If you are political you will struggle to be spiritual. The reason being, because politics has to do with parties, people and policies, but the spirit has to do with atmosphers, heart postures and kingdom principles. Every nation has leaders people do not want in office and political people struggle to say nice things, pray powerful prayers, for political people who do not align with their politics. Politics is polarizing, divisive and destructive to families, churches and nations. But when you are spiritual you are not political.

I was reading Psalm 71 this morning and the Holy Spirit asked me how many people are praying this for the leader of their land? “Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!”

When you are political you cannot join the psalmist and say, “Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day! May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field! May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!” But if you are spiritual you can pray this for whoever is in office.

Friends I do not know your political leaning, but I am asking you to be spirtual. Whether you like the politics, policies or personality of who is in office or who will be put in office over your nation is irrelevant. When you are spiritual not political, you pray Psalm 71 for that person, for they have been put their to lead your nation and when we pray God moves powerfully in our lives, in our nation and in their lives. Don’t forget Proverbs 21:1 says, “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.” Pray friends, pray for the leader of your nation, God is making ginormous moves right now and they are about to manifest.