Hi, this is Nancy DeMoss Wogamuth. Welcome to the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

We're about to continue our study of the Old Testament book of Ruth. We've seen already that Ruth lived in a corrupt, chaotic era when most people around her were just doing whatever was right in their own eyes.

Does that sound familiar?

Well, before we get to today's lesson, I want to take a moment to pray for our nation.

Today, the 46th President of the United States will be inaugurated.

Now, as you know, Americans have been highly polarized around this transition.

Many still are. You may be feeling, I just don't know what to do, what to think.

Here's one thing we know from God's word, and that is that we need to pray.

1st Timothy 2 tells us that requests prayers intercession and

Thanksgiving should be made in behalf of all people and then it specifically

mentions for kings and for all who are in authority and it tells us why we

should pray for them so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and

dignity.

This is good and acceptable in the sight of God, our Savior, who wants all people to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

So toward that magnificent end, would you join me in prayer?

Lord, when we don't know where to look, where to turn, it's always right to look to you,

to turn to you. So today, on this significant day in the United States, we pray for a peaceful transfer of power. We pray for all of the

events that surround this day, and especially for law enforcement officers that are working hard to

protect our government officials, our people. We pray for peace in our cities, particularly around the capitals. We pray, as you have

told us to pray, for President Biden, for Vice President Harris, for members of our Congress,

and for other elected and appointed officials. We pray that they would rule in the fear of the Lord,

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