DAY 19 | States: NC & ND
DAILY TOPIC: The Poor
Prayer for Israel
Prayer for National Government Officials
State Focus: North Carolina and North Dakota
PRAYER FOR THE POOR
Dear Lord, we pray for those who suffer spiritual, relational and/or economic poverty. You said the poor would always be with us. Give us Your wisdom and Your heart for all kinds of lack: those who are poor in spirit, those who are lonely, and those with material needs. Teach us Your will and ways to minister effectively to those who are the least amongst us. Help us to discern their true needs accurately and to give strategically, wisely and generously. Show us how to deliver Your help, healing, companionship and comfort to those who struggle. Bring us to a renewed sense of community in America — neighbor helping neighbor according to the teachings of Your Word. Lord, grant us the heart of the Good Samaritan. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world (James 1:27).
PRAYER FOR ISRAEL
Lord, we pray for the peace and prosperity of Jerusalem, the Biblical capital of 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).
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 Donald Trump
Vice-President Mike Pence
THE PRESIDENT’S CABINET
Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo
Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin
Secretary of Defense: Mark Esper
Secretary of the Interior: David Bernhardt
ATTORNEY GENERAL
William Barr
SUPREME COURT
Chief Justice John Roberts
JUSTICES
Clarence Thomas
Brett Kavanaugh
Samuel Alito
Neil Gorsuch
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Sonia Sotomayor
Lord, we pray for three conservative, constitutional Christians on the Supreme Court that would assure a majority; to see the following decisions overturned…
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)
1973: ROE V WADE:
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 North Carolina and North Dakota and its leaders.
WE DECLARE THE 1868 PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA:
“We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for … our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity …“(12th State admitted to the Union on November 21st, 1789)
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR
Roy Cooper [D]
NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL
Josh Stein [D]
NORTH CAROLINA SENATORS
Richard Burr [R]
Thom Tillis [R]
NORTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATIVES
(9th District – Currently Vacant)
DEMOCRATS
G.K. Butterfield
David Price
Alma Adams
REPUBLICANS
George Holding
Walter Jones
Virginia Foxx
Mark Walker
David Rouzer
Richard Hudson
Patrick McHenry
Mark Meadows
Ted Budd
WE DECLARE THE 1889 PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH DAKOTA:
“We, the people of North Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, do ordain and establish this constitution.” (40th State admitted to the Union on November 2nd, 1889)
NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR
Doug Burgume (R)
NORTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL
Wayne Stenehjem (R)
NORTH DAKOTA SENATORS
John Hoeven (R)
Kevin Cramer (R)
NORTH DAKOTA REPRESENTATIVES
Kelly Armstrong (R)
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.
