8.25-God gives authority their position to establish good behavior. Pray for their success in this.

8.25
Romans 13.

13 Every ^[a]person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except ^[b]from God, and those which exist are established by God. ² Therefore ^[c]whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. ³ For rulers are not a cause of fear for ^[d]good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; ⁴ for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. ⁵ Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. ⁶ For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. ⁷ Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

Psalm 83.

83 O God, do not remain quiet;
Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.
² For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,
And those who hate You have ^[a]exalted themselves.
³ They make shrewd plans against Your people,
And ^[b]conspire together against Your ^[c]treasured ones.
⁴ They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out ^[d]as a nation,
That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
⁵ For they have ^[e]conspired together with one mind;
Against You they make a covenant:
⁶ The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites;
⁷ Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
⁸ Assyria also has joined with them;
They have become ^[f]a help to the children of Lot. ^[g]Selah.

⁹ Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,
¹⁰ Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became as dung for the ground.
¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb
And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
¹² Who said, “Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God.”

¹³ O my God, make them like the ^[h]whirling dust,
Like chaff before the wind.
¹⁴ Like fire that burns the forest
And like a flame that sets the mountains on fire,
¹⁵ So pursue them with Your tempest
And terrify them with Your storm.
¹⁶ Fill their faces with dishonor,
That they may seek Your name, O Lord.
¹⁷ Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever,
And let them be humiliated and perish,
¹⁸ That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.