* When Paul tells Timothy to pray for all people, he specifically mentions governing leaders.

* He tells us to be mentally and spiritually engaged in upholding political leaders in prayer.

* Why?

* So that we can all live quiet and peaceful lives.

* Governing leaders are in the business of creating and sustaining the environment in which we exist as a society.

* They create laws, and those laws should be based upon God’s laws.

* If they are then we get freedom. If not then we get bondage.

* Think “America vs North Korea.”

* When we pray our heart will gravitate toward who and what we pray about.

* We’ll be rightly concerned about the course of our nations.

* This is also why pastors should be authorities on the “issues of the day.”

* So they can equip their people on how to live faithfully in the midst of their particular culture.