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Concerning HB2827

Kirk Smith
4 min read
  1. Concerning HB2827, let us pray that God will show His powerful right hand and receive glory upon glory for His greatness and goodness to His people.
    1. The Lord said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ –Judges 7:2
    2. Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. –Psalms 106:47
  2. Pray that we would focus upon the goodness of God instead of numbers and positions that may be against us.
    1. Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.”–1 Samuel 14:6
    2. Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. –Zech. 4:6
    3. O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” –2 Chron. 20:12
  3. Pray that God will give us faith to pray and believe that He is working all things together for His will.
    1. The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” –Luke 17:5
    2. But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” –Matthew 19:26
  4. Pray that God would send confusion and division among those who would oppose us.
    1. I will send my terror before you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.-–Ex. 23:27
    2. Moreover, the Lord your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. –Deut. 7:20
  5. Pray that what the devil means for evil that God will make good.
    1. As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. –Gen. 50:20
    2. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[h] for those who are called according to his purpose. –Romans 8:28
  6. Pray that God will surprise all of us with the glory of His grace
    1. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. –Eph. 3:20,21
    2. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. –2 Peter 3:18
  7. Pray that God would give us a spirit of perseverance as we continue to stand against HB2827.
    1. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. –2 Timothy 4:7
    2. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. –Romans 12:11
  8. May God change hearts as He will for His glory.
    1. The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. –Proverbs 21:1
    2. all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?” –Daniel 4:35
Kirk Smith
Executive Director

Husband to Joely and father of eleven, Kirk has served as ICHE’s Executive Director since February 2013. After more than twenty years of homeschooling, his passion is to share the importance of home discipleship with the next generation of homeschoolers.

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