HALLOW THE NAME of THE LORD

 

Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, we, the people of the State of Florida, declare that You are the only true God; the only wise God, and the only great God.

 

You are Lord of all, King of all, and exalted above all. Your throne is forever and ever, and the reign of Your Kingdom has no end. You alone are the God of the State of Florida.

 

AWAKEN THE STATE

 

Lord, we acknowledge that we, the people of Florida, have been sleeping, slumbering, lethargic, and dull to Your presence. We have neglected and often abandoned You in our worship, communion, prayer, the reading of Your Word, and obedient service to You. We also humbly acknowledge that it is high time for the State of Florida to awake out of sleep. (Romans 13:11)

 

Like the disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration, we believe that when we are fully awake, we shall see Your glory. (Luke 9:32) And the knowledge of Your glory shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.

 

So as we come before You to dedicate this State-wide prayer altar of the Lord, we commit to pursuing personal, family, corporate and societal awakening and transformation. We commit to sound the alarm for the people of the State of Florida and America to awaken. We declare that we will not be satisfied until we awake in Your likeness. (Psalm 17:15)

 

FORERUNNER STATE

 

Almighty God we believe that before the foundation of the earth You determined to give the State of Florida a future and a hope. You decided beforehand the good works in which we, the people of the land, should walk. You alone destined Florida to be a forerunner State – a State that is a voice crying in the wilderness of this nation: prepare the way for the coming of the Lord.

 

A voice declaring that “every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill brought low. The crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” (Luke 3:4-6)

 

Like John the Baptist, we, the people of the Florida prayer altar, will say to America, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away your sins and the sins of the world.” For truly Jesus is the Son of God. (John 1:29, 34).

 

As a forerunner, we declare that we will trumpet and exemplify the call to repentance from Godly sorrow born out of the goodness of God. We declare that the State of Florida prayer altar is set apart for Your purposes alone.

 

 

DRAW THE PRESENCE OF GOD

 

King of Glory, we realize that we, the people of the State of Florida, have been hasty to depart from and have lived independent of Your presence. As we now come back to our senses, we acknowledge that apart from You we can do nothing and without You there is no hope of a transformative revival in the land.

 

Because You promised that the upright shall dwell in Your presence, (Psalm 140:13), we determine to humble ourselves under Your mighty hand. Your presence is our only hope, our only confidence, the one thing that we seek after. Therefore, as we consecrate this State-wide prayer altar, we declare that we, as living sacrifices, will continually seek to draw Your abiding presence into our State and nation.

 

 

CORPORATE UNITY

 

Lord, we acknowledge that this State-wide prayer altar will be known by loving unity in Your Name. Although in times past we lived in division and strife, we now submit to and agree with You that it is good and pleasant for brethren to dwell together in unity. This is the place where you command the blessing of life forevermore.

 

We, therefore, will beseech one another to walk worthy of the calling with which we have been called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We acknowledge that there is one body and one Spirit, just as we were called in one hope of our calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all. (Ephesians 4:1-5)

 

With such unity, we believe that You will be in the midst of us.

 

PETITION

 

Now we, the people of the State of Florida, hereby ask you Lord to hear our prayer and supplication that we make to you this day, May 10, 2014.

 

“Arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let Your saints rejoice in goodness. O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your Anointed. Remember the mercies of Your servant David.” 2 Chronicles 6:41-42

 

We humbly and earnestly petition you to accept the dedication of this State of Florida prayer altar. May our sacrifice be acceptable in Your sight O Lord.

 

DECLARATION

 

We declare in the State of Florida and America that You are good, for Your mercy endures forever.

 

We declare that You are far above all principalities and powers, and every knee, whether in heaven, on earth, or beneath

  the earth, will bow before You and declare that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:10-11)

 

We do hereby now say to the State of Florida, “Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.” (Psalm 24:7-10