40-DAY PRAYER 4 THE USA: Jun 30, 2011

Pledge of Allegiance of the United States

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Today it reads:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Section 4 of the Flag Code states:
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute."

Thursday, June 30, 2011

DAY 38 - DAILY BIBLE VERSE (OPPRESSED) - JULY 1, 2011

July 1

Psalm 10:17-18
Amplified Bible (AMP)

17 O Lord, You have heard the desire and the longing of the humble and oppressed; You will prepare and strengthen and direct their hearts, You will cause Your ear to hear, 18 To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, may not terrify them any more.

DAY 38 - DAILY PRAYER (ANTI-SLAVERY) - JULY 1, 2011

July 1

Adonai,

Master of the universe, we seek your mighty power to banish slavery in this nation, and that, which stems from this nation. To the ends of the Earth Father, we cry out to you to remove the strongholds of Satan from this fallen world. We cry out against the modern day affliction of child slavery, commercial sexual exploitation of children, forced labor, human trafficking, prostitution, and a host of oppressions that subdue your children. Rise up against such offenses, and rescue those who are held prisoner to this ungodly torture. Rise up Mighty Father, and lose the chains of those who are bound and enslaved. Send out a mighty legion of Angels to conquer the enemy, and to destroy the strongholds of slavery and perversion. Allow the eyes of the oppressor who are blind through these sins to clearly see the salvation of Your Son, and come to know redemption though His blood. Strengthen and protect those in this world that fight to end these modern day forms of slavery. We humbly come to You on our knees for those that are in the darkness of oppression, for You Father will give them the light of hope, love, and protection.

We ask these things in Jesus' name.

Amen

Wally Ziolo
40DAYPRAYER4USA
Lancaster, Ohio

DAY 38 - DAILY HISTORY - AMERICAN MINUTE FOR JULY 1, 2011

American Minute for July 1st:

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders charged up Cuba's San Juan Hill and captured it JULY 1, 1898. After eight hours of heavy fighting over 1,500 Americans lay dead or wounded. Just 4 months prior the U.S.S Maine was blown up in Havana's Harbor. Teddy Roosevelt resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and organized the first volunteer cavalry, made up of polo riders, cowboys and even Indians. Forty years earlier, President James Buchanan stated December 19, 1859: "When a market for African slaves shall no longer be furnished in Cuba...Christianity and civilization may gradually penetrate the existing gloom." President Ulysses S. Grant stated December 2, 1872: "Slavery in Cuba is...a terrible evil...It is greatly to be hoped that...Spain will voluntarily adopt...emancipation...in sympathy with the other powers of the Christian and civilized world." On July 6, 1898, after the Battle of San Juan Hill, President William McKinley wrote: "At a time...of the...glorious achievements of the naval and military arms...at Santiago de Cuba, it is fitting that we should pause and...reverently bow before the throne of divine grace and give devout praise to God, who holdeth the nations in the hollow of His Hands."

Endnotes

McKinley, William. July 6, 1898, in a Proclamation of a National Day of Thanksgiving. James D. Richardson (U.S. Representative from Tennessee), ed., A Compilation of the Messages & Papers of the Presidents 1789-1897, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, published by Authority of Congress, 1897, 1899; Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Literature & Art, 1789-1902, 11 vols., 1907, 1910), Vol. X, pp. 213-214. A Compilation of the Messages & Papers of the Presidents 20 vols. (NY: Bureau of National Literature, Inc., prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, of the House & Senate, pursuant to an Act of the 52 Congress of the United States, 1893, 1923), Vol. XIII, pp. 6573-6574.

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DAY 37 - DAILY BIBLE VERSE (THANKSGIVING) - JUNE 30, 2011

June 30

Psalm 107:1 (NIV)
"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

DAY 37 - DAILY PRAYER (THANKSGIVING) - JUNE 30, 2011

June 30

"Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name."

1 Chronicles 29:11-13