Jul 31, 2017 – Prayer Focus

24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call – Monday, July 31, 2017

“A CALL TO THE WALL…ONE NATION UNDER GOD!”

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Praise Reports!

• Thanking God for such a fullness of His Presence during our SHABBAT celebration on Friday evening. May the SHALOM, the sweetness and the familial love we all felt remain with us throughout this week.

 Praying For Our President and his team

• Vice President Mike Pence is in Eastern Europe, sharing President Trump’s “America First” agenda and strengthening our partnerships in the region. Pray for his protection as he represents us there!

Strategic Focus for Monday

Islam – Part 1- Worldview

“For though we walk in the world, we do not fight according to this world’s rules of warfare. The weapons of the war we’re fighting are not of this world but are powered by God and effective at tearing down the strongholds erected against His truth. We are demolishing arguments and ideas, every high-and-mighty philosophy that pits itself against the knowledge of the one true God. We are taking prisoners of every thought, every emotion, and subduing them into obedience to the Anointed One.”

2 Cor 10:3-5

Are we taking every thought captive? Demolishing arguments that are contrary to the Word of God? It seems as if these days, there is a lot of discussion about Islam…but very little awareness of what it really is and even less power in the Church to demolish it!  Most have never had the discipline to do the research to be able to capably refute the inaccurate “information” that abounds about Islam. We fail to understand what it really means to be a Muslim, and why they hold to and ascribe to the tenants of that particular “worldview”.

Muslims are instructed to follow the Koran / Qur’an, practice the Five Pillars of Islam, to obey blindly, to act on what they are taught by their leaders…and never to question it.  Most of them have never thought strategically about what they believe and wouldn’t be able to give a rational defense of their beliefs (worldview) to others. They just believe it…and demand that others do so as well…one way or the other! 

What is a “Worldview”?

• certain presuppositions and biases that affect the way we view all of life and reality
•  a set of lenses which taint our vision or alter the way we perceive the world around us
•  it’s formed by education, upbringing, culture lived in, books read, the media, movies, etc.
• a combination of all we absorb from surrounding cultural influences…as if by “osmosis” (which is a gradual, often unconscious, absorption of knowledge or ideas through continual exposure rather than deliberate learning)

Isn’t it odd that when we hear a Communist or Satanist spewing lies and venom, we have no problem calling them out for what they represent…but let something attach the word “religion” or “faith” to a worldview, system or mindset such as Islam…and it suddenly becomes “sacrosanct”(revered, “holy”, untouchable!) We fall silent!

Sadly, we find many, who claim to be Christian are far too willing to compromise our own Biblical worldviews to “go along and get along”…and thus, accommodate portions of Islam. (as with “Chrislam”)   In order to be “inclusive”, “politically correct”, and “fair and balanced”, we have bent over backwards to make exceptions and excuses for words and actions (vices) that would never have been allowed or considered acceptable 30 years ago (…by “virtue” of using “common sense”) and even integrated them in our own congregations! Father, forgive us! Truth is absolute and only understood as we submit to the ONE Who said:

“I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” 

John 14:6

Time to WAKE UP!  America is under siege! A “TROJAN HORSE” has been admitted to the “nation” and the door has been opened wide for an invasion…while we were all sleeping. If we do not learn the truth about this “system”, (which has as its goal world domination), and deal with it, we will be the “next item on the menu” ie.

“Most importantly, be disciplined (sober minded) and stay on guard.

Your enemy the devil is prowling around outside like a roaring lion, just waiting and hoping for the chance to devour someone.

Resist him and be strong in your faith…”

1 Peter 5:8-9

As intercessors, we must take responsibility to develop a Biblical worldview…coming into agreement and alignment with God on every point…without excuse of exception! We are to learn and share the truth about such things as Islam with others and help strengthen them in this battle!  As we pray for our President, our leaders, our nation and our people today, let us corporately ask God to forgive our ignorance, teach us what we need to know so we can pray accurately, and then welcome Him to step in, destroy His enemies and  “reverse any curse” that gained access to our country through them! 

Let us begin with a flat and complete rejection of all that accompanies the demonic system called Islam.

• We reject the integration of all that is Islamic with our Christian faith and cry out for the redemption of our churches and our people, nullifying any influence that this wicked system has had on our people…especially “nominal” Christians.
• We ask for the salvation of those it has enslaved and entrapped in serving a bloodthirst entity that is certainly no god…but demonic in nature and form!

Just as many of us lack the knowledge and ability to capably refute Islam, many have also failed to study the Word of God so we can defend our faith and instruct others in it.

• Ask the Holy Spirit to forgive us, and to stir up His gifts in us, so that we will hunger for, desire, pursue and love learning the Word of God!

Many nominal Christians have been “going to church”, only to listen then leave…not giving it much thought until we return the next time…(whenever that might be). 

• Ask the Holy Spirit to help us think about what being a Christian means…we are followers of Christ!  Ask Him to help us consider and affirm what that means, to confirm what we believe and make us ready to defend our belief in Christ with those who do not know Him.

May we resist the devil and all his works…letting him know in no uncertain terms that  “WE ARE NOT ON THE MENU”. We declare that he is a defeated foe whose destiny has already been decided…and there is nothing he can do about that!

Let us praise God in advance for the deliverance and destiny of our nation as we once again welcome of the King of Glory into our lives, our families and our homes!  We are Yours, Lord!  Yours ALONE!

Resources:  Christian Worldview

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Hineni, Adonai!  Here I am, Lord!

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KADIMA! Onward…forward!

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