Slavery Apology Resolution
A big part of understanding Bound4LIFE and the prayer movement to end abortion includes also understanding the broader subject of justice and shedding innocent blood. It was in 2003 when the Lord began to speak to our company of intercessors about justice and the role of prayer in releasing it in the earth. Young David’s cry became our cry, “Is there not a cause?”
The Lord gave us a simple dream. In it, we were told that “we could not purchase the fruit of the womb until we had walked in the moccasins of the Native American.” I agree with Lou Engle and believe that dreams are invitations, and in this case the dream launched us out on an amazing journey. Many of you reading this right now, I’m sure, have participated in some sort of “identificational” prayer journey of your own. It’s when God calls you into a greater level of understanding and even feeling what someone else has felt in order to pray more effectively.
Our response to the dream was to literally prayer walk the Trail of Tears from North Carolina to Oklahoma; a forced relocation of Native Americans in which thousands died of exposure, disease and starvation. That’s right–we walked it. The question was asked of Christian Native American leaders, “What must be done to atone for this atrocity?” The response was simple yet shocking–“Apologize.” At the conclusion of the journey during TheCall Dallas Senator Sam Brownback on behalf of the United States Government bowed low to Christian Native American leaders and asked for forgiveness. From there a Native American Apology was drafted in an effort to demonstrate from the U.S. Senate that same heartfelt sentiment and usher in restoration on a broader scale. Over time that apology ultimately became part of S.1200.ES and passed the Senate on January 22, 2008 (ironically the anniversary of Roe v Wade). It ended up stalling out in House committee, but we believe God still has big plans to bring reconciliation and restoration through the apology.
Slavery and injustice to African Americans has been called our nation’s “first sin.” Many Christian leaders in recent years have done much work in the area of racial reconciliation. Intercessory work has played a major role in tearing down strongholds in America and paving the way for unprecedented restoration.
Tomorrow as a first order of business the U.S. Senate will be debating a Slavery Apology Resolution called S.CON.RES.26.
Please be in prayer that this apology would pass unanimously with no opposition. It is being presented in such a way that will NOT require the signature of the President. It will be a “concurrent resolution" between both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Please understand that these APOLOGIES carry serious weight in the spirit. This is a huge answer to prayer. It opens doors on a grand scale with governmental authority leading to God doing a deep work in our hearts and culture. Let’s look on expectantly to the day when there would be a resolution of repentance for the injustice of abortion.
Amen.
About the Author
Matt is a husband and proud father of four children. He's a full-time missionary serving as the Director of Bound4LIFE and the Justice House of Prayer DC. Formerly he had a career in advertising and marketing. Periodically he really wishes he had paid more attention in Government class.
