Praying for Our President

You may recall when Pilgrims Progress blogger Chris Doyle implored us to pray for Barack Obama. A new Baptist Press piece condemns a hate-filled, so-called prayer spewed by a non-Southern Baptist preacher from Arizona, then reminds of us how we ought to pray:

“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, 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 desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”(1 Timothy 2:1-4).

In short, our prayers for the president must be directed for his ultimate spiritual good, not his condemnation.