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to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben Cooper, recorded live here in London, England, where faith meets the world in daily devotion and global hope. This is your five-minute commuter prayer, quick find moments of faith to carry us through the rest of the day.
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But without further ado, we're in Revelation 19, verse 16. He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And we are in this time where we're going to pray for the persecuted church.
Faith under fire. Wherever you are today, you know, faith is under fire, and we're starting to even notice this very, very real here in the UK in England at this moment in time. We have been watching it for quite a while. But as we live our lives as born-again Christians, we are starting to watch that our faith is under fire. So wherever we are, whatever nation, you know, we pray for each other, but we're going to focus right now on the persecuted church.
Father, we thank you, dear God, for the persecuted church. Lord, it's faith under fire. And we pray right now for Revelation 19:16 that it will align, Lord God, brothers and sisters around the world. We pray for the persecuted Christians, faith under fire. We pray for prisoners of faith, the secret church. We ask you, dear God, that the love of God will drop on everyone right now. And the Bible says, on his robes and on his fire, he has written, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Father, we believe that you are the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And take your place, Spirit of the Living God, we stand with the church under fire. The believers who worship in silence, dear God, who shines through, dear Lord Jesus. Come, Holy Spirit, you declare that you are Jesus. And Jesus is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And Father,
wherever the persecuted church is now, all the way from China to Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea, Father, we pray for such an outpouring of your love and your mercy over the believers, those that are running for their lives, those, dear God, that are gathering in hidden rooms to pray. Father, Lord, we thank you that chains of power cannot be silent. Lord, we believe that they are singing in silence. We believe that they are worshiping under threat, dear God, of gunfire. And we pray for those Christians, dear God, that endure threat, that have lost their lives, dear God. We thank you, Lord, for those that have given themselves for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Those, dear God, that are in prison because of their faith. Those authorities, dear God, that are chasing the Christians down. Lord, we believe that the Church of Jesus Christ is growing, even though it is suffering for faith. We believe right now that the persecuted church is being purified by the power of God. And we ask you right now, Lord, as we intercede for the brothers and sisters around the world, those that are under fire for their faith. Let the Spirit of God strengthen the persecuted church as it gathers in secret, as it gathers behind prison doors, as it gathers in secret rooms. Lord God, as they have Bible studies in quiet in the dead of night. Father, we pray that our faith will be encouraged by the brothers and sisters that are running for their lives. We pray that you will bless the families
of those that were martyred for the gospel of Jesus. Lord, we pray for prisoners of faith to be comforted, those that are in the darkest prisons in the world right now because they believe in Jesus. Give them the faith, give them the strength to keep enduring. Let them know that the believers are praying for them. Let them know that we are lifting them up before the body of Christ. And Lord, let the gospel be spread across this land, across this world. And Lord, we remember the persecuted Christians today. We're praying for strength, we're praying for power, we're praying for authority in Jesus' name that the persecuted church will grow. The church that has been persecuted, the church that is under threat. Lord, let your kingdom come. Lord, bless those that have lost their lives and the families. Holy Spirit, move over the persecuted church, the secret church, the underground church, the church that is hiding because of the gospel of Jesus
Christ. Lord, we pray for the nations that are threatening. We pray for the nations that are destroying churches. Lord, that you will have mercy on their souls, that you will bless the governments and turn those nations into Bible believing believers. Spirit of the living God, have your way we pray. Bless the persecuted church. My name's Reverend Ben Cooper. May the Spirit of the Lord bless you. Until tomorrow, stay blessed.