Father’s throne. We thank you that you have heard us Father. In Jesus’s name. Amen

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Richhard
September 9, 2024

LORD GOD HELP US TOHEED THIS WARNING, HELP US TO MEET THE CHALLENGEWITH COURAGE, HONOR, DETERMINATION TO WIN AND RSTORE YOUR GOSPEL TOIT’SRIGHTFULPLACEIN OR NATIONALDISCOURSE.
I ASK IN JESUS’ NAME,
AMEN

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Lane
September 9, 2024

Our Lord in heaven, give urgency to the Christian voter. That it is our privilege to vote. May churches encourage Christians to vote and that they will turn from complacency to seeking God’s will.

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MN
September 8, 2024

Let us pray DAILY & WITHOUT WAVERING for ALL instances of theft, cheating, fraud, illegal lawfare tactics & schemes/plots to be EXPOSED, publicly revealed & actual justice to take place. Let us pray for overwhelming conviction to surround the minds & hearts of those willingly involved in election theft of any type. Let us humbly but boldly ask God to intervene, for we cannot do this without His help. The extreme lack of follow up justice when election crimes are or have been exposed is nothing more than an indicator of the sin sick condition of the heart of mankind. I pray that justice “actually” carried out will lead many to repentance & a turning to God. Lord, help our nation…

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Brian Lynch
September 8, 2024

Lord Jesus, I cry out to You about the aftermath of this year’s Presidential election. May the transition be a peaceful one. Let there be no violence or hatred in our nation. Cause us to remember that no one gets to be a national leader except by Your annointing. I thank and praise You in advance for what You are about to do.

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NanJohnson
September 7, 2024

Thank you Lord God for raising up Tony Gonzales with the truth of the warning you are giving us at this time. May we take what Rep Gonzales with great seriousness. These declarations he has made are one hundred percent straight from God. We ignore this or take it lightly at our own peril. The Bible clearly teaches us to pray for and support our government. (Separation of church and state means that the government cannot establish a state church and force all people to go there.) This is often misunderstood by Christians. Father God works through people and if we don’t obey and vote our country is quite likely to cease to exist as we have known it in the past. God is leaving the choice to each of us. The importance of this election 🗳 will greatly influence our lives for good or for evil. Let us obey God !!

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Darlene Estlow
September 7, 2024

Thank you Gloria. Unity is so important. May God’s church and our government be unified and working together.

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Yvonne
September 7, 2024

There was a lie going around several years ago, that one persons vote doesn’t matter. Isn’t that the way the deceiver works. I have at least one in my family. I forwarded this email to her and am praying that God will touch her heart. Her name is Stacey

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Barbara Jones
September 7, 2024

Thank you so much Congressman Gonzales. God has His hand on you and may you be blessed in many ways, exp. protection. In Jesus Christ name, Amen

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Susan CC
September 7, 2024

ON 9/324, to “Prayer for President Trump, “ Jen prayed…..“LORD, please may this season be one of miracles, signs, and wonders. NOT chaos, robbery, and destruction.” I loved it when I read it and am reposting it here.

Daniel 2:21, Psalm 22:28, Romans 13:1-2, Matthew 19:26

Dear Heavenly Father, Your Word says, You change times and seasons; You remove kings and set up kings; You give wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. Kingship belongs to You, Lord. You rule over the nations. It also says, Let every person be subject to the governing authorities because there is no authority except from You and those that exist have been instituted by You….whoever resists the authorities resists what You have appointed and those who resist will incur judgment. Lord, I pray You will direct every legal voter to vote and I am praying Jen’s words again…”“LORD, please may this (election) season be one of miracles, signs, and wonders. NOT chaos, robbery, and destruction.” I ask this in the Name of Jesus, who tells us, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Hear our prayers Lord and make all this possible and may the outcome be for Your glory and the good of every American. Amen

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kitty mears
September 7, 2024

Pray, pray, pray. Take a drive around your county, city and intercede for those in leadership.

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Monte
September 7, 2024

If 90% of Christians vote we can save the USA. We’re not being asked to storm Omaha Beach just simply VOTE! Vote if you have to stand in line for hours or overcome other challenges. I also pray that any election fraud be stopped and/or uncovered with hard, cold evidence. Lord Anoint and financially supply True the vote, Commander Gregory Stenstrom and other Patriots who are working on this devilish problem. Psalm 144.1.

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Sharon
September 7, 2024

This a wonderful, timely warning that I pray all people but especially believers will take to heart. God has this but we need to pray without ceasing, stay in the Word and draw nearer to God than ever before. We also need to stay focused on Him throughout what many are saying will be very unsettled times of great shaking as God removes the shackles from His children and deals with those who have made themselves His and our enemies. Things will look bleaker than ever at the climax of the events He has been warning us about but none of it will be aimed at His children but at those who seek to harm us and our nation. IFA is a wonderful resource for prayer. Thank you for all you do. Remember Life and death are in the power of the tongue so speak life every chance you get and go forth in the full armor of God.

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Leasha McCoy
September 7, 2024

This entire post represents exactly what God has been putting in my heart and I have been praying for. We are commanded/called to unity and to love one another speaking truth in love. Praying and sharing in Jesus Name.

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Rol
September 7, 2024

His critically important mandate could also avert Poat-Election Civil War!

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Gayla de selle
September 7, 2024

So true so true prayed. For God’s will and timing always will be done daily for America. Family friends, the loss. The hurting our borders are government leaders a constitution?

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Mary Beth
September 7, 2024

Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, Lord, in and through each of us.

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Tracy Logel
September 7, 2024

Excellent!! I have forwarded to many prayer warriors!!!

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Theresa
September 7, 2024

My prayer is that God’s people will truly turn from their wicked ways that we will truly be sorrowful over our sins against God and that God’s people will come to a place in him or they truly are sorrowful and that he will heal our land and forgive our sins for we do serve a faithful and just God but we have a responsibility I also pray that there will be an igniting of the Holy Spirit in each and every believer of our Lord Jesus Christ and that we will go before the Lord to be filled with Him and asking for the crushing of our hearts to be completely emptied of “ourselves,” and anything that has to do with “self.” I also ask that if we who call ourselves Christians will stop being silent and go to the polls and vote. The number of us who claim they are Christ’s followers who are NOT voting in elections is staggering and should not be! If we truly are God’s people we need to get off our _____ and get some backbone and realize that we will be held accountable for being silent. I totally agree with representative Tony Gonzalez from Texas in that accountability will be for each of us. Amen.

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Rick
September 7, 2024

So where is the full Gonzales quote and when was it delivered? And a source–

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Jackie Hardman
September 7, 2024

The church’s complacency over the last 50 years is responsible for Americas decline. We have not always stood for God’s truth . Too busy wanting to be popular so people will come. Where was the church when abortion became the law , where was the church when prayer left school and every vestige of Christianity was removed from public property?? God is love for sure but not at the expense of standing up for His absolute TRUTH. He is a jealous God too and there will be a judgment. My prayer for America is that the church would AWAKEN, repent, let revival begin, and that revival spreads across our nation. We always pray for others to be in revival but it must start in the church of JESUS CHRIST FIRST. Time to be honest and accountable All of us including myself have lived in our smugness too long. The silent majority has become the silent minority. PRAY, VOTE, SPEAK GOD’S TRUTH AND STAND!!✝️ 🙏🇮🇱🇺🇸 God please help America.

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Char Kolzow
September 7, 2024

Praise God for fellow Christians who PROD us (often LAZY Christians!!) to BE “on our toes” in ACTION. Our Lord instructed us to BE alert! BE ready for ACTION as His “hands and feet”. This is NOT a Rose Garden!!! We WILL be held responsible!!! Our Lord is NOT the “great Pillsbury Doughboy in the Sky!! We are STUPID if we
think we “punch Him and He just pops back out”.

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Darlene Blair
September 7, 2024

Amen!

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