The following is an excerpt from our daily devotional Fellowship With the Father, written by IFA contributing writer Remco Brommet.

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:1-4.

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God’s Big Plan: He wants all people to be saved. Small Plan Detail: praying for people in authority helps open the way for that.

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Especially during crises, when God’s finger urgently seems to point to the truth He wants people to come to know – salvation in Christ from the wrath to come.

We need our governments to realize the limitations on their knowledge and ability to handle a crisis of this magnitude.

We also need our leaders to turn to wisdom from above, which is in plentiful supply for those who ask, and involve God directly in their handling of the crisis.

So whether you agree with a government’s policies, or like or dislike the people in power, pray for them. They are our sitting government. God allowed them to sit. They need Him.

Pray then that their eyes may be opened, and they may have an encounter with the Holy Spirit that will lead to godly decisions and actions.

Organizations like Intercessors For America have helpful resources to familiarize yourself with who-is-who, how to pray for them, and receive alerts for urgent prayer requests.

You can visit IFA at www.ifapray.org.

I have to confess that I frequently have to push past dislikes and disagreements and remember that Paul wrote this when the oppressive Romans were in power in order to get serious about praying for our government. They brutally persecuted the church. Hardly the winners of a popularity contest among Christians!

Today’s Prayer Assignment

I invite you to join me in setting feelings about who is in power aside, remembering that praying for our government is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, and that the Holy Spirit will help us know what to pray (Romans 8:24).

Let us pray for our President and his team, for the members of Congress, as well as for our state and local leaders, that the monumental problems they are tasked to solve will drive them to seek the Lord, walk with Him, and receive from Him the wisdom from above they so badly need.

Then pray that your prayers for those in high positions will ultimately lead to people coming to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.

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Author Remco Brommet is a pastor, spiritual growth teacher, and prayer leader with over 40 years’ experience in Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the US. Born and raised in the Netherlands and pastoring his first church in Amsterdam, he moved to the US in 1986. He and his wife Jennifer currently live north of Atlanta, GA When not writing books, he blogs and assists his wife as content developer and prayer coordinator for True Identity Ministries. Jennifer and Remco are passionate about bringing people into a deeper relationship with Christ. Photo Credit: zbindere/Getty Images Signature via Canva Pro.