thank you for joining us today on our daily christian prayer podcast with myself . Reverend ben cooper recorded live here in london , england . This is a five minute time of prayer which will bring encouragement , peace and biblical truth into everyday life situation . Can you consider supporting this ministry just by three pound a month on ? Buy me a coffee . You will find that link just sitting under the title of this podcast .
Speaker 0Now , without further ado , let's just jump straight
in . We're in the prayer of david . We're in psalm 23 , a beautiful psalm . It is powerful , it is liberating , it is good god stuff . It is filled with the full measure of jesus christ . You know Psalm 23 , the prayer of David . Come on church , come on world . Let's get straight in today .
Speaker 0Psalm 23 , verse 4 . Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil . Come on , this is courage , protection , overcoming fear . We've got to overcome fear . We've got to overcome the challenges . We've got to ask God that he will protection and guide us and lead us . Courage , protection and overcoming fear . Spirit of the living God , I pray for my brothers and sisters and myself today , lord . I pray for courage when I am feeling afraid . I pray , lord , when I walk through the valley of life . When I walk through the valley , the corridor of life , I pray for your strength , your mercy , your goodness , that I will find courage when I am fearful and scared and worried of life . But , lord , as we pray , lord , this prayer for courage , protection , lord , and fear to go . In the name of Jesus . We thank you , lord , for Psalm 23 . We thank you , lord , for Psalm
23 , verse 4 . Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil , for you are with me , your rod and your staff . They comfort me , you protect me , you carry me . In the mighty name of Jesus Christ , father , I thank you , lord , that as I walk forward in faith , I walk forward in hope . Lord , I thank you that the Psalm of David , 23 , verse 3 , is a powerful prayer of restoration . Lord , I'm being restored , I'm being renewed for spiritual strength , lord , when I'm feeling tired and weary and down . Spirit of the living God , I pray right now , lord , as you lead us in beautiful paths , as you draw us , lord , in the name of Jesus , you are restoring us , you are rebuilding us . Father , I thank you for the prayer of courage , the prayer of protection and God's presence , lord , in these fearful times , lord , even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil , for you are with me , your rod and your staff . You comfort me in the presence of my enemies . Lord , I thank you for Psalm 23 .
Speaker 0But , lord , as we break this down , as we move through this Psalm , lord , we thank you for Psalm 23 , verse 4 . Even though I walk through , lord , I'm just walking through , spirit of the living God , I'm just walking through , lord , I'm walking through this valley . I'm walking through this valley , lord of dark days . But , lord , I thank you . Darkness
only exists because of the absence of light , and my God is the light of the world . And , lord , you tell me I'll let my light shine . So , father , as we walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil . Spirit of the living God , as we walk forward , I thank you that you protect us at night when I'm afraid , when we face fears and trials and tribulations . Lord , I thank you that , as we walk through , god's presence is with us in the valley of fear . And , lord , through the valley of fear , we're becoming bold , we're becoming strong . Lord , we're becoming like lions , dear God , we're like warriors .
Speaker 0Lord , walking down the corridor of the valley of the shadow of death . Lord , we got the sword of the spirit , the shield of hope , lord , father , we thank you . Lord , we got the sword of the Spirit , the shield of hope , lord , father , we thank you as we walk , we got our feet fitted with the gospel of peace . Lord , we're not just walking down the valley of the shadow of death , we're going fully armed , fully loaded , fully filled with the Holy Spirit . So today , lord , it might be dark on the outside , it might be bleak on the outside , but Spirit of the living God , we got courage when I'm afraid . Spirit , holy Spirit , glorious spirit , the spirit of the living God is with you , brother and sister , wherever you are right now . The prayer of courage during sickness and uncertainty . The prayer for protection and peace in spiritual warfare .
Speaker 0Father , in the name of Jesus , as we walk through the valley of the shadow of death , we will fear no evil because we have spiritual protection . The angels are put to flight . Father , we thank you that the word of God is in us , that we are filled to the full measure . Our cup runneth over , lord . We will not be afraid anymore when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death . Lord , we will not be scared of danger and harm . Lord , we thank you that we are overcoming anxiety .
Even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of anxiety , we will fear no evil .
Speaker 0Father , in the name of Jesus , I ask you , lord , that my brothers and sisters will feel the anointing of God . Brothers and sisters will feel the anointing of God . That my brothers and sisters will feel the courage , protection and the overwhelming power of the Holy Spirit . So as they walk through the valley , lord , we thank you for Psalm 23 , verse 4 . Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil . Spirit of the living God anoint us afresh in the name which is above every other name , at the name of jesus . Thank you for joining me today . My name is reverend ben cooper . May the lord keep you and bless you until tomorrow .