Apr 8, 2019 – Prayer Focus
Monday, April 8, 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: 576 days until the election!
Let us pray into this verse:
“The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.”
Proverbs 11:3
We pray for Israel’s Elections tomorrow:
May God uphold His chosen vessel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and protect His people and His nation.
Strategic Focus for Monday
WELCOME THE KING OF GLORY INTO THE UNITED STATES
The “spirit of mammon” – Part 2 – Understanding the Federal Reserve System
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:21
We are about to cover Part 2 of our study on the spirit of mammon…“the force that makes people try to become as rich as possible and the belief that this is the most important thing in life“. We are seeking to understand what it is, how mammon operates, what structures it works through, and how it strives to maintain influence and control as the ruling evil principality over the United States.
As we begin, we cover ourselves, our households and all who are on this call with the Blood of Jesus and pray for the guidance and protection of the Holy Spirit. We declare that we are ONE NATION UNDER GOD and that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we serve no other gods! AMEN!
We pray:
- Lord, as we take a closer look at how our US economy is impacted and influenced by the spirit of mammon, teach us how we can impact and influence those powerful individuals who are unelected and not part of the “government”, yet are in powerful, decision-making positions as they stand in “the economic wheelhouse” of our ship of state!
Capitalism, upon which our US economic system is based, is an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution,and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations. That is contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
Capitalism works when given the freedom to take the initiatives which enable it to succeed. The problem is that those manipulating interest rates and allocating credit to favored parties foster crony capitalism, and defeat the system!
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM…otherwise known as “the FED”, is a human institution, but in the spirit realm, it is an arm of mammon, used to influence the entire world through controlling, manipulating and regulating the economic cycles of the United States.
We’ve all seen stories about it in the news, but how much do we really know about it? “The FED” is one of the most complex institutions in the United States and a key player in the US financial system. It can have dramatic impact on our economy, yet most Americans are unsure of exactly what “the FED” is, how it works and what it deals with in the realm of economics and monetary policy. Let’s “demystify” all that today!
We pray:
- Lord, we ask for Your wisdom and divine solutions for America’s economic and financial well-being. Give those in business, labor and government the guidance and wisdom to discern how to handle our economy so our people will prosper and know that their “bounty” has come from YOU!
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, when banks collapsed, the failure of one bank often had a domino effect in which customers of other banks rushed to withdraw funds from their own banks. These “banking panics” wreaked havoc on financially sound banks and paved the way to widespread economic recessions.
So, Congress wrote the Federal Reserve Act in 1913, and created the FED! One objective of the FED was to help banks acquire emergency cash reserves to meet such panic withdrawals and avoid disrupting the entire banking system. This established confidence in the banking system and more stability in the economy overall. It also improved the efficiency of the national payments system by making it easier for payments—mostly checks—to be exchanged through different parts of the country.
The Federal Reserve System function as the central bank of the United States, and its responsibility is to “provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.”
- The FED is a combined centralized national authority – through the Board of Governors – with a healthy dose of regional independence through the reserve banks – and a third entity – the Federal Open Market Committee – brings together the expertise of the first two in setting the:
- Nation’s monetary policy.
- It was established as an independent agency, so its decisions do not have to be approved by the President or Congress.
- The FED does consult with the branches of government through a variety of avenues, like Congressional testimony, sharing forecasts and other means, and their FED experts develop and publish a wide range of research products on regional and national economic issues.
We pray:
- We can see how the FED was conceived as a “good thing”, independent of government, to establish confidence in our banking system and provide stability to our economy. But our hope is not in man or the FED, and we first acknowledge that “our hope is in You, Lord”. Show us how these systems might be used to serve Your will for us…which is always for our good!
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord,
thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11
The FED / central bank is built around a two-part structure that comprises the Federal Reserve System:
- The Federal Reserve Board of Governors, located in Washington, DC, is a seven-member board appointed for 14 years by the President and confirmed by the Senate. This board, supported by a staff of economists and administrative professionals, works as an independent agency to oversee all Fed operations.
- There are 12 regional Federal Reserve banks (located in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco) that handle the central bank’s daily operations across the country.
This two-part structure means the FED is both centralized, through the Board of Governors in the nation’s capital, and at the same time decentralized, through the 12 district banks.
- This helps strike a balance between the centralized role and responsibility of government and the interests of local banks and consumers.
- At the same time, the structure allows for overall management and direction initiated out of the Board of Governors while also allowing for local day-to-day operation.
The Federal Reserve System has three primary functions:
- Managing the nation’s monetary policy by overseeing the money supply and adjusting interest rates;
- Providing and maintaining an effective and efficient payments system between financial institutions;
- Supervising and regulating banking operations.
The first of these primary responsibilities is to oversee the nation’s monetary policy. (That is distinguished from “fiscal policy,” which focuses on issues of taxes and spending and is controlled by the Congress and Executive branch). In 1977, Congress determined that the two primary goals of monetary policy should be to achieve maximum employment and stable prices (inflation) and moderate long-term interest rates within the economy. Thirty-eight years later, that mandate still guides FED policymaking, and the FED / central bank uses tools like interest rates, reserve requirements and other policy adjustments to meet that mandate.
The FED’s monetary policy is determined by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
- The FOMC is made up of the seven members of the Board of Governors; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and presidents of four other regional Federal Reserve Banks who vote.
- It meets several times a year to discuss and vote on the direction the FED will take on monetary policy.
- The FED’s policy moves play a vital role in our nation’s economy, and its actions can cause a slowdown, or encourage continuing growth!
We pray:
- For that “balance” to be used to moderate every decision that is being considered…and that only that which is good for our nation will be implemented!
In order to meet the dual goals of maximum employment and price stability, the FED weighs a wide range of economic trends and indicators, such as employment data, consumer confidence, business investment, health of the housing sector and much more, to get a fuller sense of the health and direction of the economy. It also pays close attention to inflation – (the rise in prices and parallel loss of purchasing power of the dollar) – as a barometer of economic conditions. Its preferred target rate is a 2% inflation rate. Recently, the FED has been considering implementing rate increases as the economy grows and steadies, which would “reduce activity” if the economy is thought to be growing too quickly causing prices to rise. When they raised the rates in the last quarter of 2018, the DOW dropped 1,000 points and millions of people’s retirement accounts were depleted!
We pray:
- For wisdom to know how we are to pray for the FED and those involved in it, in DC and across the nation! Lead them to find Godly, inspired and creative solutions for our out-of-control relationship with money (mammon) and the debt it intends to drown us in! We say “NO!” to mammon / “YES” to God!
- That the FED’s leaders and staff experts will look at the many economic indicators, and see how they are interrelated, and be cautious as to how they take any action such as changing interest rates, which might bring unpredictable consequences.
- That they will take a judicious, balanced and gradual approach to any changes to monetary policy, to ensure stability in the wider economy.
Tomorrow, we will see who these FED “decision makers” are…and look at how we can pray for them!
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Specific Prayer Topic for Today
Praying for our President and his Administration
On Friday, President Trump, who is presiding over one of the longest-sustained economic expansions in United States history, said the FED should do more to give the economy a lift. He called on it to cut interest rates and take additional steps to stimulate economic growth. “I personally think the Fed should drop rates. There’s very little if any, inflation. And I think they should drop rates, and they should get rid of quantitative tightening. You would see a rocket ship. Despite that, we’re doing very well.”
We pray:
- Father, guide Your son Donald, our President, in his thoughts, speech, and actions. Give him the wisdom to deal with the FED and cause those he appoints to serve to do so with our nation’s best interests at heart!
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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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