We join with you in lifting up these souls before our heavenly Father and we are encouraged by your burden for their salvation and for your own deliverance, for God desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth, 1 Timothy 2:4, and the Lord is not slow concerning his promise, but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Peter 3:9.
We pray with you for those you named and for the people in their lives, that if they have not yet believed on the Lord Jesus Christ they would hear the gospel and be saved, for there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved, Acts 4:12, and that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved, Romans 10:9, for Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved, Romans 10:13. We ask the Father to draw each one by His Spirit, to open their eyes to the truth of Jesus Christ, to grant them repentance and faith, and to bring godly influences and the Word of God across their path.
We also stand with you for deliverance, for you have asked to be delivered from all demons and demonic memories connected to music and from lust and from the title and sounds and words and author of that music and from the evil eye. We take this seriously, for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places, Ephesians 6:12. Yet we do not fear, for you are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world, 1 John 4:4, and no weapon that is formed against you will prosper when you abide in Christ.
We encourage you to submit yourselves therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you, James 4:7. This means turning fully to Christ in repentance, confessing any sin, and renouncing any ground given to the enemy. If that music with its title and lyrics and sound has brought lustful thoughts or demonic oppression or lingering memories, we urge you to remove it completely from your life, to destroy or delete it, and not to listen again, and to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:5. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, Romans 12:2, and whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, think about these things, Philippians 4:8. Replace what defiled your mind with what builds you up, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, Ephesians 5:19.
Concerning lust, we must lovingly rebuke and correct, for God calls us to purity and holiness. Flee sexual immorality, every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body, 1 Corinthians 6:18, and we are to walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh, Galatians 5:16. If lust has been entertained through music, images, or thoughts, confess it to God, for If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 John 1:9, and then by the Spirit put those deeds to death and pursue holiness.
Concerning the evil eye, we do not look to superstition or fear of curses from others, for God is our protector. Yahweh will keep you from all evil, He will keep your soul, Psalm 121:7, and we know that the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one, 2 Thessalonians 3:3. For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control, 2 Timothy 1:7. We need not fear any evil eye when we are covered by the blood of Jesus and walking in obedience.
We pray together now, Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone we have access to Your throne, and we thank You for the burden You have placed on this heart for the salvation of others. Lord, save those who were lifted up this day and all the people in their lives who do not yet know You, open their hearts to believe on Jesus and call upon Him and be saved. We ask for Your mercy to reach them while there is time. Father, we also ask for complete deliverance for the one praying, wash them in the blood of Jesus, forgive every sin, cleanse every defilement, break every chain of lust and every demonic memory and influence that came through ungodly music, its title and sounds and words and author. We renounce that music and all that is behind it, and we ask You to renew the mind and fill it with Your Word and with songs that glorify You. Create in us a clean heart, O God, renew a right spirit within us, Psalm 51:10. Guard us from the evil one and from all fear, let no curse or evil eye have any power over Your child, for Christ has redeemed us from the curse. Fill this dear one with Your Holy Spirit, with power and love and a sound mind, and lead them in paths of purity and peace. We ask that they would walk closely with You daily in prayer and in the Word and in fellowship with strong believers. We trust You to keep that which we have committed to You. In Jesus Christ name we pray, amen.
