Apr 23, 2024 – Prayer Focus
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – 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!
“For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.”
Psalm 84:10
We sing: Better is One Day
How lovely is your dwelling place, Oh, Lord Almighty, for my soul longs and even faints for You.
For here my heart is satisfied within Your Presence. I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings.
Better is one day in Your courts, better is one day in Your house,
better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere!
Better is one day in Your courts, better is one day in Your house,
better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere!
One thing I ask and I would seek…to see Your beauty, to find You in the place Your glory dwells.
One thing I ask and I would seek…to see Your beauty, to find You in the place Your glory dwells.
My heart and flesh cry out for You, the living God! Your Spirit’s water to my soul.
I’ve tasted and I’ve seen, come once again to me. I will draw near to You! I will draw near to You!
Better is one day in Your courts, better is one day in Your house,
better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere!
Better is one day in Your courts, better is one day in Your house,
better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere!
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For us to receive and put on the Ephesians 6 “full armor of God” as we begin this hour,
that we might be protected as we stand in the gap for our country!
Pray.
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, his restoration to his rightful office, and that he is 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 all those working to expose the fraud and corruption of our elections!
Let those leaders that God anoints and appoints
take their places in the governments of each state and in our nation’s Capitol!
Pray.
We will now spend the next 10 minutes praying specifically for President Trump
so that those planted by globalists, socialists, and the Deep State around him will be taken down.
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 TO SAVE AMERICA! – Part 684
The Returning of President Trump to the White House! – Part 584
“Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before You!
Put them in fear, O Lord! Let the nations know that they are but men!”
Psalm 9:19-20
We pray for SCOTUS and those cases they will hear involving President Trump! Today, we will review and pray into what took place as Special Counsel Jack Smith went before the United States Supreme Court, and had to hear the Justices voice skepticism toward his use of a constitutional clause in his obstruction charges against President Trump and hundreds of others who were at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Notably, both liberal and conservative justices questioned Smith’s interpretations of USC 1512, which covers tampering of witnesses and evidence. After hours of deliberation, it wasn’t clear if there was a majority opinion from the court, but it was suggested that it is “not going well” for Smith, who will continue to struggle to defend his prosecution.
Justice Clarence Thomas, a conservative, described the January 6th, 2021 events as a “violent protest” but contended that there have been “many” similar instances “that have interfered with proceedings.” Thomas questioned whether the Department of Justice had explored obstruction charges in those cases and he asked pointedly how a provision in the law cited by Smith – “alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, with the intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding” – relates to words or actions by Fischer that day.
Justice Neil Gorsuch added: “Would a heckler in today’s audience qualify, or at the State of the Union address? Would pulling a fire alarm before a vote qualify, and for 20 years in prison?” (which was perhaps an allusion to Congressman Jamaal Bowen’s (D-NY) decision to pull a fire alarm before a congressional vote.
Justice Samuel Alito hypothesized. “Let’s say that today five people get up one after the other and they shout either, ‘Keep the January 6 insurrectionists in jail!’ or ‘Free the January 6 patriots!’ And as a result of this, our police officers have to remove them forcibly from the courtroom. And let’s say we have to delay the proceeding for five minutes.”
Pray.
These questions were followed by a slew of others from both conservative and liberal justices regarding the intent of the Founding Fathers in drafting the provision.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked Smith if he believes the J6 defendants “did attempt to obstruct with documents, i.e., electoral certificates.”
Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson then asked the prosecutor “whether statute applies to evidence since the word ‘evidence’ doesn’t appear in the language.”
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan further confounded Smith’s prosecution when she said the provision – USC 1512: “Tampering With Victims, Witnesses, Or Informants” – could be interpreted in multiple ways.
Conservative Justice Samuel Alito told Smith: “I think you may be biting off more than you can chew…that the ‘otherwise’ clause can only be read the only way you read it.”
Pray.
A key element of the prosecution’s argument rests on their characterization of J6 as an event without historical precedent. That resonated with liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who appeared to agree with this sentiment, stating, “We’ve never had a situation before where there’s been a situation like this with people attempting to stop a proceeding violently. So, I’m not sure what the lack of history proves.” “I’m not sure that that’s true,” said attorney Jeffrey Green, representing J6 defendant Joseph Fischer. He cited violent protests in Portland, Oregon during the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots where attendees took over a courthouse and established a police-free zone in the center of the city for weeks. Green further argued that the J6 prosecution could disincentivize constitutionally protected activities. “It’s going to chill protected activities. People are going to worry about the kinds of protests they engage in, even if they’re peaceful, because the government has this weapon. Attempting to stop a vote count or something like that is a very different act than actually changing a document or altering a document.”
Chief Justice John Roberts appeared sympathetic to the defense’s arguments that 1512, passed in the wake of the 2001 Enron scandal, was passed to fix a loophole in obstruction laws and wasn’t meant to be an “omnibus” statute covering a wide range of obstructive activities. Pray.
The obstruction law employed by the prosecution against the J6 defendants, 18 U.S. Code Section 1512(c), was passed after the 2001 Enron scandal, which sought to mitigate a loophole in obstruction laws. However, some have claimed the wording focuses on ensuring proper documentation is available for official proceedings and is not intended to be an all-encompassing law for obstructive activities. According to Section 1512: “Whoever corruptly (1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding; or (2) otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.” Lower courts which have prosecuted hundreds of J6 attendees have largely accepted the interpretation that USC 1512 could apply to their actions that day, though that notion was challenged by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols who issued a more narrow ruling about the need for a destruction of actual physical evidence. Pray.
Megan Kelly reported: “BIG – Supreme Court argument on whether ‘obstructing an official proceeding’ can form the basis for a criminal charge vs J6 Defendants (INCLUDING TRUMP – this is the heart of Smith’s J6 case vs him) is not going well for the government at all! (All 6 conservatives sound on side of the defense.),” she wrote, adding, “If they side with the defense here, it guts Jack Smith’s DC case against Trump. Huge huge import.” Legal observers believe the court’s debate may lead to a beneficial ruling for President Trump whose federal J6 case relies on similar charges of obstruction. The Justice Department is scheduled to present arguments against presidential immunity before the Supreme Court this coming Thursday. Pray.
We pray:
That SCOTUS will find this case meritless, ruling in favor of the J6 defendants and President Trump. Pray.
That each and every case against our President will come down on the side of JUSTICE and be decided in HIS FAVOR! 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 and strengthen our 24/7 family and bring in new intercessors (like our dear Samoan brothers and sisters) who are called to this assignment with us, to pray for our President and our beloved nation! Prepare us for our NEXT STEPS in this Battle to Save America! Pray.
(Sources: American Tribune / Trending Politics)
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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!
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