( 1 ) " . . .AND NOT GIVE UP!!"

By Steve Shultz,

I honestly believe it is no surprise or even to be unexpected that the presidential race is the closest race in years. (My apologies to those overseas that don't much care about the American Presidential election!)

God, while never EVER late, has always been--a last minute God! The reason for this is to stretch us in every way and to test our resolve. The very thing HE wants to do--is the very thing He partners with US to bring to pass through our prayers and intercessions. It's the package deal. It's the way He set it up. And He seems to delight in the last-minute stuff--to test our resolve!!

Eph 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and ALWAYS KEEP ON PRAYING for all the saints.

II Th 3:1-2 Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And PRAY that we may BE DELIVERED from wicked and evil men, for NOT EVERYONE HAS FAITH.

Now, -- Only God Himself knows the heart of any man on earth. As Believers, we don't even know our own heart, much less the heart of any other man.

But the LORD knows all hearts -- of all men, at all times.

So how are we to pray? and in what manner?

Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples ... that they should always pray and NOT GIVE UP!

Again . . . ALWAYS PRAY . . . . AND NOT GIVE UP!

So, back to the point. The Lord has taken this election down to the Wire to teach US to pray about everything, all the time, in all ways and NEVER GIVE UP!!

--- Steve Shultz

WITH THAT IN MIND---BE ENCOURAGED BY THIS OTHER WORD . . .

( 2 ) "GOD'S PEOPLE MUST PRAY"

By: William C. Yount

As I saw us as a people take a step towards praying for our nation, I saw like our foot lifted up and ready to come down into the Promise Land. It was like crossing over a line from the wilderness into that Land of Promise.

As our foot was being raised up I heard giants screaming, yelling and trembling, shouting an alarm of fear throughout the enemy camps, declaring, "The people whose God brought them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, through the Wilderness, are now coming into our land."

I saw giant-like spiritual walls like Jericho shaking, ready to fall down. I heard a voice, I believe the devil himself, shouting with fear and trembling, declaring, "If they continue to pray, there is no stopping them. We must stop them from praying or they will take the whole Land."