National Day of Prayer

I Kings 3.5-15

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” ⁶ And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day. ⁷ And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. ⁸ And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. ⁹ Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

¹⁰ It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. ¹¹ And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, ¹² behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. ¹³ I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. ¹⁴ And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”

¹⁵ And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.

A Prayer for our Comal County Officials:

Gracious and Almighty Father, thank you: in your son Jesus, you have shown the greatest and only steadfast love to us. In him, you call us to love and serve the world not rule over it… so each of us serve our neighbor in our various vocations every day.

Thank you particularly for our county leaders who help us govern ourselves. As our county grows in number so rapidly and this people seems sometimes too many to be counted for their multitude, we ask you Lord to give your servants, our leaders, understanding minds to govern your people… that they may discern between good and evil. We ask this for Sherman, for Donna , Scott, Kevin, and Jen; for our sheriff Mark and our fire marshal, Corey; for our judges and our justices of the peace; for our attorney and our constables and clerks, for our treasurer, our directors and our managers… each of these, beloved to you, O Lord. Guard them from Satan’s smooth, incremental deception… that they may use their position not for their own honor or selfish gain; but in all their days, may walk in your ways and keep your commandments. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.