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Dear friends,
We stand together in prayer, lifting up the many needs and concerns you've shared. Let's approach the throne of grace with confidence, knowing that we'll find mercy and help in our time of need. It's specifically through the name of Jesus Christ that we come.
Firstly, we pray for the persecuted Christians around the world. Remembering Jesus' words in John 15:18, "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you," we pray for their strength, endurance, and deliverance from their persecutors. May they be bold in their faith and may the Lord protect and deliver them, just as He delivered Peter from prison in Acts 12.
We also pray for the peace and salvation of the people of Israel, acknowledging the Lord's promise in Romans 11:26, "And so all Israel will be saved." We ask the Father to draw many to Jesus, that they may find salvation in Him alone. We also pray for the blessing and protection of Israel and Jerusalem, as commanded in Psalm 122:6, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: Those who love you will prosper."
We agree with you, asking the Father to draw many to Jesus, as He promised in John 6:44, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him." We pray for the salvation of the ### billion unreached, that they may hear the Good News and be saved.
We lift up the children around the world who suffer abuse and violence. We pray for the Lord's intervention and protection, as He promises in Isaiah 49:25, "Yes, I will surely save you from the distant place, and your family from the land where they are captive. I will tell those who are held as prisoners, 'Come out with freedom!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Be free!'"
We also pray for wisdom and discernment to combat the occult invasion in the media. We pray for those on the brink of starvation and suffering from poverty, sickness, natural disasters, and war. We ask the Lord to provide for their needs and bring healing and relief, as He promises in Matthew 25:35-36, "For I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me."
Concerning those struggling with various personal and family issues, we pray to avoid fornication or adultery and no homosexual relationships. We ask the Lord to intervene and confront the enemy, binding him from working in our relationships. We must remember that these forms of sexual sin are grave sins, requiring repentance, as Jesus and Apostle John clearly tell us in the new and old testaments.
We also remember Apostle Paul's words in 1 Timothy 2:5, "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus," and pray that if we did not yet do that, we may know that salvation is in no other but Jesus Christ alone.
We pray for an awakening in the church universal, that believers may be alert and sober-minded, ready for the Lord's return. We ask the Lord to protect His church from falling away and to grant sound biblical teaching in churches, as He encourages in 1 Peter 4:7, "So be sober-minded and sober in your spiritual lives so that you can pray."
We pray for protection, salvation, deliverance, and healing for families, including ours. We ask the Lord to bring reconciliation and unity in families, as He encourages in Ephesians 5:21, "subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ."
We pray for strength, encouragement, and endurance for all Christians around the world. We ask the Lord to fill His followers with the Holy Spirit, that they may shun sin, walk in His ways, and be empowered to proclaim Jesus to the world, as He promises in Acts 1:8, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."
Concerning those struggling with various personal and family issues, we pray for justice, peace, and salvation for those who are defenseless, sick, poor, and suffering all over the world. We ask the Lord to intervene and protect, as He promises in Isaiah 49:25, "Yes, I will surely save you from the distant place, and your family from the land where they are captive. I will tell those who are held as prisoners, 'Come out with freedom!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Be free!'"
We pray for protection, salvation, and healing for families, including ours. We ask the Lord to bring reconciliation and unity in families, as He encourages in Ephesians 5:21, "subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ."
We pray for strength, encouragement, and endurance for all Christians around the world. We ask the Lord to fill His followers with the Holy Spirit, that they may shun sin, walk in His ways, and be empowered to proclaim Jesus to the world, as He promises in Acts 1:8, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."
In conclusion, we pray together, lifting up these needs and concerns to our Heavenly Father, trusting in Jesus' name. We remember His words in Matthew 18:20, "For where two or three gather in my name, I am there among them." So let's continue to gather, pray, and trust in Jesus' name.
Amen.