A Tennessee politician is on a passionate mission to urge fellow citizens to turn back to the Lord.
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State Rep. Monty Fritts (R-Tenn.) recently took the historic step of spearheading a resolution calling Tennesseans to coalesce for 30 days of prayer, fasting, and seeking God on behalf of the state.
Fritts told CBN News it’s a near-miracle legislators in both the Tennessee House and Senate approved House Joint Resolution 803 (HJR 803) and the governor then signed it — a difficult feat, particularly in an era when people routinely battle over views on the separation of church and state.
“To get to 82 votes in the House and 27 in the Senate … I think God moved that evening,” he said of the vote. “I’m certain of it. And I think that the Lord is giving us an opportunity to, as Zechariah 1 says, turn to Him so He can turn to us.”
HJR 803 calls for “prayer and fasting in Tennessee” to unfold from July 1-July 31, citing everything from human trafficking to violence and drug abuse — evils plaguing the state, nation, and world.
“We recognize that God, as Creator and King
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