June 6 - Spiritual Freedom in the Government and Civic Entities
Friday - Government and Civic Entities
Week 1 - Spiritual Freedom
Desired outcome of today's prayer: Freedom from Satan's menacing manipulation of government and civic systems that plays into human greed, power hunger, and arrogance, all of which are contrary to God's Word. We also pray for freedom from government "red tape," combative contention, and pet projects that keep impedes good decisions. Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; Who can understand it?"
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
Pray for these issues which prevent civic servants from performing their duty in ways that honor God:
• Lust for power which derails humble service before God
• A spirit of contention that prevents collaboration and forward progress in government issues
• Desire to normalize ungodly community standards, same-sex marriages, gender fluidity, abortion, euthanasia, human cloning, calling Truth “hate speech”
• When fear of man overrules our Fear of God
• Corruption in government, that allows government to “Lord it over” the people
• Pressure for Judges to make biased decisions based on culture rather than unbiased decisions based on God’s Word on which our constitution was founded
• Fear that can paralyze our armed services fighting for our freedom and fear that can steal peace and security from their families
• Fear associated with the dangers law enforcement officers face every day
• The enemy’s schemes that can cause confusion and poor judgment on the part of government leaders
• The fear that can overwhelm firefighters and EMS workers when they go into dangerous life-threatening scenes to bring assistance, safety and rescue
• Correction wherever the enemy has authored community standards that are unjust, unfair, or stifling of individual freedoms
• Sprit of indifference that has caused mass illiteracy of the Bible, the U. S. Constitution and the historical link between the two
Proverbs 31:8-9 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."