Jul 1, 2022 – Prayer Focus

Friday, July 1, 2022 – 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!

Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, 

and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

1 Samuel 7:12 

We sing: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come, Thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace,

streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.

Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above.

Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it, mount of Thy redeeming love.

Here I raise my Ebenezer, here, by Thy great help, I’ve come,

and I hope, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God.

He, to rescue me from danger, interposed His Precious Blood.

Oh, that day when freed from sinning, I shall see Thy lovely face.

Clothed then in blood washed linen, how I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace.

Come, my Lord, no longer tarry, take my ransomed soul away.

Send Thine angels now to carry me to realms of endless days.

Oh, to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be.

Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love.

Here’s my heart, oh, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.

Here’s my heart, oh, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.

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.

In every situation and decision, let our President be led by the Holy Spirit, so that he learns the truth and acts accordingly, for the good of the nation. 

Pray.

For the removal of Joe Biden and restoration of Donald Trump to his rightful office.

Pray.

That as the REDEMPTION of the AMERICAN REPUBLIC takes place, those leaders that God anoints and appoints will take their places in the governments of each state and in our nation’s Capitol! 

Pray. 

 For protection, provision, and peace 

for all working to expose the fraud and corruption of the 2020 election!

Pray.

Strategic Focus for Friday 

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 52

Standing in the GAP – Part 20

“This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. 

This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.”

2 John 1:6 

 The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates, 

A PROPER RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY AND A REPUDIATION OF UNLIMITED OBEDIENCE TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

APPENDIX A – Part 1 – AN EXAMINATION OF ROMANS 13

Three Convincing Proofs that Romans 13 Does NOT Teach Unlimited Obedience to the Civil Government

This short article is written to give three convincing proofs that Romans 13 does not teach that we are to give unlimited obedience to the State as some Christian men teach. The three convincing proofs are:

1. Nowhere does Romans 13 state that we are to give unlimited obedience to the civil government, rather men impose such thoughts upon the text.

2. Proper hermeneutics (interpretation) forbids such a conclusion – that we are to have unlimited obedience to the civil government – because there are many passages of Scripture where the people of God disobey the civil government and are commended by God for doing it.

3. Romans 13 contains limitation clauses that make it clear the civil government’s authority is not unlimited, nor therefore, is our obedience to the civil government to be unlimited.

The First Convincing Proof  – First, nowhere does the Bible say that we are to have unlimited obedience to the civil government – nowhere. Yet, this divine right of kings – that whatever those in civil authority decree is to be obeyed – has been what various Christian men have asserted over the centuries. They base this idea on Romans 13:1-5. But where does Romans teach unlimited obedience to the State? They impose that idea upon the text. The text itself reads: “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore you must be subject not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.”

Yes, the text does say we are to be subject to the governing authorities, and that governments are established by God, but where does it say we are therefore to have unlimited obedience to the government? It does not. Again, they impose that upon the text. Pray.

In fact, there is not one scripture anywhere in all the Bible that demands or instructs unlimited obedience to the civil government. That fact, in and of itself, should suffice to convince that we are not to give unlimited obedience to the State. Pray.

The Second Convincing Proof – The second convincing proof is that proper hermeneutics (interpretation) forbids such a conclusion – that we are to have unlimited obedience to the civil government – because there are many passages of Scripture where the people of God disobey the civil government and are commended by God for doing it.

Good hermeneutics demands that we not read a verse or passage in a vacuum. The hallmark of good hermeneutics is “Scripture interprets scripture.” In other words, every individual scripture (scripture with a small s) must be interpreted in light of the whole of God’s Word (Scripture with a big S). “Scripture interprets scripture.” We are to examine a particular verse in light of the whole of God’s Word.

When we look at the whole of God’s Word, we see that there are many passages which contradict the assertion that “we are to always obey the government.” For example, Exodus 1:15-21 records the story of the Hebrew midwives who were commanded by the king to kill the male Hebrew babies. The Scripture says the midwives “feared God,” and therefore refused to kill the male babies. God commended them for their actions, as the Scripture states, “Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.” The point is, if the assertion is true that God’s people are always to obey the laws and orders of the government, this passage stands in complete contradiction to it. Pray.

In Daniel 6, we read that the king declared that no one could pray to any deity, but only to him. Notice that this law was made in clear contradiction to the law of God. The men who conspired to make this law understood that the only charge they could raise against Daniel was one concerning “the law of his God.” Therefore they made a law according to man – “the law of the Medes and Persians.” This was a classic showdown where the law of man contravened – violated, opposed, and contradicted – the law and Word of God.

How should the people of God respond? Did Daniel obey this law? Did he say, “Oh, that is a bad law, but we must always obey the State?” No, Daniel took a brave and open stand in defiance of this unjust law. The Scripture says that “when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open towards Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God.” Notice he “knew” of the unjust law; his windows were “open” so all could see his non-compliance with the law; he “knelt down on his knees” so no one could mistake his defiance of the law; and, he did it “three times” in one day. Again, if the assertion is true that God’s people are always to obey the laws and orders of the State, this passage stands in complete contradiction to it. Pray.

The midwives were told to do something bad – kill the male babies – and they refused. Daniel was told not to do something good – pray to the Lord – and he refused. These two passages about the midwives and Daniel illustrate the standard the Church has followed historically, namely, when the State commands that which God forbids or forbids that which God commands, we have a duty to obey God rather than man. The standard is that if a law enacted by the State contravenes the law or Word of God, we are to obey God, not the State. Pray.

Other passages also contradict the assertion that we are to always obey the State. 

• For example, Hebrews 11:23 records how Moses’ parents disobeyed the king. The Scripture reads, “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.” This is recorded in what Christians call the “Hall of Fame of Faith.” Their actions are commended by the Word of God.
• In 2 Corinthians 11:32-33, Paul talks about how he avoided the government officials who were attempting to arrest him, by escaping down the side of the city wall. The Scripture reads, “In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands.” Paul knew the government officials were trying to arrest him, but rather than submit, he craftily fled.
• In Acts 5, the apostles were told by the authorities not to preach about Jesus. They refused to obey them and responded by saying, “We ought rather to obey God than men.” When human authority contravenes the law or Word of God, we have a duty to obey God rather than man. Pray.

All these passages (and others) stand in complete contradiction to the idea that we are to always obey the government. If Romans 13 teaches that we are to have unlimited obedience to the State, these passages stand in contradiction to such an assertion. So, nowhere in Romans 13 does it state that Christians are to have unlimited obedience to the civil government, and the hallmark rule of proper hermeneutics, “Scripture interprets scripture,” repudiates such an assertion. Pray.

The Third Convincing Proof – The third convincing proof that Romans 13 does not teach unlimited obedience to the civil government is that Romans 13 itself contains limitation clauses which limit the authority and function of the civil government, and therefore make clear that our obedience to the State is not to be unlimited. 

The advocates of unlimited obedience to the State point to verse one which says, “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God,” and verse five which says, “Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.” They then impose upon the text that we are always to obey in everything, something which the text does not say. The truth is, the passage does talk about obeying the authorities, but there are conditions stated which limit the ruler’s authority. There are limitation clauses attached to what the Apostle Paul says in Romans 13:3-4 which clearly limit the ruler’s authority. The Scripture says: “For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid: for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.”

These are limitation clauses. The Scriptures are plain – the ruler’s authority is not unlimited. He is to reward those who do good and punish those who do evil. 

But what if he begins to punish those who do good, and reward those who do evil? What if he makes a law that rewards those who do evil and a law that punishes those who do good? Should he still be obeyed? As we saw previously, the Scriptures are clear – he should not be obeyed. Pray.

When the State commands that which God forbids or forbids that which God commands, we are to obey God rather than man. We are not to join the ruler in his rebellion against God. When he rules justly, we are not to resist him (v.2). But if he rules unjustly, then we are to resist him. In such instances, we are to obey God, rather than man. Pray.

God has established four governments in the earth, namely, self-government, family government, church government, and civil government. Each has its own function and jurisdiction in the lives of men. Family, church, and civil government assist in producing self-government in the individual.

Each of these governments has positions of authority. For instance, in family government, the man is the head; the wife is his helper in the governance of the home. In church government, positions include elders and deacons. In civil government, positions range from the President to the policeman. The authority that each possesses is delegated authority – authority given to them of God. The first verse of Romans 13 declares, “For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” Hence, the authority that the civil government possesses is delegated from God. The governing authority is, as verse 4 states, “God’s minister.” They are to therefore govern according to God’s rule. Pray.

Most would agree that when a father makes unjust or immoral laws or decrees in the home, that those under his jurisdiction are not bound to obey. Similarly, when a church officer governs unjustly within the church, neither should he be obeyed. But for some reason, when it comes to the civil government, men tend to think that the State can do most anything and they should always be obeyed.

We pray:

• Lord, we thank You for teaching us to discern when we must obey and when we must resist! Give us grace to do the latter in the manner You dictate, and be victorious when we do! Pray. 
• Protect and grant each one of Your people who steps up to this assignment. Help us to “stand in the gap” with those Lesser Magistrates who engage in the Battle to SAVE America! Pray.
• Let County Commissioners in states across this land understand their true authority in You, and fulfill the duties of their offices on behalf of the people! Pray.
• Guard and protect our 24/7 family with the Blood of Jesus, as we engage with and undergird patriots across this land who will “stand in the gap”, in this BATTLE TO SAVE AMERICA! Pray.
• Bring our true President, Donald Trump, forth quickly, and guide him as he prepares to return to the White House. Pray. 

• Now that Roe is overturned, protect our Supreme Court Justices and their families, and honor them for their stand for LIFE! We speak PEACE to the streets of our nation…foil any plans for backlash! Pray.
• Protect the sovereignty of the United States of America and do not let it be compromised in any way! Remove Biden and all those who have betrayed our Constitution and sold us out! Pray.

• Let our homes get in order so that they might be places for Your HABITATION and sanctuaries for others! Pray.
• That we will joyfully release the LOVE of GOD from our hearts over this, our beloved nation. Pray. 

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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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