We weep; we mourn. Oh, Lord. Oh, Lord, have mercy! We pray for the families that have lost loved ones and for the families that have been injured. For sure this will haunt many for years to come… Satan is having a field day in New Mexico.
I asked Pastor Randall Floyd of the Assembly Church of God in Clayton, New Mexico, to lead us in prayer over the horrific tragedy in Las Cruces, NM.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come to you now with heavy, grieving hearts. Not only for those involved in the mass shooting in Las Cruces, but for the many such tragedies around the entire state of New Mexico. We must deal with the reality that even the smallest rural communities of our state are not immune to such violence in this day and time. And although Your Word declares that the world will be like this the closer we are to Your Second Coming, we know that as followers of the Lord Jesus Christ we must continue to pray and spread the good news of Your Gospel.
Ours has become a state where evil and sin are elevated and praised, while the Word of God and those who are true believers are maligned, ridiculed, and persecuted. With each tragedy, we find that those things which are displeasing to You are the root cause. And while we grieve for the injured and the families of the dead, may we be even more diligent in repenting for the sins of our state and our leadership. May they come to realize that their decisions are harmful, dangerous, and sinful – driving many good people away from this state, causing the state to excel in the wrong areas, and to be “number one” in areas we should never desire to be.
May the spiritual leaders of this state also take a good long look in the spiritual mirror and make sure we are not falling prey to the sin of becoming teachers who “tickle the ears” of our listeners. May we repent for our unwillingness to preach “the Word; the whole Word of God”, firmly and truthfully, from a heart of true love. May we realize that while politics are an important part of our lives as citizens of this state and nation, our number one way to win the battle against evil is on our knees in prayer. The real answer to our problems will come from the church house, not the Roundhouse.
Give wisdom and protection to those who have accepted the responsibility and duty of enforcing the law and attempting to maintain peace. May they once again earn the respect their positions should receive.
Place Your Hand of Protection around us and our families as we strive daily to serve You faithfully. May we look for You in all that we do so that many will come into the Kingdom of God. Remind us that wherever You have placed us, we are to be like Esther, and recognize that we are here “for such a time as this”.
We ask that our prayers will be answered in Your perfect will; Your perfect way; and Your perfect timing.
We ask this in the powerful Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
UPDATED! Police Confirm 3 dead, 14 injured following Mass-Shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico
UPDATED 9:30 am Saturday…
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Police officials confirmed three people have died and 14 were injured following a mass shooting at a Las Cruces park on Friday night (3/21/2025).
The deceased are two 19-year-old men and one 16-year-old boy.
Names of the deceased and those who were injured will not be released at this time, police officials said. 3 dead, 14 injured following mass-shooting at Las Cruces park
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Lord have Mercy! We will continue to monitor this horrific tragedy in New Mexico. It gets very confusing when news outlets vary in their reporting.
The New York Times reports 2 killed, many injured. The El Paso Times is reporting that three have been killed and 16 injured. The Las Cruces Sun News reports that the number of dead or injured at what has been described as a mass shooting at Young Park in Las Cruces Friday night is unknown. More Here
El Paso Times reports: Las Cruces investigators today confirmed that three people were killed and 16 wounded in what they described as a “mass shooting” during a frantic attack at a public park.
Video posted on social media shows people scrambling for safety to the sound of gunfire. Another video shows a woman wailing in agony over one of the victims.
PRAYERS UP! New Mexico, like all of America is unraveling rapidly. So many are growing up in dysfunctional families. The family unit has been ripped apart by Satan. The Church is losing its influence every day. Our country has become so ungodly. I write about this in the two links below this story. We are a divided country, with so much hate. As many drink from their political cup, fewer and fewer drink from the CUP OF JESUS!
We are getting numerous reports. We will keep you posted.
ABC News: Police in New Mexico are investigating a mass shooting that occurred Friday night in Las Cruces, police said.
The shooting took place shortly after 10:00 PM on Friday (3/21/2025) and Las Cruces police and fire personnel were dispatched to the reports of gunfire, with possible gunshot victims near the parking lot of Young Park, according to a statement from Las Cruces police. More Here
This report is from KIVA: Las Cruces shooting leaves at least 4 injured
I reported on these stories very early this morning:
WHY SO MUCH EVIL??? Don’t just “play church.” Take action.
“So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts” Ephesians 4:17-18.
The Scriptures call the mind of the natural man “blinded” 2 Corinthians 4:4, “depraved” Romans 1:28, “corrupt” 1 Timothy 6:5, and “unspiritual” Colossians 2:18. The natural mind thinks from a humanistic, sin-debased viewpoint. The viewpoint of the flesh directs its thoughts. The sinful mind is under the control of Satan and can never please God because it concentrates on things of the world and not things of the Spirit. The natural mind walks the road of hopelessness and self-destruction.
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According to Barna Research, only 4% of Americans have a Biblical Worldview! And, only 37% of Pastors in America have a Biblical Worldview! Do you not see??? This is why we are going to hell as a country!
