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This weeks prayer is for those christians who find themselves living as refugees and facing repatriation to regimes that are curently persecuting christians. We will also be praying for christians who are being forced to seek a new life outside of their homeland. Many of us are familiar with the situation with our North Korean brethren and what happens when they are found in China,however Egypt has started to repatriate Eritrean christians,Thailand has been repatriating Hmong christians back to Laos,and Cambodia has been repatriating Montagnard christians back to Viet Nam. We also have brothers and sisters who either already are or will become refugees from;Iraq,Sudan,China,NorthKorea,SaudiaArabia,Myanmar,Somalia,Kenya,and many others.These are who we will be praying for this week.
Psalm 91 1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
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2I will say[4] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.
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Father we come asking Your protection for these children of Yours. That they are given the strength to face their tormentors and their circumstances as children of the King. We ask that they reflect Your love,grace and mercy to a lost and dying world. And that they proclaim the Lordship of Your Son,the Savior of all mankind,Jesus Christ. We ask this in Jesus name,Amen.
This weeks prayer is for the organizations that call our attention to the plight of the persecuted church.These groups stand as forward observers in todays struggle for religous freedom across the world. They may work in secret to supply a missionary,or pastor,or the family of a martyr with supplies. Or they may operate completely in the open to call a government to account for it's treatment of their christian people. These organizations aren't just bureaucracys made up of do-gooders either,they have been birthed from the very persecution they expose. So this week we are praying for:
The Voice of the Martyrs,founded by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand and his wife Sabina Wurmbrand.Pastor Wurmbrand spent over a decade in prison for the gospel.The current President of VOM Dr.Tom White was sentenced to 24 years in Cuban prison for distributing the gospel and being caught when his plane crash landed.
The Open Doors group with offices all over the world was founded by Brother Andrew who at eighty has been smuggling bibles into Muslim,and Communist countries for Decades.
Bob Fu President of China Aid Association Miraculously rescued from Hong Kong as Chinese authorities were looking for him.
There is International Christian Concern,Christian Solidarity Worldwide,Release International,Friends of the Martyred Church,and Christian Freedom International.All of these groups work to further the cause of our persecuted brethren and it's so common for them to ask for our prayers that we never think that they may need ours.
Father we thank you for the example set by these servents of Yours. For the courage they exhibit for Your name and for the glory of Your Son Jesus Christ. We pray that we learn from them,and are inspired by the work that they do for You. We come to You in Jesus name,Amen.
This weeks prayer is for all of those who for any reason find themselves held captive or in prison.Whether contending for the faith,or as a common criminal. Those Jesus refered to as the captives will be who we pray for this week.Both the Old and New Testaments proclaim freedom for captives,and the releasing of prisoners from darkness.And the bible makes no distinction between righteous and unrighteuos prisoners.
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
Luke 4:18THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR.
HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
And the writer of Hebrews encoureges us to pray for prisoners as if we ourselves are also prisoners.
Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering
Father we come before you asking that Your light shines on the darkness that these in captivity face. That they realize the freedom that comes with being one of Your children,and that they can accept and feel the freedom afforded them through the blood that was shed for them by Your Son Jesus Christ. We ask this in Jesus name,Amen
Body: This week we are praying for the growing number of Iranian christians,and that they are able to stand firm in the faith as they face persecution from their neighbors as well as their government.
Today in spite of what we would probably believe about Iran,there is a growing population of christians,and they are gathering in an ever growing network of house churches.The price to be paid by these Iranian christians is becoming increasingly severe and increasing public.Last November a married couple were publicly whipped for apostasy for being christians.And this month authorities have invaded homes and confiscated computers and literature of christian converts.The ruling Imams have also passed a law this past January that includes the death penalty as one of the punishments for apostasy.For these reasons this weeks prayer is for these Iranian christians.
2Cr 4:8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
2Cr 4:9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
2Cr 4:10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
2Cr 4:11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body.
2Cr 4:12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
Father we come before you seeking your mercy and strength for our brothers and sisters in the country of Iran. We ask that You comfort them and lift them up out of their troubles.And we ask that those who persecute Your children will see Your love through them and seek the peace and rest of salvation that is only brought in Jesus Holy Name. We ask this in Jesus name,Amen.
This weeks prayer is for missionaries,and bible smugglers.These servants of God perform immesurable duties for the kingdom of God for little to no recognition.And often facing danger and persecution for their efforts. The missionary can perform duties anywhere from their own neighborhood to exotic foreign lands.They may be helping an elderly neghbor repair their home,or they may be teaching a village or tribe in some far off land about Jesus.The important thing to remember about missionaries is that when they are working they are spreading the good news of the kingdom of God.
Matthew28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations Bible smugglers,hopefully,are there to take over where missionaries sometimes have to leave off.Often after a missionary has led someone or even a small group to Christ,bibles and other resources are needed for the proper spiritual growth of these new christians.And just as often this happens in countries that outlaw christianity and the bible so bible smugglers can face as much danger as criminals like drug smugglers. So for these reasons this week we will lift up our brethren who risk it all to take the gospel to the far corners of the world.
Ephesians 6:16,17 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God Father we humbly come before you asking Your mighty protection for these Your most faithful of servants. We ask that you encourage them and build them up when they are discouraged.That You are their strength in the face of danger and persecution.And that in the end,that all they do will be for Your ultimate glory and lead to the acceptance of Your only Son as the savior of all mankind.
This week we will be praying for the victims of the victims of the Chinese earthquake. We will also continue to remember those who are suffering in Myanmar and here in America from the recent tornados.While there is much concern over what the media is refering to as "extreme weather"the Lord Himself told us of these things to keep us from innecessary worry.Matthew 24:6-14.
6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.8All these are the beginning of birth pains.9"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,13but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
We need to be aware as we prepare to pray for those in China that China Aid Association is reporting that even during this massive crisis the local police have shut down a local both a local bible school and a house church.
Father we come before you seeking Your mercy and healing for those who have been caught up in this tragedy. We pray that as they are at this low point in their lives they come into contact with a child of Yours who is rendering aid and blessings. And that they would be open to the gospel message. We pray that this tragic event will be turned into a great revival among the Chinese people,starting with these victims,and spreading all over the country. We ask this in Jesus name,Amen.
