Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben Cooper, recorded live here in London, England, where the world gathers for five minutes of hope, faith, love, and strength. If you have a prayer request, please email us at infodailyprayer.uk. Sister and brother,
I hope you are well. We're going to jump straight into prayer, the persecuted church, faith under fire. But we're just checking in with you. Thank you for your love, your shares, thank you for your prayers, thank you for everything. Thank you for your messages and uh thank you for those that are sowing the seed. Uh three pounds a month, that is absolutely amazing. Just three pounds a month as you sow a seed into this ministry. Just buy us a coffee, so beautiful and so wonderful. For those that are praying, standing, watching, and listening, and joining us on a Sunday night live at 9 p.m. on X and on RB Christian Radio. We thank you so much. Here we go. But I just want to make sure you're
okay. You know, I know we're jumping in, and I know this is a long intro, and I know you're itching to get into prayer, but 2026 is gonna be okay. It's gonna be alright. Don't give up, don't
give up. But we're gonna lock shields now and we're gonna pray for our brothers and sisters around the world, the persecuted church. Come on, jump in with me. Father, in the name of Jesus, I just pray for the listeners. I pray that you'll bless them, let them know all is well in the name of Jesus. 2026 is your year, sister and brother. But right now, Lord, we lock in to the persecuted church and we stand on the word of God, and we believe as we gather right now from this studio, London to Lagos, from Lagos to Seoul, from Seoul to Afghanistan, from Afghanistan to Libya, from Libya to France to Eritrea. Lord, let your love and your mercy permeate all around the world, Father. We believe in miracles, and right now we pray for the Christian that is running for their life. We pray for those that are in hostile situations, the Christians that are in prison at this moment and their lives are being threatened because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Father, we intercede, we watch, dear God, watchmen on the wall, and we bring our brother and sister that are in the shadows of death at this moment in time. We pray for the families, dear God, that have been left behind by those that have lost their lives, dear God, through being a martyr for Jesus Christ. So we pray for the families, dear God, that have lost loved ones and friends because their lives have been taken because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. So Lord,
we thank you. There is power in the name of Jesus, but the whispering church, we pray for strength. We pray for that church, Father God, as it as it holds on to the word of God, as it lifts up the name of Jesus quietly and boldly, as they worship in quietness, as they worship in secret, we pray, dear God, that justice will prevail, that you are the way, the truth, and the life. Lord, we pray for endurance for the Christian that is in prison right now. The families, dear God, their faith is under fire. Lord, we bring the persecuted church before you, the whispering church, the secret church, the suffering church, the church that is in prison, that is under house arrest, those, dear God, that are running for their lives. We pray, dear God, that the word of God, Bibles will get in and the gospel will advance in hostile places. And we lift up the name of Jesus and we thank you, dear God, that that unshakable name of Jesus Christ. So bless the listeners wherever they are at this moment. We believe in the power of God, we believe in the word of God, and the Christians that are in prison right now, those that are hiding because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And Lord, whatever their lives look like, we continue to pray with them.
And Lord, also, we stand on Hebrews 13, verse 3. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison. So, Father, we stand and we remember, we take a moment out of the busyness of life and we just say, Jesus, I will never know what it feels like to be a prisoner of faith. I will never know what it feels like to be in a hostile situation for Jesus Christ. I will never know what it's like to be under house arrest. So Lord, I pray for the whispering church, the secret church, the church that is
on the run. Lord, the church that is in China, Lord, the church, dear God, that is growing in China right now and Singapore and all around Asia. Lord, bless it. Lord, let your love be over each and every one. But Lord, we thank you that the gospel of Jesus Christ is advancing and Bibles are getting in. So bless that secret church, that whispering church, the house church. Dear God, have mercy in the name of Jesus. Thank you, brother and sister, wherever you are, joining me right now.
May the Spirit of the Lord carry you through your day, through your school, through your life. But let's never ever forget our sisters and brothers within the persecuted church. Faith under fire. Until the next prayer. God bless.