Jun 15, 2021 – Prayer Focus
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 – The 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call
“A CALL TO THE WALL…ONE NATION UNDER GOD”
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We begin our hour by praising and giving thanks to God!
“There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12
We sing: No Other Name
No other name but the Name of Jesus…no other name but the Name of the Lord!
No other name but the Name of Jesus…
is worthy of glory and worthy of honor and worthy of power and praise!
No other name but the Name of Jesus…no other name but the Name of the Lord!
No other name but the Name of Jesus…
is worthy of glory and worthy of honor and worthy of power and praise!
His name is exalted far above the earth! His name is high above the heavens!
His name is exalted far above the earth!
Give glory and honor and praise unto His Name!
No other name but the Name of Jesus…no other name but the Name of the Lord!
No other name but the Name of Jesus…
is worthy of glory and worthy of honor and worthy of power and praise!
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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!
Pray.
Strategic Focus for Tuesday
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 36
The President’s Advisory 1776 Commission Report – Part 15
“What may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.”
Romans 1:19
THE COMMON GROUND OF REASON AND REVELATION
The Founders emphasized where the moral teachings of religious faith and the ground of political liberty were in agreement. Just as they were confident that government has no theological expertise to decide the path to salvation, they were equally confident that a well-designed republican constitution is sanctioned by human nature and open to moral reasoning shared among human beings. Pray.
General moral precepts can be understood by human reason, and faith echoes these precepts. In other words, when the Declaration of Independence opens by appealing to “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God,” it means that there is a human morality accessible to both reason and revelation. This is the common moral ground of the American founding, where reason and revelation work together for civil and religious liberty. Pray.
Consider this passage from the Reverend Samuel Cooper, in 1780:
We want not, indeed, a special revelation from heaven to teach us that men are born equal and free; that no man has a natural claim of dominion over his neighbors. These are the plain dictates of that reason and common sense with which the common parent of men has informed the human bosom. It is, however, a satisfaction to observe such everlasting maxims of equity confirmed, and impressed upon the consciences of men, by the instructions, precepts, and examples given us in the sacred oracles; one internal mark of their divine original, and that they come from him “who hath made of one blood all nations to dwell upon the face of the earth.” He was quoting Acts 17:26, which says:
“And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth,
and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,”
Pray.
In proclaiming the self-evident truths of the Declaration, the founders interwove reason and revelation into America’s creed.
- One such truth is that there are fixed laws higher than those enacted by governments. Reason and faith secure limits on the reach of man-made laws, thereby opening up the space for civil and religious liberty.
- Another is that, in the act of creation, however conceived, all came into existence as equals: the Creator gives no person or group a higher right to rule others without their agreement.
- Yet another is that all are gifted through their human nature with intrinsic rights which they cannot sign away, above all the great rights of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
In all of these things, the Founders limited the ends of government in order to open up the higher ends of man. Pray.
President Calvin Coolidge
The purpose of the Founders’ ingenious division of church and state was neither to weaken the importance of faith nor to set up a secular state, but to open up the public space of society to a common American morality. Religious institutions, which were influential before the American Revolution, became powerful witnesses for the advancement of equality, freedom, opportunity, and human dignity. Pray.
The American Revolution might not have taken place or succeeded without the moral ideas spread through the pulpits, sermons, and publications of Christian instructors. On the nation’s 150th Independence Day celebration, President Calvin Coolidge said that the principles of the Declaration of Independence were found in the text, the sermons and the writings of the early colonial clergy who were earnestly undertaking to instruct their congregations in the great mystery of how to live.
- They preached equality because they believed in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man.
- They justified freedom by the text that we are all created in the divine image, all partakers of the divine spirit.
Pray.
Even before the eighteenth century, Quakers and the faithful of other denominations, drawing on the Bible and on philosophy, began a crusade to abolish race-based slavery in the colonies. Anti-slavery literature was largely faith-based and spread through the free states via churches. One of the most famous anti-slavery writers in history, Harriet Beecher Stowe, was the devout daughter of a great American reformist clergyman and wife of a well-known theologian. Her worldwide best-seller, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, fired the moral indignation of millions that helped lay the ground for abolition. Pray.
America’s greatest reform movements have been founded or promoted by religious leaders and laypersons reared in faithful home environments.
- Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton in the early nineteenth century set up orphanages and established free schools for poor girls.
- The tireless effort to end Jim Crow and extend civil and voting rights to African Americans and other minorities was driven by clergy and lay faithful of a multitude of denominations, including most prominently the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., who used nonviolent tactics to advocate for equal rights.
- The Pro-Life Movement today is led by clergy and the faithful of virtually every denomination.
Pray.
Local religious leaders have been a key buttress supporting our communities. Neighborhood and parish churches still are the strongest organized centers of help for the local poor, jobless, homeless, and families down on their luck.
- For generations, neighbors have assisted neighbors through church networks, helping the needy avoid the dehumanization of prolonged dependency on government welfare.
- Today, countless men and women actively feed and care for the poor, house and speak for immigrants and the disadvantaged, minister to jailed and released criminals, and advocate powerfully for a better society and a more peaceful world, supported by the charitable funding of Americans of all faiths.
Pray.
Clergy of various denominations have sacrificed career goals and risked their lives in order to minister to men and women serving in the armed forces. The brave soldiers who protect America against foreign dangers depend on the corps of military chaplains who help cultivate the warriors’ courage, inner strength, and perseverance they need to succeed in their missions. Religious chaplains open every session of Congress, and clergy pray at presidential inaugurals, state funerals, and other official occasions. Pray.
We pray:
- That Americans will once again value the working together or reason and revelation, seeking truth and finding that it is only accessible through God, Who is TRUTH! Pray.
- That we might learn about the writings of the early American clergy, whose sermons were an inspiration for the founding of this nation. Pray.
- That our freedom of faith will always be treasured by those who know the truth of our history, and they will share it with others so they, too, will protect and defend it. Pray.
- That President Trump will speak out boldly on matters of faith and freedom, and when he does, his words will be heard and believed by all Americans. Pray.
- That he will set an “appointed place” and an “appointed time” for our meeting with him! Pray.
(Resource: 1776 Commission Report, Commentaries, 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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One Response
My dear Pastor Ioan and Sister Maureen,
Thank you for your hard work. I have learned so much about the history of our nation and other information that I did not know existed, through the PRAYER FOCUSES. I am learning how to pray Focused PRAYERS.
May the Lord God our Father continue to bless, protect and heal you and your families. May I agree with you that our Father, grant you the desires of your hearts.
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2
Sincerely,
Aida