DAY 3 | States: CA
DAILY TOPIC: Repentance and Forgiveness
PRAYER OF REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS
Lord, we are profoundly aware that we are at this critical point in our history because our nation has been moving away from You for decades. We repent. We turn around. We turn to You and ask for Your forgiveness. We ask for Your mercy. But for the faithful righteousness of 10 you saved a city. Will you now save a country? Will you consider the heartfelt pleadings of Your people now? Will You give us the chance to return to You with all our hearts? We ask this of You now, knowing that there is much, much work to be done. With humble faith in the righteousness of our beloved Savior we approach you now on behalf of our country. The country that once honored You. Forgive us, Father. Help each one of us God our Father, to be a part of redeeming our beloved country. In Jesus’ Name.
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14).
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 3 - Article 2
Article 2 of the Constitution is one that states the executive branch is the government of the United States. The executive branch is the governmental branch that has the power, responsibility, and authority for administration. The executive branch includes the President, the Vice President, and other executive officers to include state officials, and other officials at the federal level.
Prayer: We pray that duly elected presidents will uphold their oath of office to perform their duties in a God-honoring manner.
PRAYER FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Lord God, we ask for Your blessing and wisdom on the lives of these leaders in our nation.
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
(RULING: Ruled as Constitutional allocating taxpayer funds (to bus children) to religious schools because it did not breach the "wall of separation”: between church and state. Decision held that the establishment clause of the First Amendment applied to state, local and federal government. Bottom Line: Distributing public funds to parents to cover the cost of busing their children to religious schools did not breach the wall. And, finally, it was this ruling that established the vernacular ‘wall of separation’ which set the precedent for the next two Supreme Court decisions removing prayer and bible reading from our schools.)
Where did the term Wall of Separation come from?
Establishment Clause Definition
1962: ENGEL V. VITALE
Removed prayer from public education
(RULING: Unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools. PLAINTIFF: Steven Engel, New York parent / DEFENDANT: William Vitale, the school board president)
1963: ABINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT V. SCHEMPP
Removed the Bible from public education
(RULING: Declared school-sponsored Bible reading in public schools in the United States to be unconstitutional. PLAINTIFF: Edward Lewis Schempp and family / DEFENDANT: Abington School District)
1968: EPPERSON V. ARKANSAS
Opened the door for evolution to be taught as fact in public schools
(RULING: Creation and Intelligent Design were ruled as religious studies in government schools. Government schools are to remain neutral https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/393/97/)
1973: ROE V. WADE: OVERTURNED BY THE GRACIOUS HAND OF THE LORD - JUNE 2022
Allowed Unrestricted Access to Abortion
(RULING: Unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. PLAINTIFF: Norma McCorvey, aka Jane Roe / DEFENDANT: Henry Wade, district attorney of Dallas County, TX, where Roe resided)
2003: LAWRENCE V. TEXAS:
Struck down the sodomy law, thus legalizing same-sex sexual activity in every U.S. state and territory
(RULING: The “Homosexual Conduct” law [prohibiting sodomy] was unconstitutional and violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause that protects a substantive right to personal liberty in intimate decisions)
2015: OBERGEFELL V. HODGES:
Legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
(RULING: The Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. State bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same-sex marriages duly performed in other jurisdictions are unconstitutional under the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. PLAINTIFF: Jim Obergefell, a same-sex widower / DEFENDANT: Richard Hodges, Ohio’s health director)
TODAY’S STATE FOCUS
We direct our prayers to the state of California and its leaders.
WE DECLARE THE 1879 PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA:
“We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom…” (31st State admitted to the Union on September 9th, 1850)
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
Gavin Newsom [D]
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
Rob Bonta [D]
CALIFORNIA SENATORS
Dianne Feinstein [D]
Alex Padilla [D]
CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVES
DEMOCRATS
Adam Schiff
Ami Bera
Anna Eshoo
Barbara Lee
Brad Sherman
Doris Matsui
Eric Swalwell
Grace Napolitano
Jared Huffman
Jim Costa
Jimmy Gomez
Jimmy Panetta
John Garamendi
Josh Harder
Juan Vargas
Judy Chu
Julia Brownley
Katie Porter
Kevin Mullin
Linda Sánchez
Lou Correa
Mark DeSaulnier
Mark Takano
Maxine Waters
Mike Levin
Mike Thompson
Nancy Pelosi
Nanette Barragán
Norma Torres
Pete Aguilar
Raul Ruiz
Ro Khanna
Robert Garcia
Salud Carbajal
Sara Jacobs
Scott Peters
Sydney Kamlager
Ted Lieu
Tony Cárdenas
Zoe Lofgren
REPUBLICANS
Darrell Issa
David G. Valadao
Doug LaMalfa
Jay Obernolte
John Duarte
Ken Calvert
Kevin Kiley
Kevin McCarthy
Michelle Steel
Mike Garcia
Tom McClintock
Young Kim
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.
