PRAISE FOR ILLINOIS
PRAISE THE LORD,
PRAISE THE LORD, IN JESUS NAME,
LORD, The State of Illinois gave rise to the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865). Illinois is nicknamed “Land of Lincoln”. He was a leader of the Republican Party.
LORD, Thou led President Lincoln to abolished slavery and preserved the union of the states, and subsequently stirred hatred and anger from the southern states. The livelihood and economy of southern states depended on ownership of slaverly.
LORD, President Lincoln managed and ended the civil war. He was assassinated after the ending of the war by the sympathizer on April 14, 1865, in the theater. He is remembered as the United States' martyr and consistently praised by scholars and the public as the greatest U.S. president.
LORD, The State of Illinois has experienced the ups and downs as other states in the union. Crime rate in Chicago is higher than average in the U.S. The state is financially broken. The former Governor was imprisoned for trying to sell the Senate seat held by the former President Barack Obama.
LORD, Many residents of the State of Illinois are far from the church and from Thee. We pray for Thy intervention to restore and up lift beliefs in each person in Illinois. So they are closer to Thee. We pray for politicians of all ranks to put aside their personal interests and place emphasis on the state and residents. For they are not where they are without votes from the residents. We pray for local police, state police, firemen, and other authorities to perform their sworn duty fairly and equally without prejudice.
PRAISE THE LORD, FOR PAUL’S WORDS “FOR WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD, BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES, AGAINST POWERS, AGAINST RULERS OF DARKNESS OF THIS WORLD, AGAINST SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES.
WHEREFORE TAKE UNTO YOU THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD, THAT YE MAY BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND IN THE EVIL DAY AND HAVING DONE ALL, TO STAND.” Eph 6: 12, 13
PRAISE THE LORD, Thou see all and know all. We praise Thee to remove all plagues from Illinois. We praise Thee to heal the land of Illinois. Give armours to the residents to withstand, shield, and protect themselves and the State of Illinois from wickedness and evil in their house and wickedness and evil that have yet to come.
PRAISE THE LORD, FOR THY WORDS “IF MY PEOPLE, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY, AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.” 2 Chr 7: 14
LORD, We are humble, praying, seeking Thy Face, praise Thee for Thy strength to turn Illinois from wicked ways. We praise Thee for Thy strength to battle against wickedness throughout the State of Illinois.
LORD, We pray for convictions of lawmakers and all authorities who do not put Thee first above all. We pray the residents seek Thee first for decisions they make. We pray that Thou give prosperity, peace, joy and happiness to all residents of Illinois through Thee and bring them closer to Thee Lord.
LORD, We pray that Thou clean, purify, up lift the State of Illinois, the land, churches. We pray that Thou give Holy Spirit to each resident of the State of Illinois. LORD, We pray that Thou bring all residents into Thy churches, teach and preach them through Thy Holy Spirit in each person.
PRAISE THE LORD,
PRAISE THE LORD,
PRAISE THE LORD, AMEN