Apr 17, 2027 – Prayer Focus
Friday, April 17, 2026 – The 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call
“A CALL TO THE WALL…ONE NATION UNDER GOD”
1-712-770-4340 Code: 543555 # (Ongoing call…24 hours a day!)
We begin our hour by praising and giving thanks to God!
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:5
We sing: Shine Jesus Shine
Lord, the light of Your love is shining, in the midst of the darkness, shining.
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us, set us free by the truth You now bring us.
Shine on me, shine on me!
Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father’s glory.
Blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy.
Send forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light!
Lord, I come to Your awesome Presence, from the shadows into Your radiance.
By the blood I may enter Your brightness. Search me, try me, consume all my darkness.
Shine on me, shine on me!
As we gaze on Your kingly brightness, so our faces display Your likeness
Ever changing from glory to glory, mirrored here may our lives tell Your story
Shine on me, shine on me!
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For us to receive and put on the Ephesians 6 “full armor of God” as we begin each hour,
that we might be protected as we continue to “stand in the gap” for our beloved country!
Pray.
The key assignment for the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call is to intercede hourly
for the safety and security of our President, Donald John Trump,
and to pray for that which pertains to our nation!
We pray for his protection and ask that he be led by the Holy Spirit
so that he will discern truth and act for the good of the nation.
We bless our First Lady, Melania, their marriage and family, and cover them all with the Blood of Jesus.
Pray.
For those leaders God has anointed and appointed, to be elected and work together,
cleaning up corruption and restoring election integrity,
so righteousness will prevail in every race in 2026.
Bring the SCOTUS Justices into alignment with God’s purposes in making their decisions!
Protect all the members of the Trump Administration,
especially the Cabinet, military, law enforcement agencies, such as ICE, FBI, and CBP.
Pray.
For God’s blessing and intervention in the lives of Joe Hoft, Tina Peters,
and WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles,
as they each need miraculous resolutions to the issues threatening and attacking them!
Pray.
We will now spend the next 10 minutes praying for President Trump,
focusing our prayers against any assassination attempts or demonic attacks against him.
Let him remain in good health, so he can serve his entire 4-year term as our 47th US President!”
Pray.
Strategic Focus for Friday
WELCOME THE KING OF GLORY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ENGAGING IN A WARFARE OF LOVE, PRAYING FOR THE SALVATION OF OUR NATION
AND THE RESTORATION OF OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES – PART 451
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”
Proverbs 16:3
On April 15, President Trump posted:
“China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz.
I am doing it for them, also – And the World.
This situation will never happen again.
They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran.
President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks.
We are working together smartly, and very well!
Doesn’t that beat fighting???
BUT REMEMBER, we are very good at fighting, if we have to – far better than anyone else!!!”
President DJT
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Seven sentences. Five audiences. Every word is a weapon aimed at a different target.
This is the most compressed piece of strategic signaling in the history of social media diplomacy.
Decode every sentence.
1- “I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz.”
The blockade is not a blockade. It is a service. Trump reframes the entire operation from aggression to provision. The navy enforcing interdiction is now the navy “opening” the strait. And “permanently” signals to oil markets, Asian importers, and Iran that the US intends to remain the guarantor of Hormuz transit indefinitely. Not as leverage. As architecture. Pray.
2- “I am doing it for them, also – And the World.”
China imports over 50% of its energy through Hormuz. Trump positions the blockade as a gift to Beijing. The country whose Iranian oil he just cut off is now the beneficiary. Bessent said hours earlier: “They can get oil. Not Iranian oil.” Trump completes the sentence: and I am the one making sure they can. Pray.
3- “This situation will never happen again.”
A doctrine in five words. The Hormuz crisis, Iran’s closure, the tolls, the mines, the 46 days of disruption will not recur because the United States is establishing permanent enforcement. No treaty. No negotiation. A unilateral declaration of perpetual chokepoint control posted on Truth Social. Pray.
4- “They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran.”
Unverified. China’s MFA called the arms reports “entirely fabricated” hours earlier. But the sentence forces Beijing into a trap. (If China confirms, it concedes publicly. If China denies, it implies the weapons were under consideration.) Silence reads as confirmation. Every response validates the claim. The rhetorical structure is designed to be unfalsifiable in real time. Pray.
5- “President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks.”
The May 14-15 summit confirmed in the most disarming language possible. “Big, fat, hug” humanizes the relationship for domestic audiences while signaling to Beijing that Trump views the summit as a victory lap. The framing shapes expectations before a single agenda item is discussed. Pray.
6- “Doesn’t that beat fighting???”
The carrot. Three audiences: To China, cooperation beats confrontation. To Americans, this President ended a war with a deal. To Iran, fighting is the alternative, and you are losing. Pray.
7- “BUT REMEMBER, we are very good at fighting, if we have to – far better than anyone else!!!”
The stick. The hug is conditional. The cooperation is optional. The carrier strike group is not. The same paragraph offers peace and threatens war, and both are credible because the blockade proves both simultaneously. Pray.
One post. Seven sentences. Five audiences: China, Iran, domestic voters, oil markets, and the May summit negotiating table. Every word measured. Every ambiguity is deliberate. Every claim is unfalsifiable in the window that matters. Trump did not write a tweet. He wrote a treaty draft disguised as a social media post.
We pray:
In gratitude for the ability that President Trump has to articulate in a non-threatening way and get his point across, so that even his enemies will find themselves having to be at peace with him. Pray.
For the confidence Americans have that, because of his courageous and forthright leadership, our nation will remain in good standing, not only in this decade but for many years to come. Pray.
That the people of our nation will stand alongside President Trump, and remain engaged in this BATTLE TO SAVE AMERICA until VICTORY is won! Pray.
Protect, strengthen, and cover our 24/7 family in the Blood of Jesus. Bring in mature Christian men and women, and call the younger generation to this assignment with us, as we pray for our President and our beloved nation! Prepare us for our NEXT STEPS in this Battle to Save America! Pray.
(Author: Shanaka Perara on X)
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Listen to the song ahead of time, then either sing or pray it!
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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!
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
ONE NEW MAN!
VICTORY!
STANDING IN THE GAP!
REVIVAL – from Heart to heart!
PARENTAL CARE and CHRISTIAN LOVE for ALL CHILDREN!
UNITE US! FOR THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM, FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION!
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