Today's Prayer Focus:
A summary of the challenge at hand, with additional prayer points added.
Warning!
We cover this edition of "Laying Siege Against the Siege" and all who will read this article with the Blood of Jesus; and we bind all forms of retaliation from striking us after we read and pray through the information offered below. Amen.
During the remaining days of our SIEGE AGAINST THE SIEGE, we will begin to release a roll call of evil organizations bent on destroying or redesigning our nation, These groups will include: Occupy Wall Street, ANTIFA, Black Lives Matter (BLM) . . . and more.
For now, these groups are working behind the scenes in tandem with each other, sharing strategies, resources and tools to wreak havoc against the cities they target. The members of these groups all have one thing in common: they need to know our Savior. Each one is caught in a noose of deception but hallelujah! Through the work of the Cross, they can be set free!
In love, we come against these networks as we take up the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, and decree: Psalm 129:4. It is written: "The LORD is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked."
Amen and amen.
A Scripture to Decree:
Isaiah 54:17
"No weapon that is formed against you (America and President Trump) will prosper And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me," declares the Lord.
Our Prayer Focus: Entering In
Preparing Our Hearts to Intercede over ANTIFA, BLM, the Occupy Movement and more, as we enter into this "historic" week on Lafayette Square.
Dear Friends,
For the past 33 days, we have worked long and hard to be sure that our hearts have been pure as we have come before the Throne of Christ, offering prayers for the lost.
Tonight, we will take a pause from this intensive work, and turn instead to our dear friends at Intercessors for America, who have prepared an amazing prayer and information guide, covering this topic of domestic terrorism in depth.
Titled "UNREST," this guide was published shortly after the death of George Floyd and includes information about other, "smaller" groups that are out there. One section, "Who Should You Be Watching For?, includes information about the White Supremacist Movement and several groups that fall under that umbrella.
This excellent article belongs in all of our research folders, as it summarizes so much that we have been lifting up AND includes terrific prayer points at the end.
(You can read this excellent, 5-page report and prayer guide from Intercessors for America by going here.)
In closing, we do want to thank Dave Kubal, President, Intercessors for America, for so kindly allowing us the free use of any and all research they produce.
To find many more reports (daily and special interest) and to sign up to receive their material, please visit the website for Intercessors for America, by going here.
www.ifapray.org
Thank you!
Today's Prayer
Today's Prayer: Thanking GOD for the Unity in the Body of Christ
Abba Father God, tonight we come before You on bended knee, and we thank You for the Spirit of Unity that has fallen upon the Body of Christ in recent days across our land.
We thank You for the generous and kind spirit shown to us by the leadership of Intercessors for America: "freely you have received, freely ye shall give!"
We call forth an even greater measure of unity tonight among the different streams within the Body of Christ, for we all belong to You.
Help us, O Lord, to know how to stand united, arms locked together in prayer, as we face the battle that is sure to soon lie before us in Washington, D.C.
Father God, it is written that, "a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand." We ask for the grace to stand united as Your people in this nation, calling out in repentance only for Your will to be done now, on earth as it is in heaven. We ask this in Yeshua's holy name, amen!
A Hymn for Today:
ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
"Do not be discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's." (2 Chronicles 20:15)
Note: This hymn was played in 1941 for American President Franklin Roosevelt at the request of British leader Winston Churchill, when the two met on board the HMS Prince of Wales to create the Atlantic Charter.
In the 1939 film Stanley and Livingstone, there is a scene where Dr. Livingstone (played by Cedric Hardwicke) leads African natives in singing this hymn. It was also sung at the end of the 1942 Academy Award-winning movie Mrs. Miniver, and at the funeral of American president Dwight Eisenhower at the National Cathedral, Washington, DC, March 1969.
THE LYRICS TO THIS HYMN -- PRAISE GOD!
Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.
Christ, the royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle
See His banners go!
Refrain
Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the Cross of Jesus
Going on before.
At the sign of triumph,
Satan's host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers,
On to victory!
Hell's foundations quiver
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.
Refrain
Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod.
We are not divided,
All one body we,
One in hope, in doctrine,
One in charity.
Refrain
What the saints established
That I hold for true.
What the saints believèd,
That I believe too.
Long as earth endureth,
Men the faith will hold-
Kingdoms, nations, empires,
In destruction rolled.
Refrain
Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the Church of Jesus
Constant will remain.
Gates of hell can never
'Gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ's own promise,
And that cannot fail. Refrain
Onward then, ye people,
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song.
Glory, laud and honor
Unto Christ the King,
This through countless ages
Men and angels sing.
Refrain
Tomorrow's Prayer Focus:
EXPLORING OUR HUGUENOT HERITAGE (Part One)
A Special Note to Whoever is In Charge of the Internet!
In researching the TUNE for tonight's song, "Onward Christian Soldiers," we see that it has been scrubbed OFF THE INTERNET and is no longer avaiable to be heard online!
The LORD rebuke you, Satan!
WE DEMAND THAT THIS HYMN BE RESTORED ONLINE SO THAT WE, AND OUR CHILDREN, MAY MARCH TO ITS MAGNIFICENT RHYTHM.
Thank you!
Sara C. Ballenger, President
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners and
author of this alert
What is "The Siege?"
Radical activist group plans to "lay siege to" and "occupy" White House in September
The radical activist group that takes credit for the #OccupyWallStreet movement in 2011 has announced plans to occupy the White House next month. Adbusters, a digital publication that describes itself as "a global network" determined to "advance the new social activist movement of the information age," issued a post dubbed "#WhiteHouseSiege - Tactical Briefing #1."
"It's been nine years since we set off the political earthquake of #OccupyWallStreet, laying siege to NYC's Zuccotti Park and inspiring thousands of similar protests around the world," the post reads. "The Occupy anniversary arrives September 17th, 2020. And it may be the perfect day to trigger another global big-bang moment - a massive collective action of the sweetest kind of disobedience."
"It's time again for dramatic, decisive action. Which is why, on September 17th, in the original and enduring spirit of Occupy, we and tens of thousands of our fellow citizens will stream into Lafayette Square, in Washington. D.C," the post continued. "We will lay siege to the White House. And we will sustain it for exactly 50 days. This is the #WhiteHouseSiege."
Our Response:
Our strategy
In confronting this enemy, we will follow Christ's example. Accordingly, every day for the next 40 days, we will join forces with prayer points, Scriptures, and worship to confront the enemy at the gates and to render him null and void.
We will begin now, and end on Sunday, September 20, just after the siege of the enemy has begun. BUT. by the grace of GOD, the enemy will instead find a big surprise at that gate: the LOVE OF JESUS, with His Hands extended towards each one, waiting to welcome them home.
By marshallng our forces in advance, just as was done this month in Austin, Texas, the plans of the enemy will be routed and OUR GOD WILL REIGN on the streets of Washington, D.C.!
Please note . . .
When lifting up prayer about these "enemy troops," our intercession is in fact aimed towards the forces in the heavenlies that are holding them captive!
It is written:
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:12)
"Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." (Ephesians 6:13)
Let us now stand together, dressed in the full armor of God in this evil day, at the gate of the highest authority in this land, praying for our nation, our President, and our upcoming elections.
In His Amazing Grace, we invite all of you to join us as we LAY SIEGE TO THE SIEGE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.