The Prayer Heard 'Round The World

Real life presents the Jack Hibbs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim truth, equip the saints, and impact our culture. Hey everybody put on my jacket, felt something in my pocket, turns out to be the prayer that I offered up in Congress recently that kind of set the world on fire here in America. What could be so wrong about this? Stay tuned, we're gonna analyze it. You can get the outlines of this podcast by going to jackhibbs.com slash podcast. Today, if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled life in Christ, then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings. To us, that's like saying amen or yes, then that rating will encourage others to listen. Now open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you. Here is Jack Hibbs. Well hey everybody, welcome to this podcast and we're really glad that you're with us and this is listen, this is gonna be something that is really in my lane. I love this and the reason why I love it about the topic that we're gonna be talking about today is because it's not only something that is currently going on in my life but it has affected other people but the reason why it's so thrilling to me, it's so exciting to me is because it's biblically based and it is historically accurate and it is relevant now. Where do you get a chance to say such things? That is something that is biblically accurate, that is historically relevant and true and that it is happening right now in our lives and that is of course because of the nature of truth and more specifically here we are way past January 30th when I was asked to offer up the prayer to the United States Congress which I thought would make no bump in the road at all because it was a biblically based prayer and I actually pulled it out of the jacket I was wearing this suit and I literally found this five minutes ago in my suit jacket so here it is the actual prayer in Congress and what's interesting is the fact that it was pretty run-of-the-mill. What I didn't take into consideration is how incredibly far our Congress has fallen from being educated in American history and a Judeo-Christian biblical world view. So let me first of all start off by saying what I was asked a moment ago in a television program with Dr. Sebastian Gorka. Gorka asked me should Christians be involved in the public square and I gave him a resounding overwhelming yes that I believe we are commanded commanded. Sebastian, aren't you going to back down from being attacked for talking about me Christians being involved in politics and all that stuff? Nope because you're asking me if that's you you're asking me to disobey the Bible. Well my pastor says we shouldn't talk about who's running for office or proposition, LMNOP or you know this bill or that thing. Well that pastor needs to repent dear friends I mean it and here's the reason why because God means it Jeremiah just dawned on me some of you are going to say Jeremiah well that's not in the New Testament yeah well the first century church didn't have a New Testament Bible did they the first century church had an Old Testament that's all they had and they they did a lot better than we're doing so think about that Jeremiah 29.7 seek the peace of the city where I've caused you to dwell and pray to the Lord for it for in its peace you will have peace seek the welfare of the city where you live God says if you do that your city will be at peace and people will enjoy peace that's the command of the Lord didn't Jesus say to us let your light so shine before men that's the world that's your city that when they see your good works they'll glorify your father which is in heaven that's a reference to the day of judgment by the way more accurately put Jesus said let your light so shine the gospel light the light that I've given you which we have no light of our own Jesus said let your light the light I put within you let it shine before an unbelieving world that surrounds you that in the day of judgment they'll give glory to God because they're going to have to confess that what you told them way back when in 2024 that you were correct even though we hated you for saying it we now give glory to God in the day of judgment before we're carted off away into eternity either good batter ugly left or right up and down heaven or hell before they go off into eternity they will have to agree that the light that you were shining was biblical light and so I offered up this prayer that has caused 26 members of congress to file a condemnation letter to call house speaker Mike Johnson into question and to change the vetting process of the United States chaplaincy program to keep lunatics like me out of the capital does it matter that I pay taxes it doesn't matter that I vote it doesn't matter that I pray for our country I am the problem and you want to know why I'm the problem because of this I'm Tuesday January 30th this is what transpired in our nation's capital in the opening of the 118th Congress I pray Almighty God and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ turns out I was supposed to say that together we come before you in humility I insulted people because I suggested by saying that that some people are arrogant as a people in need of your forgiveness and your mercy and your goodness and your grace I insinuated that we needed to repent by saying forgiveness for these past 250 years our fathers in this congress have prayed for your guidance and protection and so I stand here in humility in this or in humble petition I should say that you today might do the same that this nation and its unparalleled constitution see that's a problem because our unparalleled constitution suggests that we are a constitutional republic democrats cannot say the word constitution and they can you'll never hear a democrats say republic they can't say constitutional republic which is what we are we're not a democracy we are a constitutional republic wow so that this nation and its unparalleled constitution your great gift to all freedom loving people might be renewed here and across this land as a beacon of hope to all who seek peace I ask you today Father to bring to us a great awakening of righteousness and confidence in you who alone is mighty to save hear my cry in this hour of great need that we might be humbled before you in true repentance in repentance of our national sins that went over like a ton of bricks you almighty God are the source of all wisdom and there is no wisdom but that which comes from you so please come upon those here who are stewards over the business of our nation oh that's a fact you know with your wisdom which comes from above with your holy fear oh boy that word fear drove those in the media into a frenzy you should read the stuff that's out there about this fiery fear mongering prayer the word fear by the way in biblical context that that we would be a people that would conduct ourselves before God's holy fear would means awe and reverence but you have to you have to not go to college to know what that means okay knowing that your coming day of judgment draws near when all who have been and are now in authority will answer to the judge of heaven and earth for the decisions that they have made here I offer this prayer to you Father in the name of Jesus Christ your only son our crucifite savior and resurrected Lord amen so I was out of bounds I was I was a crazy nationalist Christian fanatic whack nut this guy needs to be banned to this moment I do not know if I can actually fly into Reagan national airport I don't know if I can get into BWI I don't know if I can fly into delus delus airport there in DC because there's people so angry at me over that prayer the Bible says seek the peace where you live I took that out of Chino Hills to the our nation's capital because behind me it's said in God we trust and in front of me Moses is pictures of Moses is etchiness on the wallets is Moses so listen just we're going to pause right now take take a listen to what it really came down the house will be in order the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain pastor jack hibbs calvary chapel chino hills chino california let's pray almighty god and father of our lord and savior Jesus christ together we come before you in humility as a people in need of your forgiveness your mercy your goodness and your grace for these 250 so years our fathers in this congress have prayed for your guidance and protection and so we stand here in humble petition that you today might do the same that this nation and it's unparalleled constitution your great gift to all freedom loving people might be renewed here and across this land as a beacon of hope to all who seek peace I ask you today father to bring to us a great awakening of righteousness and confidence in you who alone is mighty to save here my cry in this hour of great need that we might be humbly blessed before you in the repentance of our national sins you almighty god are the source of all wisdom and there is no wisdom but that which comes from you so please come upon those here who are the stewards over the business of our nation with your wisdom which comes from above and with your holy fear knowing that your coming day of judgment draws near when all who have been and are now in the authority will answer to you the great judge of heaven and of earth for the decisions that they make here in this place I offer this prayer to you father in the name of Jesus christ your son and our crucified savior and resurrected lord in Jesus name amen amen so in light of that milk toast prayer of mine is pretty weak you might thought oh no no no that was crazy no listen John Adams John Adams I quote John Adams and finally I recommend that the said day the duties of humiliation and prayer be accompanied by fervent thanksgiving to the bestower capital B bestower of every good gift not only for having hitherto protected and preserved the people of these united states in the independent enjoyment of their religious and civil freedom but also having proposed I'm sorry having prospered them in a wonderful progress of population and for conferring on them many and great favors conducive to the happiness and prosperity of our nation given under my hand the seal of the united states of america at philadelphia this 23rd day of march in the year of our lord 1798 and of the independence of the said states the 22nd this is an excerpt from Adams proclamation of humiliation fasted in prayer from 1798 poor John Adams he didn't know that 26 members of congress later on would so be disgusted with the thought of the one true biblical god being represented in the house of the united states congress that they would have had him banned they would have had this dude John Adams the nation he gave birth to thrown out how about George Washington George Washington quote when you speak of god or his attributes let it be seriously in reverence honor in obey your natural parents although they be poor this is rule number 108 written in Washington's own hand in his 110 rules of civility and decent behavior in company and conversations written at the age of 15 I want to read that again he says at the age of 15 and I quote when you speak of god or his attributes let it be seriously and reverently and honor and obey your parents your natural parents although they be poor age 15 quote bless our rulers in church and state bless oh lord the whole race of mankind and let the world be filled with the knowledge of the and thy son Jesus Christ pity the sick the poor the weak the needy the widows and the fatherless and all that mourn or are broken in heart and be merciful to them according to their several necessities bless my friends and grant me grace to forgive my enemies as heartedly as I desire forgiveness of thee my heavenly father I beseech thee to defend me this night from all evil and do more for me that I can think or ask for Jesus Christ's sake in whose most holy name and words I continue to pray oh father written in 1752 on page 24 of George Washington's personal prayer book diary again Almighty God we make our earnest prayer that Val will keep the United States in thy holy protection that Thalwood inclined thine hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large amazing isn't it and particularly their brethren who have served in the field is referring to the field of battle oh gosh now he's a Christian nationalist warlord and finally that Thalwood most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice to love mercy and to demean ourselves with that charity humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the divine author of our blessed religion and without a humble imitation and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation grant our supplication we beseech thee through Jesus Christ our lord amen General George excuse me president Washington's prayer for America inscribed on a plaque at a pohach church where he was a vestryman from 1762 to 1784 I quote again and now Almighty Father if it is thy holy will that we shall obtain a place and a name among the nations of the earth grant that we may be enabled to show our gratitude for thy goodness by our endeavors to fear to fear and obey thee bless us with thy wisdom in our councils success in battle and let all our victories be tempered with humility and now also our enemies with listen to this with enlightened minds and they that they become sensible of their injustice and willing to restore our liberty and peace grant the petition of thy servant for the sake of him who Thal has called thy beloved son nevertheless not my will but thine be done may 1st 1777 on the news of French having joined the colonies in the war against England I quote the hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith and more than wicked that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations letter to general Thomas Nelson August 20th 1778 did you hear what he just said this is from Washington you are a reprobate nincompoop ignorant dumb dumb if you do not recognize that God's hand has been upon us you say what does it say that he says you're worse than an infidel if you don't recognize the good hand of God upon us wow 26 members of Congress so ignorant and blind of the American history and those people are in power they are the ones that you have elected to represent you and ignorant people of American history have commandeered this country with stupidity so listen I could keep going on this is these are just two examples you you have not even you haven't even heard me begin to quote John J the first Supreme Court justice of the United States Supreme Court John J said that we should only elect Christians to office did you know that who said that the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court John J we could go on and on about this stuff my point is this friends that we have become so ignorant tip listen if you think I'm being mean right now ask yourself this question when was the last time you sat down with your kid or your grand kid and did some homework with them about American history and about things like this that this is what Washington said in lower Manhattan on at the corner of broad and wall streets do you know what happened there why is there a gigantic statue of Washington on the corner of Broadway in Wall Street and Laura Manhattan do you know you should know you should know what happened there your kid should know if you live in America you should know this why for example does Mount Rushmore display four presidential faces for what significance are those names on that mountain and Mount Rushmore South Dakota what's all what is that all about why is it that I own a book that I bought from Mount Vernon souvenir shop right in Virginia at Mount Vernon George Washington's home and it's a book that's about this thick and it cost me over 300 bucks and it's titled it's a huge title but I'll come close close clergy and pastors prayers and sermons during the revolutionary period it's a collection of sermons and prayers if I read those sermons and prayers well first of all you get saved if you heard them second of all you'd say wow what's with that do you guys understand something real quick as we wrap this up we're so far will willfully ignorant so far from our nation's truth that we don't even know what country we live in anymore and we're okay with that but when very very very very evil people want to hide and keep you from being educated about your American experience as a citizen in this country something's wrong because if you dive into the true story of American history you can't get away from God he's everywhere so not too long ago as I wrap this up it became vogue to tear down statues I'm wondering if you know by the way we have more stat I'm going to mention a person who is the most enshrined individual in the United States by statue then anybody else take a guess I'll give you the count of five take a guess just shout it out wherever you're at pick anybody that you think would meet this the most the most enshrined statue individual in American on American soil five four three two one and the answer is nope Christopher Columbus that was true until BLM came into power and wokeism hit the streets they've taken down a bunch of them there were there were almost 700 statues of Christopher Columbus throughout our nation did you know that in California the governor had the statue of Christopher Columbus removed from our state capital and carted away you can watch it on YouTube my point is this nobody knows Christopher Columbus anymore so why don't you read his own books you can read his own books they're available read them read Christopher Columbus in his own words oh he was a white European slave owning Caribbean massacre killing of the people nope you might want to read who did that and how that came about but see Chris gets blamed for it because he was the leader but what you don't know is that he turned around and dealt with those guys who committed mutiny and then pillaged everybody there's a lot to talk about but friends listen I'm gonna pray that we either have a massive power outage so you'll be forced to read books again but dive into some great history I'll give you a few we're done times up I got 10 seconds a life Samuel Adams a life by Ira stole read it 1776 by David McCullough read it forged in faith by Rod Craig or Greg forged in faith um read this go to anything by William Federer go to anything by David Barton there's so many more that I could point out but friends we need to we need to get back to the truth listen uh as always if this meant something to you press and hit the like button give us a five star rating if you would spread the word to spread the news that people can catch up here and now to what's going on but as always it's we believe that it's time for us to live out what we believe in in fact we had to live it out more courageously than ever before uh because truth never wavers and so it's time to live out what we believe in it's time for real life that's what we live for so god bless you guys until next time this jack hips podcast as well as all the broadcast outreach opportunities are listener supported will you consider partnering with us through a special gift? go to jackhibs.com to learn more and stay connected this episode is brought to you by progressive insurance do you ever think about 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