Sep 23, 2019 – Prayer Focus

Monday, September 23, 2019 – The 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call      

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

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We begin the hour today by praising and giving thanks to God! 

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”

 Proverbs 3:5-6

We sing: 

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word;

just to rest upon His promise, and to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”

Refrain:

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! Oh, for grace to trust Him more!

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee, Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;

and I know that Thou art with me, wilt be with me to the end.

Refrain:

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! Oh, for grace to trust Him more!

Refrain:

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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 President, Donald John Trump, and to pray for that which pertains to our nation!

We pray for our President’s protection and cover him with the Blood of Jesus, 

asking that he will respond to every situation by the leading of the Holy Spirit, 

and not allow himself to be provoked into going to war with Iran or any other nation!

We refer those to You who are plotting and planning the demise of our beloved President! 

We say “No!” to them and ask that You expose and foil all their plans! Thank You, Lord! 

We bless our First Lady, Melania, their marriage, their son Barron and all their family members.

We bless our Vice President Mike Pence, his wife Karen and their family

and all those serving in this Administration. 

We bless the Federal Reserve Board members.  

May they serve with integrity and honor, doing what’s right for our nation’s economy! 

The 24/7 NSPC is praying for the 2020 National Elections, 

positioning ourselves in intercession before the Lord on behalf of our President and nation!  

COUNTDOWN: 408 days until the election! 

Let us pray into this verse:

“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.”

Proverbs 3:7

Strategic Focus for Monday 

WELCOME THE KING OF GLORY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Trusting God in the Midst of Persecution!

“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

Psalm 9:10

President Trump arrived back at Trump Towers in NY last night, after a full day of travel and speaking engagements in both Texas and Ohio. Today, he begins will address a special gathering and begin a series of meetings with leaders of several nations, during the week of activities surrounding the opening of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, in which 193 member nations participate.

The new session of the United Nations will kick off with two specific meetings: on the topics of climate change and universal health care. Both are orchestrated by globalists who are behind this major UN push to heighten “concern” for what they call “the escalating climate crisis”. Attendees will be expected to make commitments to slash greenhouse gas emissions and discuss weather patterns that have been attributed (wrongly) to “global warming.”

“Guard what was committed to your trust, 

avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge.”

1 Timothy 6:20-21  

We pray:

• Despite evidence to the contrary, the left continues to uphold false positions on a number of issues.  We say: Truth matters! We recognize that “the depraved in mind is deprived of truth” and cry out for mercy for those who are deceived and deceiving so many with this false, so called “scientific” evidence! 

Happily, our President will not be attending either of those meetings. No one at the UN expected the President to attend the climate summit since he has withdrawn the US from the Paris climate agreement. Instead, the White House booked one of the large conference rooms in the New York headquarters for a special gathering on religious freedom!  (In 2007, members of the International Prayer Council met in those rooms and sowed seeds of prayer there! Our own Pastor Ioan and his sons were part of that group! May those seeds spring forth and bear fruit today!)

  David Peia praying at the UN Prayer Initiative in September 2007

In his ongoing effort to broaden international support for ongoing efforts to protect religious freedom, the President will host and provide keynote remarks at the Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom event, at the UN Headquarters. There, he will address religious freedom and all forms of religious persecution and anti-Semitism.  Vice President Mike Pence will also be there along with our new UN Ambassador Kelly Craft.  

The President will call on the international community to take concrete steps to prevent attacks against people on the basis of their religion or beliefs and to ensure the sanctity of houses of worship and all public spaces for all faiths. This comes in the wake of increasing persecution on the basis of beliefs, and a growing number of attacks on houses of worship.  

We pray:

• For the 327 million Christians in 144 countries across the world who are experiencing religious persecution, suffering violence that is approaching the international definition of genocide. 
• We pray also for the citizens of our nation…that we will remain free and able to express our faith and enjoy all of our God given freedoms!  

Since he took office in January 2017, President Trump has held multiple events where he has personally highlighted the plight of religious persecution victims. Just a few months ago, he spent over an hour in the Oval Office listening to stories from survivors of such persecution. At that time, he told his guests: “Each of you has suffered tremendously for your faith. You’ve endured harassment, threats, attacks, trials, imprisonment, and torture.  I got to know many of you and helped get some of you out of the difficult situation that you were in.  I’m very proud of you in the way you’ve reacted to a different life.  It is a tremendous thing.”

We pray:

• For a deep conviction to come upon world leaders, and as the President exhorts them to advance and protect religious liberty, they will take a unified stand against religious persecution… EVERYWHERE!

President Trump has made protecting religious freedom a major priority in his administration. This is just one more example of “PROMISES MADE! PROMISES KEPT!” He said that he would do that during his 2016 Presidential Campaign and has taken numerous steps to make good on that promise. These include:  

• An Executive Order which relaxed IRS enforcement on churches that engage in political speech and activities. 
• Having the State Department host the groundbreaking Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom that brought in religious leaders around the world in an attempt to look for ways to combat religious persecution and discrimination around the world.
• Focusing heavily on religious freedom during the National Day of Prayer events at the White House.  Rose Garden ceremonies have been filled with individuals and groups who have been targeted in lawsuits for standing up for their faith, and have been targets of violence because of their faith. 
• Bringing  Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein up to the Presidential podium this past May. The Rabbi was one of the victims of a weekend gun rampage at a synagogue in Poway, California. After his remarks, the President made the Rabbi a promise. “We will fight with all of our strength and everything that we have in our bodies to defeat anti-Semitism, to end the attacks on the Jewish people, and to conquer all forms of persecution, intolerance, and hate…every citizen has the absolute right to live according to the teachings of their faith and the convictions of their heart. This is the bedrock of American life.”

We pray:

• In gratitude for a President who keeps the promises he makes, and who has been the single strongest advocate for religious freedom in the White House.  God bless and encourage him daily, as he stands against the tide of globalism that advances false issues and ignores the very foundational issues that affect humankind!  

Trusting God is the only choice many in countries where they are persecuted, burned out and often killed for their faith!  The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, provided some numbers regarding the persecution of Christians in Iraq: 

• “61 churches have been bombed, 1,224 Christians were killed, 23,000 houses and real estate of the Christians have been seized”. 

He also reminded the world of the policy of the Islamic State, the “three options given to Christians”:  

• Conversion to Islam, 
• Payment of a special tax 
• Forced and immediate abandonment of their land. (He noted that 120,000 Christians have been expelled.)

The alternative… is death! 

We pray:

• That those suffering persecution who know You, Lord, will trust in You, hold on to Your Word and abide in 

Your Shalom! Bless our President for his efforts on behalf of those who are suffering this persecution!

“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; 

for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

Psalm 9:10

Our Specific Prayer Topic for Today is Praying for our President and his Administration. Having done that for the past hour, we will conclude with an encouragement to all  participating in the 24/7 NSPC: 

• Please call the White House at (202) 456-1414, or take a moment to email the President at whitehouse.gov/contact to express your appreciation for his commitment to fight religious persecution worldwide.  A little praise and support can go a long way! Thank you! 

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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! 

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Note: We will not tolerate any demonic interference on the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call. If, at any time, it is necessary, the facilitator, in agreement with those on the line, will bind all forces of evil and cast them down into the abyss, then pray a shield of protection over this line and our 24/7 family!