{"id":864,"asset_id":"1148","title":"Week #68  May the Fear of the Lord Fill our Land","alias":"week-68-may-the-fear-of-the-lord-fill-our-land","introtext":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/298dc456001\/c40cc1d4-56d8-44e9-92ab-03f3f86ff9bc.jpg\" alt=\"city-by-city banner\" width=\"220\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" \/>Week #68<\/p>\r\n<p>May the Fear of the Lord Fill our Land<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/298dc456001\/c526f573-088b-47d4-89ce-08b91f68ecb1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" style=\"float: left;\" \/>Dear City Intercessor,<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;This week\u2019s prayer is from City-by-City cofounder, Kim Potter, with a timely and important word.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The Bible teaches us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;It is no mystery that our nation\u2019s leaders and our city and state leaders need wisdom today more than ever before in history.&nbsp;Therefore, we must go back one step and not only pray for them, but pray for the fear of the Lord to come upon those who occupy these offices.<\/p>\r\n<p>It has become quite obvious that the fear of the Lord is not prevalent in most government offices.&nbsp;This is true in our school boards to our local levels of city, county and state leaders as well as national levels of leadership.&nbsp;However, as we pray and agree, God can release the fear of the Lord upon our cities, each of these specific areas for His glory to be revealed upon our nation.<\/p>\r\n","fulltext":"\r\n<p>&nbsp;The Bible says the fear of the Lord is the first step to wisdom.&nbsp;But it doesn\u2019t stop there.&nbsp;It says the fear of the Lord brings blessings and the life of God.&nbsp;We desperately need these things in our land at the present time, don\u2019t you agree?<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Psalm 34:11 says the fear of the Lord can be taught.&nbsp;Therefore, let us pray God grants each and every one of our leaders on whatever level they lead, a lesson in the fear of the Lord.&nbsp;Once that is accomplished, wisdom, blessing, and life will come upon our nation.&nbsp;To God be all the glory.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;This week\u2019s prayer:<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Heavenly Father, we come to You today in total unity and agreement, standing firm upon Your Word.&nbsp;Your Word promises us that wisdom follows the fear of the Lord.&nbsp;We ask You this day to release the fear of the Lord upon our nation and upon our city, in Jesus\u2019 name.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;We thank You that not only will wisdom follow the fear of the Lord, but also blessings and the life of God.&nbsp;We desire this in our homes and in our land.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Teach each and every government official the fear of the Lord.&nbsp;Send lesson after lesson their way until they acknowledge You and begin to walk daily in the fear of the Lord.&nbsp;Then, God, grant them wisdom, knowledge and understanding that they would lead the people of this nation in righteousness, truth and the&nbsp;ways of the Lord.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Your Word says the fear of the Lord prolongs days. So we ask You to extend the days of freedom in this land. Extend the days of righteousness and the fear of the Lord in our land.&nbsp;We also ask that You shorten the days of the wicked according to Your Word.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Cause Your Church to embrace and walk in the fear of the Lord from this day forth.&nbsp;As we do, we declare we will be filled with life, we will abide in satisfaction, and we will NOT be visited with evil.&nbsp;This is Your Word God, and we stand firm on it.&nbsp;In Jesus\u2019 name.&nbsp;Amen.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Scriptures to Meditate on:<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psalm 111:10<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments.&nbsp;Psalm 112:1<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened. Prov 10:27<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death. Prov 14:27<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil. Prov 19:23<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;And to man He said, \u2018Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.\u2019 Job 28:28<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. Psalm 19:19<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. Psalm 33:8<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him and delivers them.&nbsp;Psalm 34:7<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psalm 34:11<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Standing together,<\/p>\r\n<p>Karen Hardin<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;Don't forget Wednesday is our day to fast and pray corporately.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you would like to donate to support this ministry, <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001G_pj5dlD2iF5jT0xGD1GDOjWR4CI_lgR2TUGp0oukVaWzV09cwDLfJytvJzlTK_H9x3igCBFXYte3Mc1iibdi1R8SxzeNXSElo5WCL1RRuVsCsdX68NfbooaEbBrd93zzcn0I9sDOlo=&amp;c=c0GnGh3ojx0lfvKNeJFjSL-G0IGA9yZWSzPn16a9PuXe51Pd_jfQ6A==&amp;ch=iUBqaJbOEHZyY0awhN5H9dhAfc7AWuCHs6qwk3P3uF4YxE9z0fPujA==\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2021-11-15 14:00:12","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2021-11-15 14:01:04","modified_by":"873","checked_out":"873","checked_out_time":"2021-11-15 14:00:12","publish_up":"2021-11-15 14:00:12","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":2,"ordering":"0","metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":"0","metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}