Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
President Biden visited Oklahoma City as he visited the state to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre and unveiled a plan to expand the share of federal contracts awarded to small minority-owned businesses by 2026 by an additional $100 billion over the next five years.
In the aftermath of the ransom hack attack against the Colonial pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security has begun issuing its first regulations for cyberattacks. Its first directive will require pipeline companies to report cyberattacks to federal authorities. More guidelines for enhanced pipeline security are to come.
Pray for wisdom for members of the administration as they continue to press forward with their agenda.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee along with other legislators have submitted a bill that would require the Biden administration to communicate and consult with state and local officials before resettling migrants into their regions,
Representative Dan Crenshaw of Texas is among other congressional members voicing support for the Space Force commander who was ousted for speaking out against critical race theory and Marxism in the military. In a letter calling for his reinstatement, Crenshaw said, “Space Force Guardians conduct can’t fail missions twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. We cannot allow temporary political appointees at the Department of Defense who are ideologically motivated to purge those man and women in uniform who do not agree with the cultural or political fads of the moment.”
Pray for the members of Congress as they work to do what is in the best interest of the nation and serve those whom they represent.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals tossed out a challenge to the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire at a more rapid pace. They said the gun owner who brought the case did not have standing to sue the Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
A federal judge has ruled against a Georgia law requiring organizations and individuals who contract with public entities to declare that they will not support the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The judge ruled that the state law “imposes a condition on those who contract with the state of Georgia that implicates the contractors’ First Amendment rights.”
Pray for members of the federal courts at every level as they deal with rights granted under the Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
