Welcome 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 commuted prayer, quick fired moments of faith, to carry us through the rest of the day.
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notes below. We're straight in the Word of God. We're in that beautiful book of Psalm 23, verse 4. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I gotta tell you right now, you keep walking, you never give up. Keep the prayers burning, keep the fire moving right now. Faith under fire.
We come now and we pray for the persecuted church. Our brothers and sisters, we gotta encourage them as they're imprisoned for their faith. The church that is under fire, the church, the persecuted church. Father, we thank you for the word of God. Even though I walk through the valley of the darkest time, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff. They comfort me. Psalm 23, verse 4 the persecuted church walks through the valley. Oh my God, in the name of Jesus, we pray, dear God, wherever the persecuted Christian is, that there will be light in the darkness and strength when faith is tested. Lord, we pray that Jesus Christ, the light of the world, will make a way where there seems to be no other way. Lord, wherever the Christians are that are being persecuted right now, the martyrs of faith, those pastors, those evangelists, those missionaries, those Bible-believing believers that are in prison because of their faith. We believe their faith is
under fire. But right now, if they're in prison, Father, we believe that Jesus Christ is moving in the darkest prisons across the world, across China, across North Korea, Enya. Oh my God, in the name of Jesus, Iran, Afghanistan, Lord, you are moving through Eritrea. You are moving, dear God, through the Philippines. You are moving through the power of God. And this promise is unshakable hope. Father, we believe, as believers cling to the promise, which is unshakable hope. Right now, we pray as they stand on the word of God, as they're running for their lives. Lord, as we ask you, dear God, as many Christians, faith, Lord, comes, dear God, at a cost. Father, we thank you that you are blessing the listeners right now, wherever they are. Lord, those that are isolated, those that are imprisoned, dear God, and looking at their lives, and their lives look quite dangerously uh close to the edge. Father, we pray as they gather in hidden rooms, prison cells, as they whisper together, Jesus is present.
The rod and the staff of Christ, protection, comfort, and guide. No government, no law or threat can remove his presence. Holy Spirit, fill the underground believers with courage that cannot be extinguished. We believe that the fire of God is moving over your life. Wherever you are right now, hold on to the word of God. God is with you. The Spirit of the Lord is over your life. And we're praying for protection over the secret gatherings. We're asking God to strengthen believers facing imprisonment. We're praying for Bibles and resources to reach the underground churches. We're asking the Holy Spirit to comfort families separated by persecution, praying for courage for new believers under threat. We're asking for supernatural protection over pastors and leaders. Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, give them today their daily bread. Let the Lord's prayer permeate over their lives. We're asking God to soften the heart of the persecuted ones that are in them troubles. Father, soften their heart right now. We're praying for revival to grow in hostile nations. We believe that God is moving. Today, we make a clear declaration. We pray for the secret church, we pray for the hidden church, we pray for the whispering church, we pray for the Bible-believing church that Jesus Christ will move with all authority, all power, all hope, all glory. You are sovereign. So,
Father, we thank you. Even though they walk through the darkest valley, they will fear no evil. For you are with them. Jesus Christ is with you. Sister and brother, if you're in prison right now, Jesus is with you. If you are running for your life, Jesus is with you. If you are in the underground church, the whispering church, faith under fire, the glory and the anointing and the power of God is over your life. Jesus Christ is with you. He is raising you up, he is protecting you. There is fire and anointing
over you. Until tomorrow, never give up. May God bless you and carry you in the greatest name in heaven and earth. In the name of Jesus. God bless.