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Praying for those in Authority  All the nations of the world, including our leaders, are God’s inheritance (Psalm 82:8). We were made to worship Him and glorify His name (Psalm 86:9). God intended nations to make Him their God and be righteous before Him, with a promise that any nation that did so would be blessed (Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 33:12). Therefore, it is true to say that a blessed nation is one that is righteous before God, regardless their abundance or lack of natural resources, or their economic, military, population, or political strength.  However, few leaders of nations acknowledge this truth. Instead, they rely on their resources to make them powerful, ignoring God who is able to truly bless them and make them powerful. As a result, they resort to terrorism and other violent acts to gain power, and when they are elected into office, they oppress and marginalise minority groups, abuse their authority, engage in corruption and the promulgation of ungodly decrees, ju...