We are calling this initiative "Root 52" because it is a 52-week prayer strategy to bring the nation back to it's covenantal roots.  A torch of prayer and fasting will go "en-route" from state-to-state in the sequence that they joined the Union and came to form the United States of America.

 

The strategy for Root 52 encompasses all 50 states standing together in covenant both to fast and pray in agreement during the first two weeks of 2010 for our national leadership and national governmental structure.  We will then move forward each week with individual states continuing to bow in repentance before God and taking up the torch of prayer and fasting until we complete 52 weeks, equaling 1 year. (50 states plus 2 weeks for government leadership).

 

The first week of the year begins corporately with all 50 states mobilized and joined together in prayer and fasting for our nation's leadership in the White House: 

• President Barrack Obama and Vice President Biden, their wives and families, the Cabinet members, as well as the many Czars, as they are part of the whole (team).  (See List of White House Czars and White House Cabinet Members)

 

The second week we would continue to pray and fast corporately for the Judicial, Legislative and Executive branches of our government. (See  Supreme Court Members)

 

During these first two weeks, we are to pray over and make decrees from the Preamble to the United States Constitution and the United States Constitution itself.  We also need to "declare" from the Declaration of Independence and pledge our nation to be "one nation under God". (See ROOT 52 National Proclamation, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and Pledge of Allegiance)

 

The third week would begin with the state of Delaware--the first state that entered the Union--taking its place to stand in the gap to fast and pray corporately within their state for seven days.  During this week of prayer and fasting, there will be a focus on their government leadership, seven mountains, founding documents, prophetic words, and covenantal roots.

• Government leadership could be broken down by county, city, precinct, etc.
• The seven mountains will be covered by targeting a specific mountain each day of the week (7 days/7 mountains).
  • Monday: Business
  • Tuesday: Government
  • Wednesday: Education
  • Thursday: Media
  • Friday: Arts & Entertainment
  • Saturday: Family
  • Sunday: Religion/Church
• Pull up former prophetic words to war with and decree as a corporate cry of repentance to call it back into covenant alignment; seeking the ancient paths of righteousness with God's intended purpose.  (See Prophetic Words on Covenant Roots, and reference Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation by Chuck Pierce and Dutch Sheets, which provides spiritual mapping and prophetic words for each state)
• Reference the founding documents of statehood such as the preamble to their state constitution for prayer.  All 50 states should be covered with deliberate corporate decrees and declarations.  (See Preambles to State Constitutions)
• Research your state's covenant root. As Chuck Pierce was shown by the Lord, some states have a covenant root of our founding fathers.  If there's not one, the state will contend for one and war to pull down, tear down, and uproot, and seek the Lord to plant and to build a new structure spiritually in that state.  (See Prophetic Words on Covenant Roots by Chuck Pierce and Covenant Roots 50 State Checklist).
• Pray Jeremiah 1:10 that God will uproot and expose as well as build and plant.
  • Pray that any terrorist funding, and jihadist plots be uncovered.
  • Pray for the complacency of the the church be broken.
  • Pray for a Great Awakening and for Reformation to start in every state.
• We are encouraging churches, prayer leaders, houses of prayer, ministries to unite as a corporate cry throughout their designated week.
• We also recommend that each new state to pick up the prayer call begin the week with prayer and worship rallies focused on a time of repentance.  (See 50 State Prayer Calendar and USRPN Contact)

 

The fourth week will be led by the state of Pennsylvania; the second state to enter the union.  Each state in the union will do the same and we will continue to pass the call from state to state in the sequence that they came to form the United States of America until we complete the entire year.  The pattern will continue in like manner that it was originally covenanted. (See 50 States Prayer Calendar and USRPN Contacts and States in the Union Graph)

 

In Hebrew, the United States is translated Artzot Ha-Brit, which means "lands of covenant". If we will covenant together as the body of Christ, we have an opportunity to turn this battle at the gates.  As the United States of America, we've all heard the motto, "united we stand and divided we fall."  We believe that as the call goes out and the praying church arises, uniting in heart and purpose, that we will stand strong.  As a result, we will see the walls of deception, seduction, lies and rhetoric come down like those of Jericho. Something needs to change and I we trust you agree.  We know the Lord is faithful and he has a plan for good and not for evil; to give us a hope and a future and an expected end. 

 

We see a remnant arising.  There is a triumphant reserve.  There are those who recognize it is no longer "business as usual" and the grass roots movement is feeling the wind of resurrection blowing.  If we will take our place in repentance, bowing low before God in humility with fervent prayer and fasting, seeking God's face and his heart towards our nation, we believe that united with God and one another, a nation can be shifted.  

 

Vicki shared that the Lord recently spoke to her that Babylon and Egypt were both built with bricks but His building program is building with living stones.  Apostle Dutch Sheets said that its time to altar a nation.  Elijah, led by the spirit of God, rebuilt the altar that had been torn down in the nation through the seduction, control, intimidation, lies and unrighteous political alignment with Jezebel--a covenant breaking spirit.  Even as Elijah used twelve stones to rebuild the altar of God, representing the 12 tribes, we too can stand on the principle that we have 50 stones/states as an offering to build and to re-altar this nation and turn it back to God. 

 

Let’s bow together.  Let’s war together.  Help save the soul of our nation.

 

We have issued the call:  Root 52! 

 

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