Daily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper

Isaiah 41:10 — Faith Under Fire: Global Prayer for the Persecuted and Underground Church -

Reverend Ben Cooper

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Isaiah 41:10 — Faith Under Fire: Global Prayer for the Persecuted and Underground Church

9 A.M. Release — Recorded live here in London, England — from London to Islamabad, from Islamabad to Lagos, from Lagos to Buenos Aires — as the Church gathers freely in some nations, others meet in silence, yet Christ is Lord of all.

Scripture (NIV)

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” — Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

Show Notes

Around the world, countless believers live out faith under pressure. Open Doors and Release International report rising persecution across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East — churches burned, pastors imprisoned, and believers exiled for naming Jesus. Yet Isaiah 41:10 still echoes: Do not fear… I am with you.

From London to Islamabad, Lagos to Buenos Aires, the persecuted Church stands unshaken. Their courage is not born of comfort but of conviction — that Christ is worth everything. The same righteous right hand that upheld the early disciples still holds today’s underground believers through danger, exile, and despair.

This morning, we lift them before God: men and women risking all for the gospel. May their courage strengthen us, their faith inspire us, and their endurance remind us that no prison can silence praise.

10 Global Prayer Points 

Prayer for persecuted Christians worldwide
 Prayer for underground believers in restricted nations
 Prayer for pastors and evangelists in danger
 Prayer for strength and endurance under persecution
 Prayer for protection of churches under attack
 Prayer for believers imprisoned for their faith
 Prayer for families separated for following Christ
 Prayer for revival in hostile regions
 Prayer for global unity and courage in the Church
 Prayer for religious freedom and hope in suffering

Life Application

When one part of the Body suffers, the whole Church is called to stand — in prayer, in faith, and in love.

Declaration

I will not forget my persecuted brothers and sisters. The same God who strengthens them strengthens me.

Call to Action

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Welcome to our 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 our five-minute commuter prayer, quick fired moments of faith, to carry us through the rest of the day. If these prayers are blessing you, please tap the follow button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, and leave us just a short review. You can also support this listener-funded ministry just by£3 a month on Buy Me a Coffee. Hit the link in the show notes below. And if you'd like to send your own prayer request in, email us at info at dailyprayer.uk. Thank you for joining us. It's me again, and we are back in this boardroom. We are back in this studio. We are back on the mics. We are back in the word of God. And we're going to pray. So welcome, brother and sister. Welcome to the prayer family across the world. We're in the book of Isaiah 41, verse 10. Please do not worry. Please do not worry. God sees your tears, He sees your heart. This is faith under fire. And we want to pray right now for the persecuted church, the underground church. Come on, wherever you are around the world, we got to lock shields today because we are going to lock in and we are going to pray for our brothers and sisters. Faith under fire, the global prayer for the persecuted church. Father, we ask you now for our sisters and our brothers. Lord, as we pray, Lord God, Isaiah 41, verse 10, do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Father, we pray for our brothers and sisters that are worshiping in silence. We pray for our brothers and sisters that are running for their lives. We pray, dear God, for those that have been martyred for their faith today. We pray, dear God, for the love of God in the underground church, the church that cannot be shaken. We pray, dear God, for the secret church, the secret believers that gather in secret as they listen to the word of God, running through their heart. Father, as they're running through the streets, the towns and the villages, getting away, dear God, from certain situations in their hometowns and their nations. Father, we pray as believers are running from exile and they are disappearing. We pray for the underground believers through danger and worries and fears. Lord, we pray, dear God, that the righteous right hand will be upheld to every disciple. We pray for the pastors, we pray for the families of church leaders. We ask you, dear God, that the church of Jesus Christ will go in power and authority. We pray, dear God, for all those in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the churches that have been burnt, the pastors, dear God, that have been imprisoned. Father, we pray for the believers that have been exiled because of the name of Jesus Christ. Yet Isaiah 41, verse 10 echoes down the corridor of the secret church. Do not fear, for I am with you. Dear God, I pray right away from East Ambor, all the way to Lagos, all the way, dear God, to Bronoseres. Lord, we are praying for the persecuted Christian as it stands unshakable. We thank you that that church, that movement, that global movement cannot be shaken. We pray for over 380 million displaced believers running around the world. Father, we pray that Bibles will get in. We thank you, dear God, for those that are in prison for their faith. Lord, that they are behind bars because they believe in Jesus Christ. We pray that their faith will inspire us, dear God, that their faith will encourage us to keep walking. So, Lord, right now we pray for those that are in prison and they've been silent because of their belief in Jesus Christ. Lord, we ask you that the persecuted Christians around the world will rise in Jesus' name. The underground believers, Lord, we pray that you will remove the restrictions in Jesus' name. We ask you for the pastors and the evangelists that are in danger. Strengthen and endure, dear God, the underground church as it is coming under pressure and under attack. Father, protect the churches that are preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. We believe and we pray for the believers that are imprisoned because of their faith, families separated because they're following God, revival in hostile regions. We thank you, dear God, that there is revival in hostile regions right now. And we want to tell the world, the body of Christ, when one part of the body suffers, the whole church is called to stand in prayer, in faith and in love. Lord, I will not forget my persecuted brothers and sisters. The same God who strengthens them strengthens me right now in Jesus' name. Let's have a call to action. Share this faith under fire prayer to raise the awareness and intercession of the global prayer church that is under attack. May God bless you for those that are in the secret church, the underground church. Never give up. God is with you.