Jun 18, 2022 – Prayer Focus
Saturday, June 18, 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!
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms;
He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, ‘Destroy!’”
Deuteronomy 33:27
We sing: Who You Say I Am
Who am I that the highest King would welcome me? I was lost, but He brought me in…
Oh, His love for me! Oh, His love for me!
Who the Son sets free, oh, is free indeed! I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
Free at last, He has ransomed me. His grace runs deep!
While I was a slave to sin, Jesus died for me! Yes, He died for me!
Who the Son sets free, oh, is free indeed! I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
In my Father’s house there’s a place for me! I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
I am chosen, not forsaken, I am who You say I am! You are for me, not against me. I am who You say I am!
I am chosen, not forsaken, I am who You say I am! You are for me, not against me. I am who You say I am! I am who You say I am!
Who the Son sets free, oh, is free indeed! I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
In my Father’s house there’s a place for me! I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
In my Father’s house there’s a place for me! I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
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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 Saturday
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 39
Standing in the GAP – Part 7
O Lord, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” and You will not save.
Why do You show me iniquity, and cause me to see trouble?
For plundering and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention arises.
Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth.
For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
Habakkuk 1:2-4
The words of the prophet resonate with us as we have interceded for our nation diligently…devotedly… determinedly! After being given a “teaser” for The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates early in the week, we paused to pray into President Trump’s remarks regarding the crises our nation is undergoing, brought about by Joe Biden being “inserted” into the White House through the fraudulent 2020 Presidential election. Today, we begin to read and pray into the book in earnest. As we read and contemplate what is said in the introduction, let us ask God to make this matter clear to all Americans, so that we might fight in ONE SPIRIT, on behalf of our beloved country! AMEN! Pray.
The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates
A PROPER RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY AND A REPUDIATION OF UNLIMITED OBEDIENCE TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT
by Matthew Trewhella
“For Christ, Who set me free”.
INTRODUCTION
In the course of human history, the abuse of authority by men through the arm of the State is not an uncommon occurrence. Western Civilization has pillared safeguards to help prevent this. Nevertheless, a citizenry must remain vigilant, and understand both the purpose and limitations of the State. If a citizenry does not know the purpose and limitations of the State, then the civil government can misuse its power, because the citizenry is unable to measure when something improper is occurring. For there to be any indignation towards acts of tyranny by the State, one must be able to recognize that tyranny is taking place. Pray.
Aldous Huxley, in his book, Brave New World, wrote of a citizenry of slaves who would love their enslavement. Huxley writes: “A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they love their servitude.” Pray.
Unknowingly, Americans have accepted the role of Huxley’s servant-minded people for decades. This is due in part to the fact that people love comfort and tend to avoid conflict. However, the other part of the equation is that people have lost the yardstick by which they should measure the limits of government. As a consequence, we in America have become a slave-like people with the Federal government acting more as a Master than as a Servant providing justice for the people. Pray.
When you go to Washington, DC today you cannot help but notice that it has become like a fortress. The heavily fortified nature of the place reminds one of what Plato said to the tyrant Dionysius when he saw him on the streets of Sicily surrounded by his many bodyguards – “What harm have you done that you should need to have so many guards?” Pray.
In a very real sense, one is right to say our Federal government has harmed the American people. Review the current Federal laws, policies, and bureaucracies, and you cannot help but see that it has caused much harm to the institutions and traditions of our people. It is as if, over the course of time, we have been attacked and plundered. Pray.
In the past, the pulpits in our nation instructed the people on the purpose, functions, and limitations of the State. Many pastors preached every year what became known as “election” and “artillery” sermons. These sermons were routinely preached during the first 100 years of our nation. Clergymen understood and taught their congregations that God’s Word addressed all matters of life, including the matters of civil government.
Today, however, most pulpits are silent about God’s Word when it comes to civil government. In fact, most just teach unlimited obedience to the State, as though there are no limitations to the State’s rule. By default, they teach that whatever the civil government rules legislatively is, therefore, the will of God. Pray.
This type of clergyman was even present near the Revolutionary War era. The Rev. William Gordon of Roxbury, Massachusetts preached regarding such men in 1794 when he declared: “Though the partisans of arbitrary power will freely censure that preacher who speaks boldly for the liberties of the people, they will admire as an excellent divine, the parson whose discourse is wholly in the opposite, and teaches, that magistrates have a divine right for doing wrong, and are to be implicitly obeyed; men professing Christianity as if the religion of the blessed Jesus bound them to bow their neck to any tyrant. Pray.
The authority of the State does have limits. America’s present-day pulpits need to repent of their idolatrous views regarding the State. True Christianity produces liberty. Even the Christ-hating, 17th-century philosopher, David Hume, had to admit: “The precious sparks of liberty were kindled and preserved by the Puritans in England. And that, to this sect, whose principles appear so frivolous and whose habits so ridiculous, the English owe the whole freedom of their Constitution.”
The church pulpits are the historical means whereby the people are instructed, from a theological foundation, in the purpose, functions, and limitations of the State. When a citizenry’s view of the State is theologically driven, the State can no longer get away with doing whatever just tickles its fancy. This is because an informed citizenry, one which recognizes transcendent law, is vigilant, and will not tolerate abuse or tyranny. Pray.
1 Corinthians 7:23 commands, “Do not become the slaves of men.” Because of human nature, however, men tend to want to be ruled and “cared for,” rather than take on responsibility and cherish liberty.
Because of human nature, tyranny from time to time raises its ugly head. Because of human nature, men will endure a long train of abuses and usurpations.
However, men will endure a long train of abuses and usurpations – only to a certain point. When the civil government continues to assault men’s rights and liberties through unconstitutional, unjust, or immoral laws, policies, or bureaucratic decrees, honorable men will eventually weary of it, and begin to take a stand. Those men who do begin to stand, however, want to be assured that their efforts are legitimate and proper. Pray.
Thankfully, America’s founders established three well-known “boxes” by which we can preserve liberty and resist tyranny. They are – the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
- The ballot box provides the opportunity to remove unjust rulers through the vote.
- The jury box provides citizens not only the right to judge the facts in a case but to judge the law itself. The jury can determine whether a law is being misapplied or can find a law unjust or immoral altogether. The jury can acquit on either basis, regardless of what the judge or jury instructions say.
- The cartridge box refers to an armed citizenry. America’s Founders knew that an armed citizenry not only helps repel an invading foreign force but also acts as a check against tyranny from our own government. Pray.
But a lesser-known tool that the founders themselves employed is the doctrine of the lesser magistrates. The lesser magistrate doctrine provides the best means to rein in a higher authority that has spurned its limitations. The doctrine of the lesser magistrates is rooted in Scripture and found throughout the history of mankind. The doctrine offers great hope to a nation of people who groan under the yoke of tyrannical behavior by the State.
This book assumes that the reader already understands the dire condition of America. There have been countless books written over the last 20 years detailing America’s demise, and the march towards tyranny via the Federal government. This book spends little time decrying darkness, rather this book is meant to bring hope and encouragement. It places within the hands of those concerned about our nation, a blueprint and means by which a stand can be made against a Federal government that has trampled our Constitution, assaults our person, liberty, and property, and impugns the law of God. Pray.
Americans are now nearly a completely conquered people. We do not have to sit by hand wringing and passively submitting to our own destruction, however. The doctrine of the lesser magistrates provides a legitimate and proper means to restore order and resist tyranny. History has proven that peasant revolts are easily put down by the State. The lesser magistrate doctrine is effective in quelling abuses by the higher authority, and does so often without the shedding of blood.
My prayer is that this book might be useful in stopping America’s death march into tyranny and oppression and point men back to Christ and His rule. Pray.
We pray:
- Lord, we thank You for Matthew Trewhella’s effort to document The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates May his work enable us to understand what A PROPER RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY AND A REPUDIATION OF UNLIMITED OBEDIENCE TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT actually is, and how to implement it in our own time! Pray.
- That those who read this will understand our true position and willingly “stand in the gap” as Lesser Magistrates in the Battle to SAVE America! Pray.
- Protect and grant each one who steps up to this assignment, and give them favor as they address this matter in the coming days to local County Commissioners who will see the light and enter into the process of exposing and rectifying fraud in our election process! Pray.
- Guard and protect our 24/7 family with the Blood of Jesus, as we engage with and undergird patriots across this land who are “standing in the gap”, in this BATTLE TO SAVE AMERICA! Pray.
- Call Donald Trump forth quickly, and restore him to his rightful place in the White House. Pray.
- Protect our Supreme Court Justices and their families. Help them to stand for righteousness and justice, and to remain firm in their decision to return the determination on LIFE to the individual states! 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 betray our Constitution and sell 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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