Meet You at the Polls has no relation to the student-led
movement that conducts prayer meetings at school flagpoles around the world. For
information on that amazing prayer ministry, go to
Welcome to the homepage for Meet You at the Polls...
...a prayer initiative created in the weeks
leading up to the 2018 midterm elections. Though our prayers had a political
focus, these were not political meetings; rather, they were a gathering of
members of the Body of Christ interceding on behalf of our country before
our Father in heaven.
At 3PM in the afternoon on each of the four Sundays prior to Election
Day, believers around the country gathered at the flagpoles (Meet
You at the Pole) in front of their city halls or county courthouses
in a national concert of prayer. We prayed for many things: our families,
schools, churches, and workplaces; our law-enforcement officials, military,
judges and government leaders; the disadvantaged, addicted and oppressed, as
well as the impending elections.
All of this was cloaked within the context of 2
Chronicles 7:14:
"If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray
and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from
heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land."
Therefore, we prayed for brokenness and humility before the Lord,
confessing our sins and repenting for the sins of the Church and our fellow
citizens. We specifically addressed the sins of abortion, sexual
perversions, corruption, materialism, pride and apathy. We pleaded for
revival, asking that God would pour out His Holy Spirit upon the Church and
our country. We asked Him to heal our land and that righteous men and women
would rise up to lead our country.
After the meetings on the Sunday before the election, the call changed to Meet You at the Polls
where we went to cast our ballots for righteous men and women. And by
righteous, we meant those who would seek to uphold the principles and values
found in God's Word, the Holy Bible.
Though the movement was planned and put together only a week before the
first meeting, around fifty separate municipalities in twenty states and
three countries were covered by prayer warriors. It was not a huge turnout,
but those who showed up were men and women of faith, courage and
determination. Our prayers were heard, and we know God is at work.
Though the election is over, our work continues. As citizens of
both the United States and the Kingdom of God, we have a responsibility to
pray for our government, our leaders and for revival. We have a
responsibility to abide in Christ, obeying all that He commanded. And we
have a responsibility to be salt and light (agents of God's grace and mercy)
in all walks of life, including the social, cultural and political arenas.
It is our intent to Meet You at the Polls again for the
2020 elections (and possibly at other times as well) as the Holy Spirit
leads.
Kingdom-minded
Christ-followers are asked to send their
contact information to receive notifications of future gatherings. In the
meantime, we encourage everyone to bookmark Intercessors for America, a
site devoted to the mobilization of prayer for revival and issues affecting
our country. You can download a list of the politicians who serve your
community, access prayer guides and join with other prayer warriors by phone
or in person, all by zip code or through the interactive map.
For a more detailed description
of what this movement is all about, watch the following video. As Pastor
Cruz says, we seek to be Biblically Correct, not
Politically Correct!
