Court packing, reform, high profile cases . . . the Supreme Court is just as in need of prayer as ever. If not more.

And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city. (Is. 1:26)

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On hearing recent news about our current administration’s plans for the Supreme Court, I was prompted to revisit a dream from last year.

On February 4, 2020, I dreamed I was in D.C visiting the White House. There was some sort of gathering happening in the dream. I was given a tour of the White House by a former official. He began to tell me things that were happening, but then he said something that seemed urgent:

“The real fight will be for the Supreme Court.” In my dream I knew that it was an attempt to change laws and avert justice.

I wrote this in my journal and stayed in prayer over it. I shared this dream with the IFA staff when I heard of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last September. I thought that “the fight” mentioned in this dream would be to fill RBGs seat, however that was not the case. Justice Barrett was appointed rather quickly. 

I believe the coming fight for the Supreme Court could be closer than we think. Perhaps the fight for the Supreme Court will be to pack it. If this is the case, we must continue to contend. So if you’re wondering what “pack the courts means” It simply means adding more judges. We currently have nine and it has been this way since 1869 when Congress set the Supreme Court to have nine justices. 

How can this happen?

With the new administration, and Democrats in control of both the House and Senate. It can be as simple as passing a law, since nothing in our Constitution prohibits adding judges to the court. This is not a new idea. “Court packing” was first introduced in 1937 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to appoint more justices in frustration after his New Deal legislation was rejected by Congress. Thankfully this plan for “court reform” was defeated. 

This means a democratic-led House and Senate can pass a law to “reform the courts.” President Biden could then appoint extra justices, most likely liberal, to counter and outnumber the conservative justices.  This has often been a heated topic even among Democrats. Many are for it, many are against it. 

Even the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was against court packing. She is quoted as saying, ” It would be that–one sided saying, ‘when we’re in power, we are going to enlarge the number of judges, so we would have more people to vote the way we want them to.’”  There is the answer plain and simple. A packed liberal Supreme Court benefits a liberal agenda of people who will vote how they want. It would likely be a partisan Supreme Court. Any hopes for justice concerning conservative, biblical values would be unlikely unless God intervenes.

How can we pray?

Continue to pray for the nine current Supreme Court justices: Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney-Barrett. 

There are several important cases coming before the Supreme Court this month. Let’s pray for each justice to encounter the Holy One and walk in the fear of the Lord. Pray for wisdom and discernment over each justice upon hearing the cases. Pray they would execute impartial and righteous judgment.Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. (Prv 9:10)

“You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.” (Dt 16:19)

“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” (Jn 7:24)

Pray for the President and current administration. There are reports that many on Biden’s team are becoming frustrated with pressure from the left to pack the courts. In 2019, Biden said this about packing the courts, “No, I’m not prepared to go on and try to pack the court, because we’ll live to rue that day.”  His response was that packing the courts could backfire if the Republicans gained control of the House and Senate, then the courts would be packed with conservatives. Biden has been described by many as respecting institutions and the way things have been done. Pray for Joseph R. Biden to have courage to not give in to the pressure from his own party.  Pray for fear of the Lord over him and salvation for his soul. Pray he would submit his life to God.

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. (1 Tm 2:1-4)

The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. (Prv 21:1)

Appeal to the courts of heaven

The Lord is the only true and righteous judge. He does not do justice, He is Justice. We come before God in prayer as children. We stand in the gap as intercessors and watchmen on the walls. We can even commune with Him as friends, but there’s more. We can come before God and present our case. 

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ (Lk 18:1-3)

We can approach God in prayer when we have an adversary and contend for justice. Jesus Christ is our mediator at the right hand of God. We have an adversary, the devil, ( 1 Pt 5:8) who is seeking to devour the body of Christ, families, marriages, and this nation’s godly foundation. What will we do? We must appeal to the Lord! His throne is seated above the circle of the earth. We must plead the blood of Jesus over ourselves, families, and nation. We must stand on his promises, his Word, and contend for justice. Then we wait in prayer and believe in the Lord’s righteous verdict to come forth.

Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” (Gen 18:25)

For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us. (Is 33:22)

But it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. (Ps 75:7)

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. (Is 30:18)

Let’s continue interceding for the Supreme Court and contending for justice. “I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living” (Amos 5:24 NLT). This verse in other translations says let justice roll down like waters. Let’s pray for God’s justice to roll down from his heavenly courtroom into our Supreme Court, into the circuits and district courts, and the Department of Justice until we see his righteousness flowing through our nation once again.

For more information on praying the courtrooms of heaven, I recommend looking up teachings by Robert Henderson on YouTube.

Author Gloria Robles is a passionate intercessor with a prophetic voice for today. For more from Gloria, go to Spotify or Anchor to listen to her podcast Something To Share. (Photo Credit: Unsplash.)

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