Dear Church Family –
The Biden Administration is trying to force schools to allow biological men to play women’s sports and share the women’s locker rooms, if they “identify” as female. Five states have sued the Biden Administration over these revisions. Other state officials have said they will not enforce the new code revisions being sent down from Washington.
Meanwhile, some university students are trying to force their universities to denounce Israel for its war against Hamas, and to divest of any investments in Israeli companies. Some students have cast the protests as a human rights and free speech issue. But Columbia professor, John McWhorter, has pointed out that the protests are a “form of abuse” against Jewish students and the whole campus community. David French is a legal specialist on free speech. He writes that by vandalizing property and violating the rights of others, the protests are not free expression or civil disobedience but “outright lawlessness.”
Our nation needs prayer, and we need to pray for our nation.
Tomorrow is National Day of Prayer. I hope you pray for our nation often, but National Day of Prayer—the first Thursday of May--is a special day when Christian all over our country concentrate corporate prayer on our nation and national leaders.
Tonight, on the eve of National Day of Prayer, we’ll be meeting for a special corporate prayer time at Church at 7pm.
Each year, the National Day of Prayer Task Force writes a special prayer. Here is this year’s. Perhaps it will fuel our prayers as we gather tonight. See you then – Pastor Tim
2024 National Prayer
Jesus, we profess our faith in You. You are the
Light of the world, and in You there is no
darkness. For You are our lamp, O LORD, and
our God who lights our darkness. Forgive us for
fearing and focusing on the darkness around us
instead of being filled with faith and shining like
the city on a hill You have called us to be.
Forgive us for the times when we have been the
absence of light, allowing darkness to dwell in
America. Lead us forward to dispel the darkness
and bring light throughout the Church, Family,
Education, Business, Military, Government, and
Arts, Entertainment, and Media.
We are saved by grace through faith, released
from the darkness that once held us captive and
now free to walk in the newness of life in You.
Light dispels darkness and exposes what is
hidden and wicked, so we commit to rise and
shine! For by You, Lord, we can take courage to
run against the enemy, and by our God we can
fight the good fight and keep the faith as living
lampstands in our communities and country.
We fear no evil for You are with us.
Lord, Your way is perfect, You lead us on paths
of righteousness for Your name's sake. Your
Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our
path. Your Word is Truth, instructing and
inspiring us to live in the abundant life You gave
when You saved us from the death and
destruction of the enemy. Fill us with Truth as
we read, study, and live Your Word.
God, You are a shield for all those who take
refuge in You. As we abide in You and Your
Word abides in us, we take up our shield of
faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the
Word of God and run boldly into the darkness
to Lift Up the Word and Light Up the World!
In the Mighty name of Jesus we pray, amen!