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Good morning everyone:
Today is Saturday, April 19.
On the eve of celebrating the triumphant resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, it occurs to me that we urgently need to start a nationwide, sustained, intense prayer for America's democracy, freedom of religion, and the rule of law.
Consider beginning with a weekly prayer on Saturdays from 9 to 10 am.
Brothers and sisters would pray according to their time zone from 9 to 10 am (or other times if inconvenient), starting from the East Coast and relaying across America to the West Coast.
I am going to start devoting my time to prayer today. I am committed to doing this at least every Saturday, and I invite all who care about our country to do so, too.
Our democracy and the rule of law are now under daily assault by the Trump administration.
Trump, with his executive orders (and his tweets), is increasingly behaving like a dictator, disregarding the laws and the other two equal branches of our government.
His Department of Justice is now openly defying court orders.
In fact, Trump posted on his social media, calling himself "LONG LIVE THE KING!" And the White House echoed that with an added image of Trump wearing a crown.
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Democracy actually is biblical and must be defended, for only Christ can be king, not any human, not Hitler, not Putin, not Xi, not Trump.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). God has sternly warned of the perils of having a human king (1 Samuel 8).
Our founding fathers founded a democracy, not a monarchy or dictatorship. That was why our founders established three equal branches of government.
The Judicial Branch is responsible for ensuring that the Executive Branch's actions, especially executive orders, do not violate laws passed by Congress (the Legislative Branch) and the Constitution.
This is to ensure we do not have a tyrant precisely to guard against people like Trump.
Other challenges we might want to pray about:
Partisan politics in America have poisoned Christianity for too long. People have been running away from church because of the politicization of the faith. Please see my posts below for more detailed information.
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The rising Christian nationalism and its pitfalls. The separation of church and state enshrined in our Constitution ensures that all citizens can worship according to their conscience.
Forced religion (like mandatory prayers in public school) is self-defeating and unbiblical, for it is not a genuine faith from people's hearts. Please see my post below for more info on this.
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(By the way, for those who are not believers but are wondering if God exists and have other questions regarding Christianity or religions in general, please check my post below about this subject.)
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Historically, many spiritual revivals, such as the one by Mr. Charles Finney in the nineteenth century in the Northern states of America, were preceded by united, earnest, and persistent prayers by many Christians across the states at their time.
(Charles Finney, “Autobiography of Charles G. Finney – A Life Time of Evangelical Preaching to Christians Across America, Revealed,” Pantianos Classics, P. 249.)
Let us do our part for our generation. Lord willing, the Holy Spirit will unleash His divine, omnipotent power to protect and heal our land.
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