Mar 28, 2019 – Prayer Focus

Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call 

“A CALL TO THE WALL…ONE NATION UNDER GOD” 

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We will not tolerate any demonic interference on the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call. 

We are taking measures to protect and defend our 24/7 family and this call. At the top of every hour, 

the facilitator, in agreement with those on the line, will bind all forces of evil and cast them down into the abyss, then pray a shield of protection over the call and our 24/7 family!

*The key assignment for the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call is to intercede hourly 

for the safety and security of our President and to pray for that which pertains to our nation!

We pray for the protection of our President Donald Trump and cover him with the Blood of Jesus. 

We bless our First Lady, Melania, their young son Barron and each of their family members.

We cover our Vice President Mike Pence, his wife Karen and their family 

and all those in this Administration who are serving You and our nation!” 

The 24/7 NSPC is calling the Body of Christ nationwide to pray for the 2020 National Elections,

mobilizing intercessors and positioning ourselves in prayer before the Lord 

on behalf of our President and nation! 

COUNTDOWN: 586 days until the election! 

Let us pray into this verse: 

“A prudent person with insight foresees danger coming and prepares himself for it. 

But the senseless rush blindly forward and suffer the consequences.”

Proverbs 22:3

Strategic Focus for Thursday 

WELCOME THE KING OF GLORY INTO THE UNITED STATES 

Educating Ourselves about the Opioid Crisis… and Fentanyl

“…do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, 

whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 

For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

In May 2016, 11 national health experts issued an urgent plea in a private letter to high-level officials in the Obama administration. They told them thousands of people were dying from overdoses of fentanyl (the deadliest drug to ever hit US streets) and that the Obama administration needed to take immediate action. 

The fentanyl crisis represented an extraordinary public health challenge, requiring an extraordinary public health response. The epidemic had been escalating for three years, and we needed to declare a national “public health emergency” to put a laser-like focus on combating the emerging fentanyl epidemic and warn the country about the threat. But…the Obama administration failed to act!

When President Trump took office, he acted on the “opioid crisis” that was now devastating communities all across America. Nearly 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016 alone…and opioid overdoses accounted for more than 42,000 of these deaths, more than any previous year. 

In October 2017, President Trump declared the opioid crisis to be a public health emergency. 

“In the span of a few short years, fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller 50 times more powerful than heroin, became the drug scourge of our time. 

Fentanyl has played a key role in reducing the overall life expectancy for Americans.”

Ever since, the Trump Administration has applied an all-of-Government approach to the epidemic, taking an extraordinary range of actions that reflect the President’s commitment to stopping the crisis in its tracks. For him, ending the opioid epidemic was more than just a “policy issue”…it’s a passion, one that was driven by his own firsthand family experience:

“I had a brother, Fred…a great guy…but he had a problem…with alcohol. 

He would tell me: ‘Don’t drink. Don’t drink’. He would say it over and over and over again. 

I learned because of Fred. It is time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction.”

We pray: 

• Father, we are in desperate need for Your guidance in how best to help and restore our fellow human beings who are addicted and in need of care. Please help those who are working to end addiction and set people free! Bless our President for the heart he has for this nation and for ALL of our people! 

In 2017, synthetic opioids were to blame for 28,869 out of the overall 47,600 opioid overdoses, (a 46.4% increase over the previous year). Fentanyl became the leading cause of overdose deaths in America for the first time. 

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid, similar to heroin and morphine, but 50-100 times more potent. 

• It is a prescription drug that is also made and used illegally. Like morphine, it is typically used to treat patients with severe pain, especially after surgery.
• Some drug dealers mix fentanyl with other drugs, such as heroin, cocaine and meth. Just a little fentanyl produce a high, making it a “cheaper” option. People taking the illegal drugs don’t realize they contain fentanyl… and they can be more likely to overdose…and die! 
• Like heroin, morphine, and other opioid drugs, fentanyl works by binding to the body’s opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. After taking opioids many times, the brain adapts to the drug, diminishing its sensitivity, making it hard to feel pleasure from anything besides the drug. People become addicted, and drug use takes over their lives.
• Fentanyl’s effects include: extreme happiness, drowsiness, nausea, confusion, constipation, sedation, problems breathing and unconsciousness – and in so many cases: overdosing and death!

We pray:

• Lord Jesus, release Your healing power and cause full restoration to miraculously take place in the lives of those sincerely seeking help to be liberated from this scourge of drug addiction, particularly fentanyl!

 On the left, a lethal dose of heroin; on the right, a lethal dose of fentanyl.

The Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy establishes the President’s priorities for addressing the challenge of drug trafficking and use: 

Our number one goal is to save American lives, and this comprehensive plan reaffirms President Trump’s commitment to addressing the opioid crisis aggressively and in partnership with our partners across the nation. We must be relentless in our efforts to tackle the scourge of addiction that has affected so many families and communities across the United States. The Strategy builds upon our current whole-of-government approach that educates Americans about the dangers of drug abuse, ensures those struggling with addiction get the help they need, and stops the flow of illegal drugs across our borders. 

Since President Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, the Trump Administration has applied an all-out Government approach to the epidemic, allowing each agency and department to do their part to help the cause. Private-sector and nonprofit partners stepped up and stepped in to make a difference, and President Trump hosted numerous organizations at the White House, thanking them for their work which is “innovative, groundbreaking, and promising” for the millions of Americans who struggle with addiction or support loved ones who do.

President Trump’s Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse, unveiled in 2018, is confronting the driving forces behind the opioid crisis. It is: 

• reducing demand and over-prescription, including educating Americans about the dangers of opioid misuse.
• cutting down on the supply of illicit drugs by cracking down on the international and domestic drug supply chains that devastate American communities
• helping those struggling with addiction through evidence-based treatment and recovery support services.

We pray:

• In gratitude for the initiatives the President has launched to stop opioid abuse and we ask that we will successfully educate Americans about the dangers of drug abuse, ensure those struggling with addiction that they will get the help they need, and stop the flow of illegal drugs across our borders.

Among the historic actions taken:

• As of October 2018, the Trump Administration had secured $6 billion in new funding over a two-year window to fight opioid abuse.
• To curb over-prescription, the President implemented a Safer Prescribing Plan that will cut opioid prescription fills by one-third within three years.
• President Trump is fighting to keep dangerous drugs out of the United States by securing land borders, ports of entry, and waterways against smuggling.
• In 2018, President Trump worked with Congress to pass the SUPPORT Act, the single largest legislative package addressing a single drug crisis in history.

We pray:

• In thanksgiving for a “promise-keeping” President who is bold and courageous as he leads in this fight! 

The results of the Trump Administration’s efforts should give all Americans hope.

• The number of first-time heroin users 12 and older fell by more than 50 percent in July 2017.
• From President Trump’s Inaugural to October 2018, high-dose opioid prescriptions fell by 16 percent.
• In July 2017, the Department of Justice shut down the country’s biggest Darknet distributor of drugs and ICE took more than 2,300 pounds of fentanyl off the streets.
• We have a 20% increase in outpatient treatment received by young adults struggling with addiction. 
• In 2017, an increased number of patients 12 and older with illicit drug-use disorders were being treated at specialty facilities and private provider offices.

The landscape of addiction in America looks different today! Now, we have a real chance to flip the script on opioid abuse. Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President, recently shared this good news! 

“Seizures of several kinds of illicit drugs are up, the number of new 30-day prescriptions is down 

and overdose deaths attributed to prescription pain medications have started to level.” 

We pray:

• Holy Spirit, we ask You to help us sort out truth from deception, right from wrong, and good from evil. Give us Your wisdom, and the courage to stand for what is true, right, honorable, and good as we deal with those who need addiction care and those who provide it. Thank You for guiding our President as he leads the way in the restoration of our nation!

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Specific Prayer REQUEST for Today

Pierre Bynum of the FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL, our dear brother in Christ and an Advisor to the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call, is scheduled for major surgery to remove colon cancer this morning, Thursday, March 28th. Pierre is at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, where he will be prepped at 6:30 AM then go into surgery at 8:30 AM. 

• We are praying prior to, during and after the surgery, for him, and lifting up his beloved wife Christina and their family, along with his surgeon, Jonathan Edward Efron and his surgical team. 
• The anticipated time of recovery, both at Johns Hopkins and at home, is projected to be lengthy…but we have a God Who is ABLE and we thank Him in advance that there will be no complications and a fast recovery. Amen! 

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Hineni, Adonai! Here I am, Lord!

Engaging in a Warfare of Love! The Battle of the Bride!

KADIMA! Onward…forward!

“LAYNA!” LIGHT and TRUTH!

Be Strong…Courageous…Brave!

Unashamed of the Gospel of Christ!

God’s Champions for Life!

Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!

BE READY! REVIVAL IS COMING! 

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