Jun 21, 2022 – Prayer Focus
Tuesday, June 21, 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!
Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength!
We will sing and praise Your power.
Psalm 21:13
We sing: Find us Faithful
We’re pilgrims on the journey of the narrow road, and those who’ve gone before us line the way.
Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary,
their lives a stirring testament to God’s sustaining grace.
O may all who come behind us find us faithful, may the fire of our devotion light their way.
May the footprints that we leave, lead them to believe, and the lives we live inspire them to obey.
O may all who come behind us find us faithful.
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run the race not only for the prize,
but as those who’ve gone before us. let us leave to those behind us,
the heritage of faithfulness passed on through Godly lives.
After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone, and our children sift thru all we’ve left behind,
may the clues that they discover, and the mem’ries they uncover,
become the light that leads them, to the road we each must find.
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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 Tuesday
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 42
Standing in the GAP – Part 10
“Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you
a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear”
1 Peter 3:15
We are continuing to pray into:
The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates,
A PROPER RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY AND A REPUDIATION OF UNLIMITED OBEDIENCE TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
ALL AUTHORITY IS DELEGATED – CHAPTER 3
God is the ultimate authority. The Bible says plainly, “The Most High rules over the realm of mankind.” He gave His Law at Sinai. The very first decree is “You shall have no other gods before Me.” He created us, and thus knows best how we are to be governed. God is the ultimate Law-Giver and Ruler. Pray.
God has established four realms of government to which He delegates authority. They are: (1) self-government; (2) family government; (3) church government; and (4) civil government. Each has its own role, function, and jurisdiction. If one invades the jurisdiction of the other, chaos or tyranny ensues. Pray.
Each of these governments has positions of authority. Self-government’s authority, of course, is the individual. In family government, the man is the head of the home. His wife acts as his co-regent, and both have authority over their children and property. In church government, there are the offices of elders and deacons. In civil government, there are many and various positions of authority ranging from a policeman to the president. Pray.
The authority an individual possesses in any one of these four realms of government is delegated authority. In other words, they derive their authority from God. Their authority is not autonomous or unconditional. Their authority is God-given, and thus, they have a duty to govern in accordance with His rule. Pray.
A father (who has authority in family government) for example, should not tell his child to go rob the corner gas station because if caught the child will face less severe punishment than he. Rather, the father has a duty before God to instruct the child in honesty and hard work, and to abhor theft. Hence, the father does not rule autonomously. He does not get to contradict the law of God just because he has a position of authority. The authority he has is delegated to him by God, and he has a duty therefore to govern his home in accordance with God’s rule. Pray.
So it is with the civil government. Its power is not unlimited, nor is its rule to be autonomous. The word “autonomous” comes from two Greek words. “Autos” which means self, and “nomos” which means law. The authority of the State is not autonomous. They do not get to create laws out of thin air or by whim. Men need to understand that the State is not God. They do not get to rule by mere fiat. They do not get to just “make up law as they go.” Pray.
The authority of the State is limited. The authority it possesses is delegated authority from God. That the authority of the State is delegated from God is seen, among other places, in Romans 13. The first verse declares, “For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” Hence, the authority that the State possesses is delegated from God, and as such, they have a duty to govern in conformity with His rule. Pray.
America’s Founders understood that the civil government’s authority was delegated, and therefore, limited. They stated in the Declaration of Independence that all men “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” They understood that rights did not originate from the State, but rather were given to men by God. Pray.
Britain had ceased to rule and function within its God-ordained limits: therefore, America’s colonists found themselves in conflict with her. The very next line of the Declaration states, “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men.” Hence, when a government ceases to protect the citizenry of their God-given rights but instead constructs laws attacking and depriving men of those rights, that government has perverted its power and has decided to play the tyrant. Such a government is to be resisted and not obeyed, regarding those areas of unjust laws. Pray.
John of Salisbury, in his monumental work Policraticus, written in 1159, taught that the State’s authority was delegated authority. He writes: “All power [authority] is from the Lord God; the power which the prince has is therefore from God, for the power of God is never lost nor severed from Him, but He merely exercises it through a subordinate hand.”
The State’s authority is not autonomous, nor unlimited. Rulers are not to contravene – violate, oppose, or contradict – God’s law. Citizens are not bound to hold unlimited obedience to the civil government. In his writing, Salisbury states plainly that the king is a king precisely because he rules in the fear of the Lord, and according to His law. When the king makes law contrary to God’s law, he becomes a tyrant. Pray.
What is tyranny? Salisbury wrote, “For tyranny is abuse of power entrusted by God to man.” All authority, including civil authority, is delegated authority. When a higher authority makes unjust law, he abuses his power and may be resisted. When the lesser magistrate sees the higher magistrate make bad law, it is the right and duty of the lesser magistrate to interpose against such false law. Pray.
When the State authorities make a law that contravenes or impugns the law of God, John Calvin wrote, “For earthly princes lay aside their power when they rise up against God, and are unworthy to be reckoned among the number of mankind. We ought, rather, to spit upon their heads than to obey them.” Pray.
Unfortunately, many people today are unconsciously schooled in Statism. They think the authority of the civil government is absolute and limitless. They think that rights and law originate with the State.
An example of this is the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. God is nowhere acknowledged in that Declaration. That’s because Statists believe that the State is the originator of law and rights. Such thinking, however, stands in stark contrast to America’s Declaration of Independence which recognizes rights are given by God to men. Pray.
Because Statism seems to have pervaded our culture down every avenue, including academia, the media, and public policy, most politicians today do believe their authority is limitless; that they do rule by fiat; that they do get to create law out of thin air or by whim.
The lesser magistrate doctrine, however, reminds the higher authority that their authority is delegated and limited. No man who holds state office rules with autonomy. The authority he has is delegated to him by God. Hence, all those in positions of authority stand accountable to God. Pray.
This standard is seen in all areas of government. In family government for example, if a husband tells his wife to murder his son or daughter, she has a duty not to obey. Also, if a husband decides to murder his son or daughter and forbids his wife to try and stop him, she has a duty to try and stop him anyway. So it is with the civil government: if the higher authority commands that which God forbids or forbids what God commands, the lesser magistrates must not obey, and if necessary actively resist. Pray.
The State is not God. The State’s authority is not limitless. They don’t get to do whatever just seems good to them. Men should not give unlimited obedience to civil government. In fact, men have a duty to oppose any in authority when they make unjust or immoral laws. Pray.
We pray:
- Lord, we thank You for those who will understand delegated authority, and can correctly apply this doctrine as they “stand in the gap”, as Lesser Magistrates in the Battle to SAVE America! Pray.
- Protect and grant each one of us favor as each bold patriot stands up to address this matter in the coming days. Pray.
- Let County Commissioners across this land see the truth of what took place, and be willing to enter 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 guide him as he prepares to return to 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 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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