DAY 9 | States: IN & IA
DAILY TOPIC: General Welfare
PRAYER FOR GENERAL WELFARE
We ask for Your guidance in how to best promote the well-being of our citizens. We thank You, Father, for founders who referred to You as Providence itself. Help us, O God, to truly honor our national motto: “In God We trust.” Bring us to a full understanding of the founders’ Constitutional intent behind allowing government the power to promote the general welfare. We ask You to help us reverse the trend to look to government to provide for us, take over for us, and then take us over. As Your church, we pray for Your guidance in how best to help the least of our neighbors. Father, the question in America used to be, “Ask what you can do for your country.” It now seems to be, “What have you done for me lately, country?” We repent from our tendency to look to Caesar for our daily bread. Help us, O God, to return to trust in You over any earthly or material source. And help us to be Your hands and heart in tending to the true needs of the least among us.
It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in princes (Psalm 118:9).
PRAYER FOR ISRAEL
Lord, thank you that the President recognized Jerusalem as the Biblical capital of Israel and moved our Embassy. We pray for peace and prosperity in Israel, and ask for an end to the violence and suffering. We pray for justice, and Your sovereign righteousness over Israel. We pray for mercy and Your Kingdom to rule over the land. Please protect the soldiers and civilians from bloodshed. Give wisdom to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Knesset (The legislature of Israel). May Israel remain strong, not dividing the land You gave as an inheritance to Your chosen people. May the United States continue to fully support Israel, the nation that gave us salvation through Jesus Christ.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, may they prosper that love thee (Psalm 122:6).
Day 9 - Amendment 1
1st Amendment: Guarantees the right to the freedoms of religions, assembly, press, speech and protects the right to petition the government.
Prayer: We pray that the governments (state, local, and federal) will protect the right to freedom of speech, petition, religion, etc. and that those in power who refuse to obey the Constitution will be removed.
PRAYER FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Lord God, we ask the wicked to be removed from their office and cover and protect those who are serving You according to Your will.
EXECUTIVE
President Joe Biden
Vice-President Kamala Harris
THE PRESIDENT’S CABINET
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Merrick Garland
SUPREME COURT
Chief Justice John Roberts
JUSTICES
Amy Coney Barrett
Samuel Alito
Brett Kavanaugh
Clarence Thomas
Neil Gorsuch
Elena Kagan
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Sonia Sotomayor
Lord, we ask for their courage to do what is right in your sight and to overturn the following decisions …
1947: EVERSON V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
"Wall of Separation" Between church and state
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1962: ENGEL V. VITALE
Removed prayer from public education
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1963: ABINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT V. SCHEMPP
Removed the Bible from public education
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1968: EPPERSON V. ARKANSAS
Opened the door for the lie and theory of evolution to be taught as fact in public schools
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1973: ROE V. WADE: OVERTURNED BY THE GRACIOUS HAND OF THE LORD - JUNE 2022
Overturned - Unrestricted Access to Abortion
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2003: LAWRENCE V. TEXAS:
Struck down the sodomy law, thus legalizing same-sex sexual activity in every U.S. state and territory
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2003: US SUPREME COURT MCCREARY COUNTY V. ACLU:
A display of the Ten Commandments on any government property is unconstitutional including Courthouses and public schools
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2015: OBERGEFELL V. HODGES:
Legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
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TODAY’S STATE FOCUS
We direct our prayers to the states of Indiana and Iowa and their leaders.
WE DECLARE THE 1851 PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIANA:
“We, the People of the State of Indiana, grateful to Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to choose our form of government, do ordain this Constitution.” (19th State admitted to the Union on December 11th, 1816)
INDIANA GOVERNOR
Eric Holcomb [R]
INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL
Todd Rokita [R]
INDIANA SENATORS
Todd Young [R]
Mike Braun [R]
INDIANA REPRESENTATIVES
DEMOCRATS
Frank Mrvan
André Carson
REPUBLICANS
Erin Houchin
Greg Pence
Jim Baird
Jim Banks
Larry Bucshon
Rudy Yakym
Victoria Spartz
WE DECLARE THE 1857 PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF IOWA:
“We, the People of the State of Iowa, grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence on Him for a continuation of those blessings, do ordain and establish a free and independent government…” (29th State admitted to the Union on May 28th, 1846)
IOWA GOVERNOR
Kim Reynolds [R]
IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL
Brenna Bird [D]
IOWA SENATORS
Chuck Grassley [R]
Joni Ernst [R]
IOWA REPRESENTATIVES
REPUBLICANS
Ashley Hinson
Mariannette Miller-Weeks
Randy Feenstra
Zach Nunn
We ask that You turn their hearts towards You, Lord. We ask that You soften their hearts, Lord, to recognize and receive truth. Lord, we ask that You grant them the understanding and knowledge that come from the fear of You. We ask that You grant them wisdom and discernment, Lord, and that You make them bold to do what is right in Your sight. Lord, we ask that You direct their hearts to do Your will. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
