Jan 2, 2025 – Prayer Focus
Thursday, January 2, 2025 – 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!
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”
Proverbs 4:23
We sing: Change our Hearts
Change our hearts this time, Your Word says it can be.
Change our minds this time, Your life could make us free.
We are the people Your call set apart, Lord, this time change our hearts!
Brought by your hand to the edge of our dreams, one foot in paradise, one in the waste
Drawn by your promises, still we are lured by the shadows and the chains we leave behind, but…
Change our hearts this time, Your Word says it can be.
Change our minds this time, Your life could make us free.
We are the people Your call set apart, Lord, this time change our hearts!
Show us the way that leads to your side, over the mountains and sands of the soul,
Be for us manna, water from the stone, Light which says we never walk alone!
Change our hearts this time, Your Word says it can be.
Change our minds this time, Your life could make us free.
We are the people Your call set apart, Lord, this time change our hearts!
Lord, this time change our hearts!
Lord, this time change our hearts!
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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 duly elected (and now re-elected) President, Donald John Trump,
and to pray for that which pertains to our nation!
We pray for his protection, as he prepares to be inaugurated as our 47th President.
May 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 that God has anointed, appointed, and elected,
as they take their places in the governments of each state and in our nation’s Capitol!
May they work together to clean up corruption in our government, and restore our electoral system.
Pray.
The Lord has asked us to dedicate these final 30 days to prayer for Washington, DC as it is prepared for the Inauguration! Every hour, we will be praying for the cleansing, purging and preparation of DC.
May January 20th be a day the Manifest Glory of God is revealed in the Capitol of the US!
Pray.
We will now spend the next 10 minutes praying for President Trump.
During the final 70 days before the Inauguration, we are standing
in FAITH AND HOPE AND OBEDIENCE TO OUR CALLING…
praying that he will be alive to be inaugurated as our 47th President on January 20th, 2025!
Pray.
Strategic Focus for Thursday
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 939
The Righteous Return of President Trump to the White House! – Part 839
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”
Colossians 3:23-24
Today, we are praying for those who will be leaving Congress and those who will ultimately sit in their vacated seats. When the House of Representatives returns tomorrow, on January 3, 2025, to begin the 119th Congress for a two-year term, Republicans will start out with a narrow majority. The departures of Matt Gaetz, Mike Waltz, and Elise Stefanik will bring the majority down to zero seats. Any more could mean that Republicans could have a temporary Zero-Seat Majority in the House and Democrats could take the majority. Though the party won 220 seats in the House, giving them a three-seat margin over the majority mark of 218, this number is set to decline in January. The drop in seats could imperil the GOP’s ability to pass legislation and, possibly, flip control of the House to the Democratic Party. Below are the expected vacancies in the House, as well as the process for filling them. Pray.
Florida’s 1st District This district, covering most of the Florida panhandle, was represented by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for seven years. On Nov. 13, 2024, Gaetz resigned from office following the announcement that President-elect Donald Trump had nominated him to serve as U.S. Attorney General in the incoming administration. While supported by some conservatives, the nomination was also met with some bipartisan criticism, given allegations of misconduct against Gaetz contained in a House Ethics Committee report. Opposition from GOP senators necessary for confirmation led Gaetz to withdraw from consideration a week later. Despite his resignation from the 118th Congress, Gaetz was elected to the 119th Congress, and he could, theoretically, take his seat in the House. Gaetz announced that he’d decline to serve in the new Congress, however he could still change his mind. Pray.
Florida’s 6th District This district, covering portions of northeastern Florida along the Atlantic coast, is currently represented by Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL), who was appointed by Trump to serve as his national security adviser. Despite its elevation to cabinet rank, the position does not require Senate confirmation, which means Waltz will take office immediately upon being sworn in. Hence, Waltz has resigned from Congress, effective January 20. Because Congress convenes on January 3, Waltz will join the 119th Congress, to which he was elected on November 5, and will serve for only 17 days. Like with the 1st District, DeSantis has issued an executive order calling a special election. The leading Republican candidate for the seat is state Sen. Randy Fine, who represents the area in the Florida Senate. Trump has endorsed Fine, as have U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL and the three leaders of the House Republican Conference—Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). Waltz’s seat will be vacant from 8 to 70 days from January 20, 2025. This will bring the House Republican Conference’s strength from 219 to 218 and the entire House’s strength down to 433. At this point, the majority mark will change to 217 members, and Republicans will have a one-seat majority. Pray.
New York’s 21st District This district, covering a large portion of upstate New York from the border with Canada down to Saratoga, is currently represented by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), chair of the House Republican Conference. Trump has nominated Stefanik to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a Cabinet rank. The position requires Senate confirmation. If Stefanik is confirmed, she will need to resign from Congress. The uncertainty of a timeline for confirmation hearings and a final vote means that Stefanik is expected to join the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025. Should Stefanik resign, New York Public Officers Law requires the governor to issue a proclamation of a special election no more than 10 days after the resignation takes effect. There will be no primary election; the district’s recognized party committees will select the nominees. A special general election must then be held within 70 to 80 days of the proclamation’s issuance. Hence, it is difficult to predict when Stefanik’s seat will become vacant and how long such a vacancy may last. If she resigns before special elections are held for Florida’s two vacant House seats, the strength of the House Republican Conference will decline from 218 to 217, and the entire House’s strength down to 432. At this point, the majority mark will remain unchanged at 217 members, and Republicans will have a zero-seat majority. Pray.
The temporary reduction of the majority to zero seats will be negative for the House Republican Conference. To pass legislation, they will require the unanimous support of every member of the conference. During the 118th Congress, obtaining such unanimity was a tall order, and some conservative members, largely from the House Freedom Caucus, voted with Democrats to bring down GOP initiatives. A consequential vote occurred on Oct. 3, 2023, when eight Republicans voted with Democrats to remove then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from office. Thereafter, with a four-seat majority, some Republicans frequently threatened to bring a “motion to vacate the chair” against Johnson. The only such effort—introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)—failed after House Democrats voted to table it. In sum, the opposition of just a few House GOP members could imperil the Trump administration’s legislative agenda, which a majority of House Republicans are seeking to enact. If any other Republican members beyond Stefanik resign, or die, during the 119th Congress, and the Democratic Party wins special elections, the GOP could lose control of the House. The House Democratic Caucus currently has 215 members and needs to gain just three seats to reach a majority in the full 435-member body. Should that occur, the party could successfully pass a motion to vacate the chair, install Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as the speaker of the House, and pass a new House rules package as well as restructure standing committees to have Democratic majorities. Pray.
We pray:
That only those YOU have called and anointed to fill these seats will be able to do so, and they will be in complete alignment with President Trump to help him fulfill his agenda! Pray.
Let these replacements be done in a timely manner, so that the control of the House does not pass to the Democrats, but remains firmly in the hands of the conservatives. 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 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.
(Resource: Epoch Times)
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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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