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This past Friday, Nancy Pelosi announced her bid for reelection. As she attempts to regain her spot in the House, we felt it was important to share one of IFA’s most reprinted articles.
The following article appeared in IFA’s very first newsletter. Its author, John G. Talcott Jr., served as the founding president of IFA and president of the Plymouth Rock Foundation headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Have you taken your place on the wall?
A review of the Christian influence in the development of our constitutional form of government shows that the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first written constitution known to history which created a government and from which the government of the United States is of lineal descent. It was inspired by and had its origin in a sermon preached by Rev. Thomas Hooker in Hartford on May 31, 1638. Rev. Hooker took as his sermon text Deuteronomy 1:13. “Take your wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you…captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds—over fifties—over tens, etc.” From this biblical injunction Rev. Hooker reasoned that:
“The choice of public magistrates belongs unto the people by God’s own allowance.
“The privilege of each election which belongs unto the people, therefore, must not be exercised according to their humors, but according to the blessed law of God.
“They who have the power to appoint officers and magistrates, it is their power, also, to set the bounds of the power and place unto which they call them.”
In 1964, Mr. Samuel Willard wrote an article entitled, “The Character of a Good Ruler.” The following excerpts from that article provide inspiration and a guide as we ask God to raise up men and women of Christian character to represent us in our government:
“Now that all these may be just, it is firstly required that they have a principle of moral honesty in them; that they live righteousness and hate iniquity; that they be ‘men of truth’ (Ex. 18:21) for every man will act in his relation, according to the principle that rules in him, so that an unrighteous man will be an unrighteous ruler…as he hath an opportunity.
“He must be one that respects the cause, and not just the persons in all his administrations, ‘Ye shall not respect persons in judgment.” (Deut. 1:17) If his affections over sway his judgment at any time, they will be a crooked bias, that will turn him out of the way [of justice].
“He must be one whom neither flattery nor bribery may be able to remove out of his way. “Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift.” (Deut. 16:19) He must be one who hates both ambition and covetousness. (Ex. 18:21)
“Finally, he must be one who prefers the public benefit above all private and separate interests whatsoever. Every man in his place owes himself to the good of the whole, and if he doth not so devote himself, he is unjust; and he who either to advance himself, or to be revenged on another; will push on injurious laws, or pervert the true attention of such as are in force, is an unjust man; and he who is under the influence of a narrow spirit, will be ready to do so, as occasion offers.
“Nor is this justice to be looked upon as separate from the fear of God, but as influenced and maintained by it. He therefore that ruleth in the fear of God,’ is one who acknowledgeth God to be his Sovereign and carries in his heart an awful fear of Him; who owns his commission to be from Him and expects [before] long to be called to give an account of his managing it; which maketh him to study in all things to please Him, and to be afraid of doing [anything] that will provoke Him.”
Let us unite our prayers, vote in an informed manner, and believe God to raise up righteous men and women to govern us, for “righteousness exalteth a nation.” (Proverbs 14:34)
Do you have faith for God to raise up righteous men and women to govern us?
This article was written by John G. Talcott, one of IFA’s founders. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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All leaders are under the authority of God. I pear for leaders that know that Truth
People like Pelosi are unable to give up their perceived power & control. They are so deceived into thinking they offer something even though they are in it for total greedy & selfish reasons. Since people like her & others are past the point of no return, just give them over to God & ask that they be removed in anyway God sees fit. Pelosi continues to hide behind her veil of religion, thinking she can work against God while she, at the
same time, destroys any resemblance of morality, preservation of life or adherence to our laws. God makes the final determination of the point of no return but the fruit on every tree in Pelosi’s garden is rotten with decay & death. Remember to pray for her because she is lost & has been for decades.
but sin is a reproach to any people…Are there any Godly leaders left? Wonderful to hear from John Talcott. My late husband was general manager of the Plymouth Rock Foundation years ago. Need more Godly leaders like John Talcott and Rus Walton!!
2 Chronicles warns: Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 7Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
The Headline and article is obviously a study in contrasts…
Dear Lord, Nancy Peloci , who has enriched herself by trading stocks on issues that were and are before the house, tantamount to insider trading, of which would get the rest of us incarcerated. You cannot hold a Judaeo Christian perspective of the world and willingly pursue killing children up to and including birth. That is nothing short of infanticide. The same speaker that put together the fraud of J6 hearing which had no defense for the accused. This woman is evil and deserves the wrath of God. Unfortunately she lives in a district of likeminded. Prevent her from pursuing the evil that she does.
And you shall know the Christians by their love. How heartwarming it is to see such filth on a ‘Christian’ site.
Father, we do pray for righteous leaders and those who think their way is better than yours will not be elected or even decide to run.
Amen!!!!
Lord, we know you are about to exact justice in our Nation and Pelosi is one to be held accountable to you. Let your will be done in your perfect timing.
Pelosi as a leader with good character is an oxy moron. This woman is a Godless, evil deceiver
She is at that yes.
Almighty Father and Savior, we give praise and honor to Jesus our LORD. You are sovereign and know each man’s heart. Thank you for blessing America with a government of the people and for the people.
In Jesus’s name Amen
I do pray for Godly men and women to come forth to be leaders in our Nation for the right and good of all. I declare no witch or Jezabel or demon worshiper or murderer can be in our leadership in the mighty name of JESUS! Let freedom ring. Ex 21:16
It is a joy to see such love and care for a fellow Christian! Do you all think that thoughtless rude abuse is the way of the disciple?
I think that thoughtless rude RULE characterizes Pelosi, and what she stands for is no different than the sacrifices of babies to Baal in the Old Testament. It is not humbling to God, it is self-worship. Jesus didn’t paint flowers speaking to the Pharisees, so if you think the truth should not be spoken then I would say you’re being led on the path of destruction by deceivers. Dear Lord, help us to follow Your Way, not our own. Remove the deceivers from holding office in both houses.
Who are you referring to?
Hello Kathy, I was replying to the comment of T Mc. Praying that our nation is not deceived again!!!
Pelosi doesn’t fit the bill
Dear Heavenly Father, Please stop this woman from being elected in our Senate. Her hands have the blood of Your babies on her hands. Please, Lord it tells us in Your Word that You do not want anyone to be cast into hell. Lord, bring someone into her life that will guide her to Your Throne. If she still turns her back on You then remove her from leadership of our country. Thank You Lord for all Your Blessing!!! In Jesus Name, Amen
Well, she is not running for the senate, doesn’t have to, her district will re-elect her to the house, 80+% of the vote. One only need look at her district to figure out why. None the less we knew what you meant.
Thank you for sharing this, when the righteous rule the people rejoice. 🙏
Lord we ask you that you block this woman to have part in politics in our Nation,
we pray for Godly leaders to rule the nation.
We pray for leaders who will defend life and not death, that the children sacrificed in abortion will end , the destruction of lives that come along with the gender confusion will be abolished.
Oh Lord have mercy and reset this Nation again under the Constitution and Biblical values , that the leaders of the schools will have the courage to put again the Ten Commandments so that the children will see and open their eyes to the Truth and see the value of human life created in Gods image.
We put death to all the plans of the enemy in Jesus Name.
Lord have mercy on America. Raise up Godly wise bold leaders. We pray for honest elections. Open the eyes and hearts of the people of California. Protect the children from the latest wicked law California just approved against families and children. Lord have mercy and bring America out of darkness. Shine Your bright light into all deception, corruption, greed, lies, and wickedness. Expose all plans of evil against America and reveal those involved. Purify and protect our country. We repent for our nation which is supposed to be “One nation under God”. Lord have mercy!
Heavenly Father, We have political leaders who claim there is no God. They mock your commandments, try to force abortion on your people, ignore the trafficking of women and children, and rule unjustly. We pray that you remove the wicked and put righteous leaders in their place. Open the portals of Heaven and pour out your glory upon the earth. May millions of people give their hearts to Jesus. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus, Amen
Can this disgusting subject get any worse? Nancy Pelosi needs to retire!! in the name of Jesus and by the power of the blood. Father God remove these wicked people from our government.!!!
Will we ever get rid of Pelosi/-she’ll still be in Congress 100 years from now & shes getting VERY DISGUCTING.
I am astonished and clueless as to how or why Pelosi is in any way linked to an article about moral leaders and leaders of good character. Am I missing something?
I believe it is the stark contrast that is the message.
Because she is NOT a moral leader and she’s running for reelection, which is horrific for CA in general and San Francisco in particular, since it’s already close to a wasteland. She is evil.
Lord Jesus, we pray to You who are the true Judge of all the earth because you’re the true and living God, the One who brings down the wicked and raises up the righteous who revere You!
We proclaim Psalm 75:4 – 7 To the boastful I say, “Do not boast!” and to the wicked, “Don’t flaunt your strength! Don’t flaunt your strength so proudly; don’t speak arrogantly, with your nose in the air! For you will not be raised to power by those in the east, the west or the desert; since God is the judge; and it is he who puts down one and lifts up another. (CJB)
And Psalm 31:28 May lying lips be struck dumb, that speak insolently against the righteous with such pride and contempt. (CJB) Amen!
Thank you for printing this very pertinent and serious acclamation of what constitutes a true and just description of what an elected official should be. I hope thousands upon thousands of voters read it with intent, especially those in California. Our Lord knows how that state needs sane and just leaders.
Well, I’m not surprised! She’s sick of being at home with her pathetic hubby. AND, she’s back to help deal the last death blows to our Republic. In this case, for sure,…a woman’s work is never done. PLUS, where’s she gonna wear all her new suits?? Maybe her and Kamala could have a “sleepover” to celebrate her return!!
Heavenly Father, I thank You that in this nation we have been given the freedom to vote according to Your will. We ask for You to raise up righteous leaders. We pray our leaders would seek Your will first and then employ it. Appoint leaders who value honor and integrity, recognizing and remembering the lives that have been given for the freedoms in this nation. Let each of us be true followers of Christ reflecting the example He set on how to live and serve others (a spirit of humility). May Your truth prevail, adorn our necks with Your wisdom, establish truth and justice in this land with a Holy reverence to You. Raise up Your chosen leaders, that walk in accordance with Your will and bless the people of this nation. In Jesus mighty name. Amen.
My goodness I thought we the American people were done with her.
I agree 100%. Fancy Nancy has been in Congress since the stone ages.
🤣🤣🤣 She’s going to prison for T******!!!
Highly unlikely! Just like the rest of them.
Pray that Pelosi does not win, reelection and promote her evil agenda.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Oh Lord, We need your help in turning our government and our country back to you. I ask that you will convict those who don’t vote. Let the true voice of Americans be heard.
For Nancy Pelosi … Oh Lord save her soul. Convict her of her selfish ways and cause her to step aside . In the MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST our LIRD! Your will be done.
Our Father In Heaven,
Hallowed be THY NAME,
THY KINGDOM COME,
THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN:
Our Father, we have had enough!
We recall Nancy Pelosi’s diabolical behavior exhibited in front of the whole world, as she showed utter contempt for Your servant’s speech and tore it in pieces.
Not only did she set that example for other politicians to follow, but she set that example for our children.. And we all know what her true feelings are for “the children” seeing that she supports abortion. Please LORD, remove her from all positions that she may hold and from all people whom she may influence in the government and indeed, in the world through television. In Jesus Name, Amen.
If she would get voted in again, she should be impeached and then she won’t be able to run for any political office again. I pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 🙏☦️
Yes, as an answer to the prayers of the people who took the stand to turn from evil and seek His face, , I believe the Lord will raise up righteous leaders to govern His land as the healing begins.
FATHER GOD please strike down Pelosi’s bid for re-election. She has enriched herself from the American tax coffers while holding office these many, many years! She has only represented those of her party and not all of Americans! She has lied about the January 6 affair and lied on the defendants. She has lied almost every time she speaks! FATHER GOD please send laborers to her for salvation and supernaturally remove her, maxine waters, joe biden, kamala harris,Joe’s cabinet and every evil player from our government in JESUS NAME! Amen!
1964? Sounds more like 1864 to me (the language).
What I found is that it was written in 1694. Typo.
Dear Lord she just cannot stop her grab for power. She has been corrupted and is not of sound mind we pray that Mrs Pelosi will be kept from achieving any more power on the hill and in our nation. Her and the leaders in power today have managed to produce even more division and capitalize on Deception. All to line their own pockets and boost their own Pride. We know that no man can open a door you’ve shut or close a door you’ve opened and ask you to keep her from any more powerful roles.
I pray there are still some moral people in San Francisco. She was the architect of J6, and DOES not care about children being held in Concentration trafficking children’s camps.
Dear God,
Please draw near to the humble and lowly. Please help America and the people in the land quickly humble themselves and repent and draw near to You while You can be found. Change the heart of voters to become disciples of Jesus and those running for office as well so then we can have righteous rule. But we remember Your Word oh God will be fulfilled and You say in the last days men will be lovers of money, pleasure and self. You also say men are to be leaders in government and in the church as Scripture says 1 Tim. 1:11-15 NOT women. All Scripture speaks about men leading in government, battle, spiritual life, and serving in the temple, etc.. In the last days women will rule over men just like back in the garden when Eve usurped Adam’s authority, became deceived and sinned. Because he did not lead then he fell into sin. His responsibility was to lead his wife and family in God’s ways. The writer’s of the articles referenced above understood this. Our current government and church fail to model this truth, Your spiritual law You set in place. Please forgive us Lord for not obeying You. Have mercy on America, her people, our government and the church. Amen. Shalom.
Nancy Pelosi has represented the San Francisco area for 35 years and in all time she hasn’t a damn for her constituents. The only to have benefited from Pelosi’s position in Congress has been herself & her family. Over the years Pelosi contributed to the demise of San Francisco. If her constituents re-elect her to Congress, given her dementia, her alcohol problems, her tyranny and her blatant corruption, then the residents of district deserve to see their City completely destroyed. As Einstein stated, the definition of insanity is doing the same over & over again and hoping for different results. It’s time for the constituents of San Francisco to say good by to Pelosi and elect an “America First” Republican to save the district from its complete demise.
Yes I do have faith for God to
Yes , I believe that, with God, all things are possible.
Father, in the name of Jesus, you who hear and answer our prayers and declarations, we ask you first in all due respect, as the one who pulls down kings and prices and raises up others, to not allow Nancy Pelosi to be reelected. Father forbid her and other career politicians like her buddy McConnell to have any place or influence again as they have done much to harm our nation, especially all their collusion against President Trump, instead of blessing our nation and allowing Trump to bless our nation. We are taught that we are given the authority Christ won at the cross over all principalities and powers, triumphing over then, and he has given that authority to us, so we take that authority to rule and reign as we are supposed to, against corruption and injustice committed by public servants like Nancy Pelosi, who serve themselves and special interest groups to hurt and destroy our nation, rather than serve the citizens of America who pay their salaries to bless us and our nation and use their authority and influencerighteously. We forbid these traitors all entrance in politics and we call upon all the host of heaven to block them, their efforts, and their influence, even their words, in every direction. We thank you and praise you for hearing and answering and sending your angel armies to act on behalf of our faith and declarations. In Jesus name we receive all we have asked
I pray that God will send a leader who cares deeply for people and has strong family values. And no corruption in the world that this person would make peace with all leaders. This is my prayer. Amen
In regards to even mentioning nancy pelosi in an article of being anything but a lifelong criminal leftist democrat is a lie.
I can’t believe you even listed her name in the article……..
In prayer as our Church and its leaders sit by as the demons and democrats are mutilating and destroying our children’s health and lives we can all pray for God to intervene and bring judgment and justice back to our country.
The point was that Pelosi is attempting to regain the Speaker position, so let’s pray for Godly leaders instead. The Biblically based speeches from the founding of our country define good leadership in this article.
Yes, indeed! Let’s look beyond the politicians to the people who put them in office. People, yes even people who attend church, who are ignorant of the teachings of scripture and fail to consult GOD before casting their GOD-given vote. Let’s pray for all the pastors in the land that they would guide their flock by the Word of GOD and by HIS WORD alone. Our Father in Heaven, pour out your very best blessings on every true Pastor, and remove those who are not called of you who are leading people astray. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Here we see a perfect example of one who pretends at being a faithful believer under a false apostate religion called catholicism. Instead this is a devout follower of Satan and traitor to the Constitution and more importantly to God almighty El Shaddai. She needs to be soundly struck down from her self constructed pedestal of self importance and totally false self righteousness and brought to her knees as was Nebuchadnezzar after his seven times among the beasts of the earth. May Almighty God make it so. AMEN.
You imply that she represents the Catholic faith as if Judas Iscariot represents all disciples of Christ. Do you give Protestant Evangelicals who focus on monetary and material gain a pass? Is this another reason why there is little to no unity amongst thousands of denominations? Read the Great commission again. Matthew 28: 18-20. The church has been doing this for nearly 2000 years. And remember: No sacrifice, no Priesthood. No Priesthood no Eucharist. No Eucharist, no unity. (!)
No the point is catholicism is a false apostate religion that gives Mary as being an intercessor to JESUS which is NOT in scripture’s original texts in the Hebrew or the Greek! Also it is works based! Salvation is faith and trust in JESUS alone!
FATHER GOD please wake YOUR people up before they leave earth in JESUS NAME! Amen!
So I can ask you to pray for me, but Christ’s Mother, OUR Mother- as Christ said to John while suffering tremendous agony on the cross-cannot pray for me?? The divinity and humanity of Christ cannot be separated-therefore-Mary is the Mother of God because Christ is God. She is a child of God The Father as are we but this doesn’t disqualify the aforementioned. To believe otherwise is a false teaching. So, be careful with your assumptions if not accusations!
JESUS’ precious mother Mary is dead! Mary also needed a SAVIOUR who is JESUS! We bring our prayers to FATHER GOD in the Name of JESUS period! JESUS is seated at the right hand of GOD ever making intercession on our behalf to GOD! The only intercessor between man and GOD is JESUS alone!
Christ is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and yet He honors His Mother who is alive forever and ever. Her soul magnifies the Lord (Luke 1:47) All generations shall call her blessed” BUT to you she’s dead and NOT our Mother SO Christ is not our Brother?? Are you sure about this??
Mary is the First Christian-you won’t find this in scriptures so that makes it false? Also, Revelation 5:8 we read “the prayers of the saints.” Can we assume that Mary is the greatest of saints? Does this have to be in scriptures to be true? Is she alive with the saints in heaven and permitted to pray for Her offspring? (Biblical if we interpret Revelation 12:17 with humility and understanding) Or is God Almighty, the Holy Trinity, One God so petty that he censors prayers from the saints who are already with Him just like the current evil powers that censor truth and facts to control and spew a false narrative?
Roberta, you are correct that Mary needed a Savior and that Jesus is the only intercessor between man and the Father but you (& most Protestants) miss that her whole purpose is to bring us closer to her son our Lord Jesus Christ.
Pelosi can’t receive the Eucharist in her home diocese because of her pro abortion actions and stances. Her bishop will not allow her to receive Communion in his diocese. So faithful Catholic not according to her bishop.
Pelosi and Biden are big phony pharisees. Now I’m not a catholic but taught in a school for a few years and I can tell you the mass is way more spiritual than any evangelical churches I’ve been too which can be very noisy and way too sensational a lot of the times & sermon was the big deal. Also always scripture readings and some priests gave better sermons than others but as one nun once told me: “We don’t go to mass for music and sermons but to receive the body soul and divinity of Christ in the eucharist. I never forgot that but it still hits me pretty hard. And one more thing, why do a lot of evangelical christians bash the catholics but are fine with all these motivational speakers posing as pastors and making ALLOT of money in the process? seems to me the only thing allot of evangelicals agree on is that the catholic church is phony. It actually makes me want to be a catholic.
Lord, I pray for Pelosi’s SOUL (along with many other political leaders), that she would repent, turn from her evil ways, and ask Jesus in to her heart.
But I also humbly beseech You to REMOVE her, and others like her, from office, from re-election, from re-appointments, from re-assignment in ANY/ALL Government positions and ANY/ALL positions of influence and authority.
We ask for righteous leaders, righteous influencers, in our land!
We cry out to You for mercy, we cry our to You for judgement, and we cry out to You for JUSTICE! Heal our land, re-establish our roots in You, restore America according to our founding fathers, and SAVE America!
Not just for the sake of America and her people, but for the sake of the world, and for Your name’s sake. Lord, SHOW US YOUR GLORY in America.
May YOUR praises abound east to west, north to south, ocean to ocean, border to border.
Come, heal our land. Come, save America.
By Your power, Almighty God!
In Jesus’ name – the Name above ALL names!!
Come and rule and reign in America. Come and be Sovereign over all.
Hallelujah and Amen.
Dear Jesus we pray your hand on our leaders of this country for a government to be strong in your truth in your ways. In Jesus name amen
While the above article may apply to ms. Pelosi, it also applies to all persons seeking elected office, including those of the republican party.
Amen and Amen!
Pelosi needs to go. She is evil and will never work together. It has to be her way or no way! She has done trading with inside information anyone else would have been up on charges and spending time in prison. She has been in Congress too long!
Pelosi is far from being a person of integrity and righteousness. She has not done anything for the people of her district. She’s a self serving career politician. She’s evil and needs to not seek re-election. Repent Nancy Pelosi for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!
Nancy Pelosi is heathen, just like Biden and his entire cabinet. God needs to deal with this problem now before the United States goes under.
Pelosi is an evil virus that must be stopped period
Lord, please forgive us our sins and heal our land.
Let’s remember this platform is about prayer. There are other platforms to vent and discuss the wrongdoing. We need to humble our hearts to pray for this nation. No man, no woman, can save us – only God by His mercy.
We emulate our SAVIOUR JESUS WHO called out wrongdoers! FATHER GOD please send laborers to Pelosi for salvation and then remove her quickly from office in JESUS NAME! Amen!