Apr. - 4 Seeking God's Presence through Paise regarding Government and Civic Enities

Friday - Government and Civic Entities

Week 5 - Praise and Thanksgiving

Desired outcome for today's prayer - God established and blessed government in Genesis 1 when He created mankind, male and female, and charged them to be fruitful, subdue, and rule over God's creation.  We want to praise God for the origin and design for government laid out in Scripture and for the peace and unity good government can bring. Through praise we invite God's presence into our government.  Romans 13:1 "Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities.  For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God."

Entities and individuals in mind while we pray:    City of Lubbock: Mayor Mark McBrayer, City Councilmembers 1 Christy Martinez-Garcia, Mayor Pro Tem, 2 Gordon Harris, 3 David Glasheen, 4 Brayden Rose, 5 Jennifer Wilson, 6 Tim Collins, City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson, , Lubbock Police Chief Seth Herman, Utilities Offices, Public Libraries, Lubbock International Airport, Citibus, City Attorney Chad Weaver, City Secretary, City Health Department, Municipal Court, City Parks and Recreation, City Planning, Traffic Engineering, Neighborhood Associations, Lubbock Fire Chief Richard Stewart, Emergency Response Teams, Para Medics and EMT’s    Lubbock County: County Judge Curtis Parrish, County Commissioners 1 Mike Dalby, 2 Jason Corley, 3 Cary Shaw, 4 Jordan Rackler, County Auditor Kathy Williams, County Treasurer Chris Winn, District Clerk Sara Smith, Tax Assessor Ronnie Keister, County Clerk Kelly Pinion, Justices of the Peace 1 Betty Dills, 2 Susan Rowley, 3 Francisco Gutierrez, 4 Lance Cansino, County Constables, 1 Paul Hanna, 2 Jody Barnes, 3 Jose Sanchez, 4 Joe Pinson, Court at Law Justices 1 Mark Hocker, 2 Tom Brummett, 3 Benjamin Webb, District Justices John Grace, Phillip Hays, John McClendon, Douglas Freitag, Les Hatch, William Eichman, Associate District Justices Stephen Johnson, Kelley Tesch, Kara Darnell, Meg Jordan, Melissa Jo McNamara, Criminal District Attorney Sunshine Stanek and First Assistant Mandi Say, Lubbock County Sheriff Kelly Rowe and Chief Deputy Joe Gilliam, Juvenile Probation, Adult Probation, Juvenile Justice Center, Elections, Lubbock County Jail, County Jury Pool, Community Supervision and Correction Department, Private Sector: United Way, South Plains Food Bank, Breedlove Dehydration Plant, South Plains Association of Governments, YMCA, YWCA,    State of Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, State Senator Charles Perry, State Representative and Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows and Carl Tepper, State Board of Education Aaron Kinsey, Seventh Court of Appeals Chief Justice Brian Quinn, and Justices Judy Parker, Lawrence Doss, Alex Yarbrough, Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, and Justices Debra Lehrmann, Jeff Boyd, John Phillip Devine, Brett Busby, Jane Bland, Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle, Evan Young, James Sullivan, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge David Schenck and Justices Bert Richardson, Kevin Yeary, David Newell, Mary Lou Keel, Scott Walker, Jesse McClure, Lee Finley and Gina Parker, Texas Department of Public Safety Parks and Recreation Department, Corrections Facilities, Transportation Systems, State Attorney General’s office, State Representatives, Mental Health, Texas Department of Transportation, Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Human Services, Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas National Guard, Texas State Guard, Texas Workforce    United States of America: President Donald Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer (nominee), Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy, U. S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, U. S. Representative Jodey Arrington, U. S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Ketanji Brown, U. S. District Judge James Hendrix, Senior Judge Sam Cummings, U. S. Magistrate Judge Amy Burch, U. S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert L. Jones, US Armed Forces recruitment and reserves centers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Secret Service, United States Postal Service, Social Security Administration, Veterans Administration, Border Patrol, Immigration and Naturalization Services, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marines   

Praise God for these benefits of good government:  

• Praise God for our inheritance of the freedom in the United State because of the sacrifice of countless men and women of our armed forces, both current and past.   

• Praise God for the freedom of expression that exists in this country that allows suggesting opposing points of view and permits debates with civility. 

• Praise God that the laws of this land have emerged out of understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) law and guidelines for rule, punishment, and restraint are rooted in God’s Word.  

• Praise God wherever cooperation for good exists between local city and county, state and federal government and law enforcement agencies.  

• Praise God for the freedoms and rights that have been established by our Declaration of Independence, our Bill of Rights and our Constitution.  

• Praise God for many citizens who exercise our freedoms and rights under God’s mandate that we acknowledge Him in all matters and live according to the morality of God’s Word.  

• Praise for the may quality, godly leaders, past and current, who have been called and elected to serve in our local, state and federal government.  

• Praise God for the potential for good that exists when the pastor-shepherds come along side civic-shepherds (those in authority) and pray for one another.  

Daniel 2:20,21 “Daniel said, ‘May the name of God be blessed forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. It is He who changes the times and the periods; He removes kings and appoints kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, and knowledge to people of understanding.’”