DAY 18 | State: NY
DAILY TOPIC: The Church
PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH
We plead for an awakening in Your Church. Convict us of our responsibility to live and speak Your truth and grace into our culture. Protect Your Church from being absorbed into the ways of this world. And, Lord, we ask for Your protection from persecution and from all attempts to silence the voice of Your Church. Thank You, Heavenly Father, for equipping each of Your children in unique ways. We pray against confusion in the minds of many of us who claim to know You, so that we, as Christ followers would be beacons of light to our given circles of influence. We plead with You, O God, to protect Your Church from deception and distortions of Your truth. We pray for Your Spirit to work in and through every pastor, church, believer and gathering of believers in America, asking You to open each heart and draw Your people to prayer and to Your truth. We ask for religious leaders who understand and are devoted to Your truth and who proclaim Your truth boldly, with courage, and insightful grace.
So the Church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied (Acts 9:31).
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 18 - Amendment 13 & 14
13th Amendment: Except as punishment for criminal offense, forbids forced-slavery and involuntary servitude.
14th Amendment: Details Equal Protection Clause, Due Process Clause, Citizenship Clause, and clauses dealing with the Confederacy and its officials.
Prayer: We pray for limitations on government agencies and their powers.
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 New York and its leaders.
WE DECLARE THE 1846 PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW YORK:
“We, the people of the State of New York, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure its blessings, do establish this Constitution.“(11th State admitted to the Union on July 26th 1788)
NEW YORK GOVERNOR
Kathy Hochul [D]
NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL
Letitia James [D]
NEW YORK SENATORS
Charles Schumer [D]
Kirsten Gillibrand [D]
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVES
DEMOCRATS
Gregory Meeks
Grace Meng
Nydia Velázquez
Hakeem Jeffries
Yvette Clarke
Jerrold Nadler
Adriano Espaillat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ritchie Torres
Jamaal Bowman
Sean Maloney
Daniel Goldman
Paul Tonko
Joseph Morelle
Brian Higgins
REPUBLICANS
Andrew Garbarino
Anthony D'Esposito
Brandon Williams
Nicole Malliotakis
Marcus Molinaro
Elise Stefanik
Michael Lawler
Nicholas A. Langworthy
Nicholas J. LaLota
Claudia Tenney
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.
