Mar. 28 - God's Destiny for Government and Civic Entities

Friday - Government and Civic Entities

Week 4 - God's Destiny

Desired outcome for today's prayer - The Bible says that all in authority have been placed there by God with a responsibility to assist in shepherding the people for good. It is our concern, today, that all in government authority be lifted up in prayer to aspire to and achieve their highest God-given potential for the good of the people.  Romans 13:1-7 (only excerpts are printed here) "Everyone is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.... for it is a servant of God to you for good...for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing."

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

Prayer issues for today:  

• Pray that our armed forces and all personnel within would be defenders of our constitution, Truth, and an agent not only for our country but in God’s hands.  

• Pray that our public servants would reach their highest potential by resembling Jesus in his demonstration of laying down His life for others.  

• Pray that Lubbock, as a city, would become everything God has intended it to be as a city on a hill for our region, Texas and the USA.  

• Pray that there be a desire on the hearts of our civic and elected leaders to receive the prayers of their people and be lifted up for God’s blessing, guidance and correction.  

• That the citizenship will recognize that elected officials have been established by God and will therefore submit to the governing authorities where there is no conflict with God’s authority, and will pray, unceasingly, for God’s will to be done.  

II Sam 23:3,4 – "The God of Israel said it; the Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'He who rules mankind righteously, who rules in the fear of God, is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when fresh grass springs out of the earth, from sunshine after rain.'"