The “failure rate” is an engineering term which describes how often a system or component fails. Manufacturers perform extensive calculations to determine product reliability, and what the financial fallout will be from a failure. In 1970, Ford Motor Company executives discovered a flaw in the design their new model, the Pinto. The fix to the problem would cost $113 million, but managers chose to do nothing after calculating the failure rate – in this case, a situation involving an exploding fuel tank – would only cost $50 million in damage claims. But the callous decision to do nothing ignored the real toll in human suffering, and when it was uncovered, an avalanche of lawsuits followed.

Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.

Psalm 119:140

Everything orchestrated by human hands has a failure rate. Not so with the things of the Lord. And though you may be just one of six billion people on the planet, to God you are so much more than a statistic. His promises are for you – for you! – and they have been “well tried” through the ages by countless other believers. Failure rate? Zero!

Today, trust in God that He will still do great things through your prayers for America and its leaders, and entrust yourself completely to His promises.

Recommended Reading: I Kings 8:54-61