New Mexico

We consecrate the state of New Mexico, her people groups, families and the year 2067: We repent of occult roots and generational poverty. Break hidden altars and plant biblical worship in every sphere. Raise New Mexico as a Southwestern incubator of multicultural unity and Kingdom creativity for the next 50 years.

Navajo Government Structure

The Navajo Nation (Naabeehó Bináhásdó) operates as a sovereign tribal nation with its own government structure. It is not part of any U.S. state government in the same way counties or cities are. The Navajo Nation has a three-branch government modeled in part on the U.S. system but rooted in tribal sovereignty:

• Executive Branch: Headed by an elected President and Vice President.
• Legislative Branch: The Navajo Nation Council (24 members elected by chapters).
• Judicial Branch: Tribal courts, including a Supreme Court.

This structure was formalized in its current form through reforms in 1989 (Title II Amendment). The nation has its own laws, police, courts, education system, and services on its large reservation spanning parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

Current President: As of mid-2026, Buu Van Nygren (often referred to as Buu Nygren) is the 10th President of the Navajo Nation. He was elected in 2022, sworn in on January 10, 2023, and is running for reelection in the 2026 Navajo Nation presidential election.

Why does the U.S. government give money to the Navajo Nation (and Other Tribes)?

This funding stems from legal and historical obligations rather than simple "welfare":

• Treaties and Trust Responsibility: The U.S. government entered into treaties with tribes in which tribes ceded vast lands in exchange for protections, annuities, services (like healthcare and education), and reserved rights. The federal government has a fiduciary trust responsibility, a legal and moral duty described by the Supreme Court as "moral obligations of the highest responsibility and trust." This includes protecting tribal lands, resources, and providing certain services.
• Federal Agencies: Funding flows through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Health Service (IHS), Bureau of Indian Education, and other programs for infrastructure, health, education, housing, and economic development on reservations.
• Sovereignty and Self-Determination: Modern policy emphasizes tribal self-governance. Tribes often contract or compact with the federal government to manage these services themselves.

It is not discretionary charity but fulfillment of treaty-based and trust obligations arising from the unique government-to-government relationship between the U.S. and federally recognized tribes.

Why do Native American tribes own most Casinos, even where State laws prohibit them?

This is due to tribal sovereignty and federal law:

• Tribes are sovereign nations whose authority predates the U.S. Constitution. States generally cannot regulate activities on tribal lands.
• The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988 was passed after a Supreme Court ruling affirming tribes' rights to gaming on their lands.
• IGRA allows federally recognized tribes to operate gaming (including casinos) on their sovereign territory if it is not prohibited by federal law.
• For high-stakes "Class III" gaming (slots, table games), tribes negotiate compacts with states. Even in states that restrict or ban commercial casinos, tribes can often operate them because of sovereignty.
• Purpose: IGRA was intended to promote tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments. Gaming revenue supports essential services like schools, healthcare, housing, and infrastructure on reservations.

This has been a major economic driver for many tribes, though not all tribes have casinos, and success varies.

Does U.S. government money contribute to laziness and drug abuse among Native Tribes?

• Substance abuse issues are real: Native American/Alaska Native populations experience disproportionately high rates of substance use disorders, alcohol-related deaths, opioid issues, and methamphetamine use compared to national averages. Poverty, unemployment, and related problems are also significantly higher on many reservations.
• Root causes are multifaceted (not primarily "government checks causing laziness"):
• Historical Trauma: Centuries of colonization, forced relocation (e.g., Long Walk for Navajos), broken treaties, boarding schools that suppressed culture/language, and loss of land/resources created deep intergenerational trauma.
• Socioeconomic Factors: High poverty, unemployment (sometimes 40-80%+ in some areas), limited job opportunities on remote reservations, poor infrastructure, and health disparities.
• Cultural Disruption: Erosion of traditional governance, family structures, and spiritual practices.
• Access and Isolation: Limited treatment options, transportation barriers, and underfunded services.
• Other Contributors: Availability of substances, mental health challenges, and in some cases, family or community patterns.
• Government Funding's Role: Federal programs have sometimes fostered dependency rather than self-sufficiency, and bureaucratic systems can be inefficient as it has been the case with the black communities.

The Navajo Nation, like other tribes, continues to navigate sovereignty, economic development, cultural preservation, and health issues while asserting its rights in the government-to-government relationship with the U.S. (For the most current details, official sources include the Navajo Nation website (navajo-nsn.gov) and the Office of the President).

"Before something is declared new, it means there was something old" (Revelation 21:1-2)

What was the old Mexico that gave rise to "New Mexico"?

The name "New Mexico" (originally Nuevo México) was used by Spanish explorers as early as the 1560s more than 250 years before the modern nation of Mexico gained independence in 1821. It referred to lands north of the conquered Aztec (Mexica) Empire in "Old Mexico," evoking hopes of wealthy cities like the legendary Cibola and the ancestral northern homeland (Aztlán) of the Mexica people. Thus, New Mexico is actually older in its naming than the country now called Mexico. The territory became part of the United States after the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) and achieved statehood in 1912 as the 47th state.

Etymology of "Mexico" and Prophetic Destiny

The word "Mexico" derives from Nahuatl (Aztec) roots, likely referring to Mexitli or Mexi (an Aztec god or leader) and meaning something like "place of the Mexica" or "in the navel of the moon." It points to the heartland of a powerful ancient empire built on conquest, blood sacrifice, and intricate spiritual systems.

In the 50 Days • 50 States • 50 Years campaign, New Mexico is positioned to release revelation from the desert, cultural reconciliation, and a voice that confronts modern strongholds while stewarding creation and heritage for Kingdom purposes.

Current Realities and Kingdom Strategy

New Mexico faces economic challenges, cultural preservation needs, and spiritual tensions amid its rich diversity. Yet its high desert and ancient sites are invitations for the Church to establish prayer altars that connect heaven and earth. As part of the national body (1 Corinthians 12), New Mexico's uniqueness bridging Indigenous roots, Hispanic depth, and frontier innovation must be offered to the whole union rather than isolated. This counters fragmentation and releases supply for America's healing.

This fits the campaign's emphasis on state-by-state repentance, prayer webs, and national covering. New Mexico's role in the Second Revolutionary War is to turn enchantment toward the Holy Spirit and model redemption of layered histories for the nation.

Week 5 Focus: Evil Worship Systems and Spiritual Warfare

This week's intercession targets a particular dimension of national spiritual warfare, with focused prayer each day for one state. Today we lift up New Mexico and dedicate the year 2068 within the coming 50 years to the Lord. Last week centered on the year 2030, while Week 5 (June 18-24) addresses evil worship systems, spiritual warfare, and the role of prophetic and apostolic intercession. Every evil worship system is structured around a false god, an evil altar, priests, sacrifices, and binding covenants. Deliverance cannot occur until the controlling powers are confronted and broken (Matthew 12:29; 2 Corinthians 4:3-5). Moses first confronted Egypt's evil worship system before the Israelites could walk into their destiny. Today, similar systems operate among different people groups in the USA, within every state, and at a national level. (Psalm 24:7) We confront and dismantle the effects of the UN/WHO/WEF and UN Agenda 2030 by the blood of Jesus and the authority of God's Word (Colossians 2:15; Jeremiah 1:10; Isaiah 25:7-8).

Family Foundations: Then and Now

In New Mexico today compared with the its founding, families face notable pressures. Divorce rates remain significant, contributing to household instability. Same-sex marriage has been legal since 2015, with increasing cultural acceptance alongside rising gender confusion. Abortion continues, with the state seeing thousands of procedures annually in recent years (often serving as a destination for care from other states). These realities have weakened family bonds, increased fatherlessness, and created identity and relational challenges across generations. When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3). The righteous must rebuild on the Rock of Christ through repentance, family altars, discipleship, and bold intercession that restores biblical patterns.

Early Revivals and New Mexico's Heritage

The Great Awakenings and subsequent revival movements emphasized personal conversion, holiness, and societal transformation. Though New Mexico was frontier territory during many of those waves, missionary efforts, Catholic missions, and Protestant outreach carried the Gospel to Native peoples and settlers. These influences helped plant seeds of faith amid cultural blending. New Mexico's role in the Revolutionary War period was limited (as it was under Spanish then Mexican control), but its frontier spirit parallels the assignment in today's Second Revolutionary War, a spiritual battle against captivity. New Mexico is called to release beauty from ashes, reconcile diverse heritages, and stand as a voice of redemption in the Southwest.

Current Spiritual Atmosphere in New Mexico

New Mexico's population includes a large Hispanic/Latino share (around 49%), White non-Hispanic (around 36%), Native American (about 9-11%), and smaller percentages of Black, Asian, and multiracial residents. Religiously, "nones" (unaffiliated) represent a substantial and growing segment, often 25% or higher, reflecting national trends toward secular humanism. Anti-biblical policies on life and sexuality, alongside secular influences, shape the climate. Witchcraft and occult elements exist, blending Indigenous, Hispanic (brujería/curanderismo traditions), and modern practices, with certain high places and historical sites carrying spiritual significance. Major idols differ by group, materialism and autonomy among some; syncretism or ancestral spirits among others; progressive ideologies in urban centers. According to frameworks like Tim Keller's, cultural idols of success, freedom, and power are evident.

Leadership spans liberal and conservative influences depending on the area, with influential figures guiding policy and culture in directions that can either honor or oppose biblical values. A prominent festival or cultural event (often in summer months) may open spiritual portals, calling the Church to recognize such seasons as opportunities for altar ministry and consecration.

The most common sins frequently involve idolatry of self, land, or pleasure, driven by strongholds of independence, occult roots, compromise, and cultural pressures. Lifestyles are shaped by high-desert environment, tourism, arts, government employment, and a mix of traditional and modern influences.

The sin against the Church in New Mexico echoes messages to the churches in Revelation 2-3 — potential lukewarmness, tolerating compromise, or losing first love. Leaders function as priests over the state; their alignment greatly affects the spiritual climate.

Tearing Down the Veil Through Prayer

Within the 50 Days • 50 States • 50 Years campaign, we contend for New Mexico to realign fully with God's intended purpose. We are establishing a state prayer web linking every county into a unified covering. Revival will not break out fully until the veil is torn (Isaiah 25:7-8) — the covering of deception that blinds eyes and ears, fuels division, and quenches the Holy Spirit. This veil lies over different people groups, the youth, and the entire state through secular influences, occult strongholds, family breakdown, and global agendas. As the prayer web strengthens, the presence of the Lord will fill the land "as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14), destroying the veil, opening spiritual eyes, bringing unity, and releasing the Glorious Church.

This is the decisive season for New Mexico and the United States to choose covenant life and destiny in Christ. Let every state awaken to its God-given role, so the nation fulfills its purpose under the glory of the Lord. Amen.

Prophetic Declarations over New Mexico

• New Mexico, Land of transformation, deserts will bloom with the river of God; old things pass away; all things become new in Christ!
• Native American tribes — your purchased ones arise! Traditions bow to the cross; your artistic gifts, servant hearts, and spiritual sensitivity now serve the Kingdom and draw many to Jesus.
• Hispanic heritage, your passion and family strength fuel Kingdom expansion.
• The blood of the innocent is silenced; abortion altars crumble; life is honored and protected.
• Substance abuse, poverty, and cultural strongholds break; unity in diversity reflects heaven's culture. Enter your Jubilee, return to destiny, break every chain, and launch the Spiritual Revolutionary War with power and purity. Let transformation flow from New Mexico to the Four Corners and across the nation!