Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben Cooper, recorded live here in London, England, where the world gathers for five minutes of faith, hope, and strength. Do you know the love of Jesus is with you? Thank you for everybody that is following us on the social platforms dailyprayer.uk. If you need to get your prayers into us, send them in directly to info at dailyprayer.uk.
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Spirit of the living God, we pray today that all of us, everyone under the sound of my voice, we will lock shields of hope. And right now, Lord, we pray for our brothers and sisters where their faith is under fire, the persecuted church. Lord, as we get down, dear God, on the on the field of life, Lord, as we scrum down together, Lord, as we change, dear God, the studs in these rugby boots, we take out the religious short studs and we put in those long studs of faith. Lord, we get ready and we lock down on the field of life and we push, dear God, and we push by prayer and we lock into this earth. Lord, and we push forward in the name of
Jesus. And we believe that to Corinthians 4, dear God, is for our brothers and sisters when hard pressed on every sign but not crushed, persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed. Father, what a beautiful scripture that is. So Lord, will you bless the persecuted Christian? Lord, those that are standing firm in hidden places, those, dear God, that are crying out to you right now, those that have been tortured for the gospel of Jesus Christ. So Lord, when that scripture says when we are hard pressed on every side but not crushed, Father, we might be hard-pressed, but we're not crushed. Persecuted, we might be persecuted, but Lord, we're not abandoned. Father, we thank you that the Holy Spirit is with the persecuted church. Lord, we might be struck down, but we're not destroyed. Father, we thank you that it's not over until God says it's over. That God is in full charge of our lives, and we are praying for the persecuted church right now, the secret church, the whispering church that is under threat, that is under violence, that is under surveillance. Lord, we pray that you will strengthen the underground church that is under serious pressure, the prayer for the persecuted Christians around the world. God sees every hidden room that you are in right now, every silent cry, every brave act of faith, God sees you right now. Let's live by faith, let's walk by faith. But Father, we lift up our brothers and sisters in the persecuted church, the underground church, the whispering church, the secret church across this world. Strengthen the believers who are gathering right now quietly, who are worshipping in fear, who are lifting their hands in silence.
Father, we pray that the borders will drop down in Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, and Somalia. We pray for these four nations that are, dear God, so strong in the persecuted church. Lord, we pray that the supernatural power of God will intervene right now and Bibles will get across the borders. We believe that Christians are reading the word of God in Eritrea in Iran, North Korea, and Somalia. We pray that Somalia will know the love of Jesus. We pray that North Korea will know the love of Jesus. We pray right now that Iran will know the love of Jesus. We pray that Eritrea will know the love of Jesus. And Lord, pour out your spirit, pour out your mercy as those are gathering in secret, those that are in prison for their faith. Lord, let the supernatural power of God wash over them and carry
them. But Lord, we remember Hebrews 13, verse 3. Remember those in prison as if you were together with them. Lord, bless them from the crown of their head to the sole of their feet. Brother and sister, we thank you for joining us across the world wherever you are. Follow us on the social media platforms, dailyprayer.uk. May the God that we serve be with you. Until tomorrow.