"Partners in Prayer for Our Nation"
P.O. Box 5152
Herndon, VA 20172-1970
chpp@patriot.net
Emergency Call to Seven Days of Prayer:
July 4 - 10, 2012
"Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us;
he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds." (Hosea 6:1)
We are issuing this alert in place of the Daily Brief, which will return tomorrow.
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Introduction: Why This Call to Prayer??
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Introduction: Why This Call to Prayer??
Dear Friends,
This past week, we have seen a level of natural disasters befalling our nation at an unprecedented rate.
Most of these disasters have been of historic proportions. Consider for a moment, this list taken from major media across the nation:
1. Huge conflagration erupts in Colorado Springs. More than 32,000 evacuated; 346 homes destroyed in the fire. Meanwhile, the State of Colorado, itself, has seen at least eight forest fires springing up across the state . . . at the same time!
2. Numerous other, huge wildfires now burning out of control in seven other states in the West.
3. The State of Florida was beseiged by the remnant of tropical storm Debby, which left up to 20 inches of rain on the ground in flooding over the northern part of the state. Along with the flooding were numerous power outages and other disruptions.
4. A growing number of mega-storms raking across the midwestern and central states in the past 72 hours.
5. A "super derecho" slamming across half the nation, from Chicago out to the Atlantic Ocean, leaving 3 million people without power at its height in twelve states. Telephone and internet service has also been impacted, with multitudes hence "cut off" from the outside world. 22 people have died in this calamity, and 1.4 million are still without power today.
6. A grueling, unrelenting HEAT WAVE that has turned the weather map to RED, all across the nation.
7. And finally, an extreme drought, that may be endangering our food supply in future months.
Brothers and Sisters, IT IS TIME TO PRAY!
The guide to prayer, below, is exactly that . . . a guide to prayer.
Because the LORD spoke to our team very late last night to issue this EMERGENCY CALL TO PRAYER, what follows can only be a basic guide to intercession. We are trusting the Holy Spirit to meet each one of you in your own prayer closets, and to amplify the burden of His heart for our nation in and through you. Amen.
THIS CALL TO PRAYER AND FASTING IS TO BEGIN TOMORROW MORNING, INDEPENDENCE DAY, AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS THROUGH TUESDAY, JULY 10TH.
IT IS TIME TO "STOP, DROP, AND PRAY" AND TO MOVE, IN DEEP REPENTANCE, RETURNING UNTO OUR LORD.
Our prayer is that He would lovingly and gently take the scales from off our eyes, that we might fully grasp our fallen estate as a people, and come back to His ways.
We leave you with this promise from His Word:
"Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence."
(Hosea 6:1,2)
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Our Prayer Guideline
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THE GUIDELINE FOR OUR INTERCESSION
" . . . if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)
IF WE DO THIS:
-- HUMBLE OURSELVES
-- PRAY
-- SEEK HIS FACE
-- TURN FROM OUR WICKED WAYS
GOD PROMISES TO DO TIHS:
-- HEAR FROM HEAVEN
-- FORGIVE OUR SIN
-- HEAL OUR LAND
And then, Father God says this:
"15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place."
And finally, our Lord warns us:
19 "But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples."
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Our Prayer Strategy
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Our Prayer Strategy:
Binding and Loosing
Join with us in agreement of the promise of His Word that "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose
on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 18:18)
Together we bind the five spirits named below, and we loose the opposite spirit in the Lord. Amen.
1. BIND: The spirit of LAWLESSNESS
Decree: "And because lawlessness is increased, most people' s love will grow cold." (Matthew 24:12)
LOOSE: The spirit of GRACE AND SUPPLICATION
Decree: "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication." (Zech. 12:10)
2. BIND: The spirit of INTIMIDATION
Decree: "Now, look on their threats, and grant to your servants that with all BOLDNESS they may speak your word." (Acts 4:29)
LOOSE: The spirit of TRUST
Decree: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5,6)
3. BIND: The spirit of FEAR
Decree: "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." ( 2 Timothy 1:7)
LOOSE: The Spirit of COURAGE
Decree: "Fight the good fight of faith." (I Timothy 6:12)
4. BIND: The spirit of DECEPTION
Decree: "Take heed that no one deceives you." (Matthew 24:4)
LOOSE: The spirit of TRUTH
Decree: "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
(John 8:32)
5. BIND: The spirit of DESPAIR
Decree: "A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth." (Is 42:3)
LOOSE: The spirit of HOPE
Decree: "For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth." (Psalm 71:5)
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What is God's Will for Us?
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What is God's Will for Us?
God's will for us is that we live in His peace and in His provision, one day at a time, every day we are on earth. Please note the references to His peace --
His SHALOM -- in the three verses below:
Haggai 2:6-9
6 "This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, ' says the Lord Almighty. 8 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the Lord Almighty. 9 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the Lord Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace, ' declares the Lord Almighty."
Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
Isaiah 9:7
" . . . Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end . . ."
On this Independence Day, let us agree that, as we seek His face and turn from His wicked ways, we shall know His peace in greater measure than ever before. . . and then, we will be released to tell of His Good News -- everywhere!!
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More Resources for Prayer and Fasting
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More Resources for Prayer and Fasting
ON FASTING: Here are three audio clips -- teachings on the principle of fasting -- that may be a help to you. We thank Intercessors for America for releasing these audio clips to us.
1. Humbling Yourself Through Fasting - Derek Prince
Go here.
2. Fasting Precipitates God's Latter Rain - Derek Prince
Go here.
3. Back to Basics - Derek Prince
Go here.
DEALING WITH THE SPIRIT OF LAWLESSNESS:
"Don't Let My Heart Grow Cold, Lord!"
To read this excellent teaching on the relationship between the spirit of LAWLESSNESS and the condition of men's hearts today, go here. (Used with permission.)
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In Closing . . .
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In Closing . . .
We understand that this alert to pray has come with almost no notice -- just as the derecho did last week on the East Coast. We are confident, however, that this IS the Lord's call and that it IS His timing . . .
We thank each one of you who will, indeed, "STOP, DROP, and PRAY" on no notice, beginning tomorrow,as an emergency response to this call of God.
May His grace now enfold you, and may His peace surround you, as you begin to seek His face for the next seven days in the closet of intercession.
Sara C. Ballenger, Founder and President
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners
