Jun 14, 2021 – Prayer F
“A CALL TO THE WALL…ONE NATION UNDER GOD”
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We begin our hour by praising and giving thanks to God!
How great are His signs, and how mighty His wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:3
We sing: ALL HONOR
All honor…All glory…All power To You
All honor…All glory…All power To You
All honor…All glory…All power To You
All honor…All glory…All power To You
Holy Father, we worship You. Precious Jesus, our Savior.
Holy Spirit, we wait on You. Holy Spirit, we wait on You! Holy Spirit we wait on You…for fire…for fire!
(repeat)
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The key assignment for the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call is to intercede hourly
for the safety and security of our duly elected President, Donald John Trump,
and to pray for that which pertains to our nation!
We pray for his protection, for our First Lady, Melania, and their marriage
and for all the members of their family.
We cover them all with the Blood of Jesus.
We ask that in every situation and decision, President Trump will be led by the Holy Spirit!
Today is President Trump’s 74th BIRTHDAY! Happy Birthday, Mr. President! We love you!
Pray.
Strategic Focus for Monday
WELCOME THE KING OF GLORY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
The Battle for the Survival of the Nation! – Part 35
The President’s Advisory 1776 Commission Report – Part 14
“One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.”
Psalm 145:4
Yesterday, we were reminded that the United States of America is in a covenant relationship with God, and that in order to remain in a covenantal relationship with God, every generation must be taught about the covenant so that they can affirm it for themselves! Today, as we look at the first of the commentaries in the 1776 Commission Report, we will pray that the Spirit of the American Revolution will burn in the hearts of every patriot, so we will arise to protect and defend our beloved nation!
One of our Founders, Dr. Benjamin Rush, wrote these impassioned words:
“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice,
and is necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.
The love of country is both a moral and religious duty.
It comprehends not only the love of our neighbors but millions of our fellow creatures,
not only of the present but of the future generations.”
Pray.
FAITH AND AMERICA’S PRINCIPLES
History underscores the overwhelming importance of religious faith in American life, but some today see religious practice and political liberty to be in conflict and hold that religion is divisive and should be kept out of the public square. The Founders of America held a very different view. They not only believed that all people have a right to religious liberty but also that religious faith is indispensable to the success of republican government. Thomas Jefferson wrote.
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
The hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.”
Pray.
The idea that faith sustains the principles of equality and natural rights is deeply rooted in American society and proven through human experience. The social, political, and personal value of religious faith within America’s public space has been recognized and honored from the start.
In his Farewell Address, George Washington observed:
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity,
Religion and morality are indispensable supports.
In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism,
who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness,
these firmest props of the duties of Men and citizens.”
Pray.
He went on to warn:
“Let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion.
Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure,
reason and experience both forbid us to expect
that National morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”
Pray.
CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
By the time of the American founding, political life in the West had undergone two momentous changes.
The first was the sundering of civil from religious law.
- Prior to the widespread adoption of Christianity, Western societies made no distinction between civil and religious law, between the demands of the state and the demands of the gods. Laws against murder and theft, for instance, had the same status as laws compelling religious observance, and all laws were enforced by the same political institutions. Pagan societies recognized no “private sphere” of conscience into which the state may not justly intrude.
- Christianity overturned this unity by separating political from religious obligation and making the latter primarily a matter of faith, superintended by a church whose authority was extrinsic to (outside of) civil law. Thus began a millennium of tension and conflict between secular and ecclesiastical authorities. Pray.
The second momentous change was the emergence of multiple sects within Christianity.
- In the pre-Christian world, all subjects or citizens of any given political community were expected to believe in and worship the same God or gods by the same rites and ceremonies. This basic unity held through the first several centuries of Christianity. But the Great Schism and, more significantly, the Reformation, undid Christian unity, which in turn greatly undermined political unity.
- Religious differences became sources of political conflict and war. The nations of Europe fell into internal sectarian divisions and external religious-political wars. Pray.
British monarchs not only disputed one another’s claims to the throne but imposed their preferred religious doctrines on the whole nation.
- Gruesome tortures and political imprisonments were common. The Puritans proclaimed a “commonwealth” which executed the Anglican king.
- The executed king’s son proceeded to supplant the “commonwealth,” but because his brother was suspected of being Catholic, Protestants expelled him in the so-called “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 that installed the Protestant monarch of the Netherlands and his wife as England’s king and queen.
- In the 17th century, religious believers of many stripes came to North America as refugees from Europe’s religious persecutions. Ironically, the most famous attempt to form a separate religious community—the Pilgrims’ relocation to Massachusetts—eventually led to the core American principle of religious liberty. Pray.
THE FOUNDERS’ SOLUTION
The Founders were ever mindful of the religious oppression and persecution that had existed throughout history. They knew that religious zeal often leads to the assumption that specific beliefs should be “established” by governments, meaning certain religious doctrines should be enforced by law as the official religion of the state. Individuals who are not members of that religious body and do not accept its teachings often did not enjoy the same rights as a result. Discriminations against nonbelievers ranged from mild to the most awful, but the “establishment” of one religious body by government always divided the population into privileged and non-privileged classes, resulting in endless bitter struggles for religious dominance. Pray.
At the same time, the Founders recognized man’s natural yearning to pursue the truth about God and freely practice the teachings inspired by those religious beliefs. They knew that religious beliefs, good for the ultimate happiness of the individual, were also good for politics because they encouraged the virtues (such as justice, self-restraint, courage, and truthfulness) necessary for self-government. Pray.
To violate the consciences of citizens by using force to change their religious beliefs was a gross injustice. Violations of conscience by government would not strengthen the attachment of citizens to their government but would only foster hypocrisy, hatred, and rebellion.
The American Founders did not claim to settle the ultimate questions of reason and revelation. But for the first time in history, the Founders believed they saw a practicable and just alternative to religious persecution and conflict.
- Unlike previous forms of government, the Constitution they framed did not include the power to “establish” a national religion.
- It specifically denied that anyone could be prevented from holding office by a “religious test.”
- They underlined this by expressly forbidding the federal government in the First Amendment from “establishing” any religion and, to make it even clearer, guaranteeing the free exercise of religion. Pray.
Together, these provisions give religious liberty primacy among the natural rights secured by our Constitution. This follows from the principles of the Declaration, as the foremost way individuals fulfill their wellbeing—in exercising their natural right to “the pursuit of happiness”—is through the religious teachings and institutions they believe and hope will lead to their salvation. Pray.
We often use the phrase “the separation of church and state” to refer to the Founders’ practical settlement of these questions, but this phrase is usually misunderstood to mean a complete separation of religion and politics, which is a very different idea. When the Founders denied government the power to establish a religion, they did not intend to expunge religion from political life but to make room for the religious beliefs and free expression of all citizens. Pray.
We pray:
- That we might live to see the day when faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will once again be the norm in our nation. Pray.
- That Americans will recognize that it was a foundation of faith which undergirded all our founding documents and inspired their writing! Pray.
- That as President Trump continues to speak out about faith and advocate for “truth, justice and the American way,” his words will resonate in every patriot’s heart, fostering the activation of the Spirit of the American Revolution! Pray.
- That he will set an “appointed place” and an “appointed time” for our meeting with him! Pray.
(Resource: 1776 Commission Report, Appendix 2)
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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!
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