Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself Reverend Van 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 fired moments of faith, to carry us through the rest of the day.
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We're straight into prayer. We're in the book of Philippians 4. We're in the book of Philippians 4, verse 13. I can do all things through him that gives me strength. And this is a beautiful scripture. It is the evergreen word of God. From Genesis to Revelation, the word of God is evergreen. It is always moving. It is fluid. It flows over with the Holy Spirit from Genesis to Revelation. And
we're praying right now for the persecuted church. We're praying for the believers that are underground. We're praying for the secret worshippers, the prisoners of faith. So we're going to pray right now for faith under fire. Father, we pray right now as we focus on the persecuted church. We believe that the fire of God is with those that are prisoners for faith at this moment. The whispering church, the secret church, the underground church. Father, we pray that you will move by your spirit right the way through, dear God, the kingdom of God. And as we lift up our brothers and sisters across the world, we declare right now that the glory, that the anointing, that our brothers and sisters are not alone. So Lord, will you strengthen them? We declare strength that comes from Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone. We pray for China, North Korea, Iran, Eritrea. Believers that are worshiping in silence right now, give them courage to keep standing. Lord, we ask that the underground church, Father God, as they gather in hidden rooms, Lord, as their faith is unshakable, prisoners of faith clinging to Jesus Christ, where hope seems to be gone. We thank you that there is hope in every prison right now. We pray for those that are in the most darkest, most awful situations across the world, that they are running under gunfire. They're running, dear God, because their faith is under fire. And we pray, Lord, that you will bless them from the crown of their head to the sole of their feet. We pray for those that have lost family members through the loss, dear God, of situations, Lord, martyrs and areas where people have gone missing because they are Bible-believing believers. So Lord, Spirit of the Giving God, we ask you that you will strengthen prisoners of faith today. We ask you, Father, as we pray for the persecuted Christian to receive Christ's strength. God's protection for the underground church, prisoners of faith to be encouraged, to be enriched with the word of God. Holy Spirit, will you give courage to the secret believers? Nations, dear God, that are hostile to the gospel. Break all the barriers, break, dear God, all the fences down. Spirit of the living God, we pray for the hidden churches that are growing and multiplying in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. Lord, we believe that revival is amongst the secret believers. Give them courage today to worship in spirit and in truth. Give them boldness in suffering for Christ Jesus. We know, we believe there is power in prayer. And Lord, we thank you for the whispering church. We thank you for the underground church. We thank you for the church that is under fire, faith under fire. But Lord, we pray right now, wherever
we are, as we lock shields of hope with our brothers and sisters, we stand on the word of God and we carry them right now. We thank you that Bibles are getting in into areas where angels fear to tread. We believe Bibles are getting in into certain nations, dear God. We believe as Bibles are smuggled across the world, the Spirit of the Living God is making a way where there is no way. Lord, Holy Spirit, divine God that you are. We pray that you will touch the secret church in such a way they will feel the fire of God. As they are the secret believers, faith under fire, the persecuted church. Give them strength in Jesus Christ. Let them rise through the trials, through the fears, through the doubts. Lord, give
them strength today. But Lord also I pray for the listeners, wherever the listeners are today, that we lock shields of hope. We stand on the word as we pray together, Lord, as we lock in, as the brothers and sisters that intercede for the persecuted church, the secret church, the underground church, the whispering believers. Father, touch the listeners today, wherever they are, and let the Holy Spirit fill them afresh in Jesus' name. My name's Reverend Ben Cooper. Until tomorrow.