The countdown to our election is nearing. Many people believe this could be the most important election ever and that it’s about the soul and future of America. 

Recently, IFA leaders have sensed a growing burden to pray for President Trump. On August 28, 2024, on Give Him 15, Dutch Sheets explained that earlier in the week, he and his wife, Ceci, received the same sense of urgency to pray for President Trump. They believed God was revealing the danger of another attempt against his life and other governmental leaders. 

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This post focuses on prayer for President Trump. IFA has published other articles to help pray for Vice President Harris. 

Let’s join in praying for President Trump.

Protection from plots and people 

Pray for supernatural protection and his family as he runs for President (see Psalm 91, Psalm 121:7). 

Pray that any schemes to kill or harm him will be exposed and thwarted (see Psalm 21:11, Job 42:2). 

Pray that man’s plans fail and God’s plan prevails.

Pray for the people surrounding President Trump. Ask God to expose and remove from him those who give foolish counsel, are opportunists, or are traitorous (see Proverbs 27:6, 2 Samuel 15:31 ).

Pray that God’s plan for President Trump will prevail (see Proverbs 16:9, Psalm 33:11, Psalm 37:23 ).

Divine Guidance

Pray that President Trump will NOT rely on his wisdom, strength, or resources but trust the Lord for everything (Proverbs 3:5-9, Psalm 25:5). 

Pray he will receive wise biblical counsel and instruction from the Lord (see Psalm 32:8, Proverbs 1:5).

Pray that God will speak to him through dreams, visions, and other people. Pray that he will hear the word of the Lord (see Job 33:15-18, Psalm 119:105).

A Heart After God

The Bible upholds King David as exemplifying godly leadership. He was a mighty warrior and King, but he was also a worshipper who sought the Lord before he did anything concerning the nation. (And when he didn’t, the nation of Israel suffered.)

Pray for President Trump to have a heart that’s God-willed, not self-willed (see Psalm 51:10, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 27:19).

Pray for President Trump to be filled with the Holy Spirit (see 1 Samuel 10:6).

A Spirit of Prayer

While he was in office, we all saw pictures of President Trump in the media, either in church or praying, and these are great things. Pray that he seeks God even more in private than in public. 

Pray He will approach the throne of God, seeking His mercy and grace (see Hebrews 4:16, Matthew 6:6).

A Spirit of Repentance

The Bible tells us, “For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body” (James 3:2). We also know that “if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8) but “if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

Pray for President Trump to be aware of his sin, confess it, and repent of it (see Proverbs 28:13, Proverbs 21:2). 

Choose Humility & Reject Pride

Many intercessors and prophets heard from God during his presidency and prayed for him.  A few believe he is having a “Nebuchadnezzar moment” (see Daniel 4:28-37). In the Bible, pride caused many kings who started out serving the Lord to act presumptuously and stumble; some even sinned against Him. 

Pray for President Trump to choose humility. It is the way of the kingdom, modeled by the Lord Jesus Christ (see 1 Peter 5:6, James 4:6). 

Break off any ungodly alliances.

King Jehosophat loved the Lord but aligned himself with wicked King Ahab through marriage. His son married Ahab’s daughter, which was a foolish alliance (see 2 Chronicles 18:1-8), and a prophet rebuked him for it. Likewise, King Asa started out serving the Lord but allied with a pagan king for help. He was also rebuked and, out of anger, persecuted the prophet God sent him and began to afflict the people (see 2 Chronicles 16:1-14). 

Pray that if President Trump has any ungodly alliances, he will separate from them (see Psalm 1:1, 2 Kings 20:12-13). 

Pray His allegiance will be to the Lord (see Deuteronomy 11:1, 1 Kings 22:48 ).

Church, fix your eyes on Jesus.

We cannot blame our leaders and government for everything. They are accountable, but we, the church, also need humility, repentance, and prayer. God has always intervened for those who cried out to Him in desperation. It’s prominent throughout scripture. However, we read that after they were delivered, they went right back to the sinful conditions that caused their captivity. Let’s not make those same mistakes.

Part of humility is admitting we don’t know everything; we don’t have all the answers, but we know and trust the One who does. A big part of humility is admitting when we were wrong. Pride refuses to look like a fool, refuses accountability, and never accepts wrongdoing. The church has been equally guilty of pride. 

Some of us were caught up in prophetic mania in the years before the 2020 elections. I’m preaching to myself on that one. Let’s not be found the way we were leading into the last elections. Going into the previous elections, we were arrogant and proud. Let’s humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. In the previous election cycle, we, the church, were at war with one other, both before and after. Let’s be like the church in Acts 2, which was in accord. They were united in heart, mind, and action, awaiting the outpouring of God’s Spirit. They believed they would see what he promised. 

Pray for God’s will to be done for our elections (see Isaiah 55:8-9, Matthew 6:10).

Pray that God’s plans and purposes for America will prevail over the enemy’s plan (see Romans 8:28, Job 42:2).

Pray for an awakening in America, and let it begin in Your church (see Psalm 33:11, Ephesians 5:8-17).  

Intercessors pray; we don’t presume. We presumed the 2020 elections would end in our favor, but that did not happen. God often brings before my heart the Lord’s Prayer (see Matthew 6:9-13), and I cannot get away from it. Specifically, “Your kingdom come, You will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven.”  When you don’t know how to pray, you can never go wrong, praying God’s will be done.

Give us the fear of the Lord. 

The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, and he said, “Pray this way.” After He addresses the Father, He says, “Hallowed be Your name.” He is and will always be holy, sacred, and worthy of all our worship and reverence. Some have lost the fear of the Lord and have given into fear of man. God’s word is clear on this: The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe (Proverbs 29:25). If you fear how the elections will turn out, surrender it to the Lord. He will keep us safe, no matter the outcome. He promises to protect us and is faithful in keeping His word. 

Father,

We humbly come before You on behalf of our elections and, more importantly, for our nation. We lift President Donald J. Trump before you. We thank You for every plan against him that has failed, for the lies that were exposed, and for the attempt against his life that was not allowed to succeed. Protect him from future plots. Remove and expose those around him who are pretenders. We are thankful for all the good he accomplished and recognize his humanity. He is not perfect, just as we are not.

We repent on behalf of the decisions he made that hurt people. We repent for his plan to divide Israel. These decisions had repercussions. One emboldened a demonic agenda and divided and hurt people. The other touched Israel, the apple of Your eye. Lord, speak to him about both.

We also know he came from a lineage marked by revival. We pray for an encounter with Your Presence that will mark his life forever. We pray for a new heart, one that is fully after You. Fill him with Your Holy Spirit, and change him into a new man. 

Speak to him in dreams and visions, through godly counsel, or even when he’s praying. Make your plans known to him. It’s Your plans and counsel that will stand forever. Let Your kingdom come; let Your will be done in America as it is in heaven. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.