It would be easy to be discouraged if we only went by what we see in the natural. This past week we saw the appointment of an activist, liberal judge whose record has advocated on the side of criminals and unrighteousness. In the California Assembly, legalized infanticide took another step forward as all six of the committee’s ruling Democrats voted in favor of AB 2223 which would allow the killing of babies up to six weeks after birth. This bill now heads to the Assembly Health Committee and if it passes, then proceeds to the full California Assembly for a vote to legalize murder outside the womb even as they continue to murder babies inside the womb.

Elections this past week in my red state of Oklahoma were discouraging. Even though numerous godly conservatives rose up to run for school board positions to remove the evil of transgenderism and racist brainwashing of CRT in public schools, most were defeated even though Oklahoma has been known as a “red” state. All of that seems to be changing.

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I’m sure you are watching similar things happen in your city and state as well. It can cause us to ask, “God where are you?” It feels as if the American flag should be at half-mast as we witness these horrific actions and the slow death of freedom and liberty. EXCEPT GOD.

It is important to remember that with God, timing is everything. It is no coincidence that we are in the week of reflection of the Lord’s betrayal, the Passover and the resurrection of Christ. This season is historically a time of freedom from slavery. I believe now as then, the timing of all that is taking place is no coincidence. While it appears evil has triumphed, we know what is coming.

May we not forget historically in this season:

• Moses and the children of Israel were freed from the enslavement of the evil Pharaoh.
• Esther and the Jews were delivered from the evil mandate meant to slaughter them. Instead, what was intended to remove them, God turned it, removed their enemies, and then put them in power.
• We are now in the week of Passover in which they tried to silence Jesus and kill Him. But Satan’s plan was defeated. The evil actions meant to destroy became the very act that unleashed freedom and destroyed the bondage to sin, slavery and destruction.

In each case, it appeared evil had the upper hand and Satan would prevail. But each time, the tables were turned and God set His people free.

And so friends, this week we approach His throne room of grace with confidence to find mercy and grace to help in time of need. I believe God will do it again because He never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He has shown us who He is. And as they did then, we do now as we continue to cry out to Him with fasting and prayer for deliverance.

How did the disciples, Jesus’ mother, Mary, Mary Magdalene and Jesus’ many followers feel as they watched His death? What about those three agonizing days as He lay in the tomb and it appeared evil triumphed? They didn’t know what was on the other side. Perhaps you feel now as they did. Take courage for Resurrection Day is coming and is even at hand.

Are we watching the death of our nation? Or are we on the verge of a resurrection and a God intervention? Timing is everything.

Father God, Lord Almighty, in this time of distress in our nation and across the world, we still worship You. We declare that You are good. That You are in control. Even when we don’t understand, we put our trust in You.

We trust in You with all of our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. In all of our ways we acknowledge You and ask You to make our paths straight. Make the crooked path that America and the world are on, straight. Break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron that have held us in captivity.

Father You see what is happening. We are being enslaved by corruption. By ungodly officials putting into law ungodly rules and mandates, killing children in the womb and now trying to legalize killing them after birth. Appointing judges who have no fear of the Lord and no wisdom, who excuse the guilty and accuse the righteous. Who shake their fist at the heavens and declare there is no God.

Lord we ask as David did long ago, “Who are these ‘uncircumcised Philistines’ that they should defy the Lord Almighty, Your Word, and Your Name? They mock our Constitution and the laws of the land and work to subvert justice and truth at every turn.

Your Word says there are seven things You hate with a passion:

eyes that are arrogant,
a tongue that lies,
hands that murder the innocent,
a heart that hatches evil plots,
feet that race down a wicked track,
a mouth that lies under oath,
a troublemaker in families.

Those who have established themselves as rulers over our land, by their actions and their words, are all of those things. How long, O Lord, will You turn Your head? Hear our cry Lord and deliver us! We cry out to You as we reflect on Passover and Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross to break the chains of sin, death, and Hell. Deliver Your people! Free us from the slavery of sin and corruption. Lord do it again. Deliver us, Your people, from the evil “Pharaoh’s” who are determined to keep us in slavery.

We ask that You would not only deliver us, but as the children of Israel left taking the wealth of Egypt with them, so may it be that the wealth they have stolen from us be returned to us.

Lord You have said You set apart the righteous for Yourself and You hear when we call. You said that vengeance is Yours and that You will repay. That in due time their feet will slip, their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them. As You did it in the days of Pharaoh, Lord we put our trust in You that You will once again deliver Your people from the grip of evil rulers and their enslavements.

We pray for Your Kingdom to come,  for Your will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. That You give us this day our daily bread as we ask for both spiritual and physical manna. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us. Lead us not into temptation, but Lord deliver us from evil!

We declare Your Kingdom and Your glory will reign. We continue to pray for revival and that You would be glorified. Father God, we would have despaired unless we believed we would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. We take courage today and trust You Lord that we will see Your goodness prevail.

Heb 13:8, Prov 3:5-6, Is 45:2, I Sam 17:26, Prov 6:16-19, Ps 4:3, Deut 32:35, Matt 6:9-13, Ps 27:13-14

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Karen Hardin is a literary agent and writer. She is the author of “Infected: How to Stop the Global Spread of Rage, Deception and Insanity” and “God’s Justice after Injustice.” Her work has been published in USA Today, Western Journal, World Net Daily, Intercessors for America, Charisma, CBN.com and more. She is also the co-founder of the city-by-city.org prayer movement and founder of AwakeOklahoma.com to take back our cities and nation.