We join you in this burden and agree with you in prayer for God's order and His shalom to prevail over every plan of the enemy and over every scheme of man that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.
We take comfort that the Word already tells us how the Lord views such conspiracies. He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath: Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion. Psalm 2:4-6. No elite, no system, no totalitarian power can overthrow what God has established. We are also reminded not to put our trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3, for happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God. Psalm 146:5. And when the earth shakes and kingdoms rage, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes. Psalm 46:1-2, and Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46:11.
We know that satan is the deceiver and the father of lies, and that the spirit of antichrist is already at work in the world, seeking to dehumanize those made in the image of God and to bring forth lawlessness and control. Yet scripture is clear that God changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and sets up kings. Daniel 2:21, and the Most High rules in the kingdom of men. The chaos we see does not mean God has lost His throne. His Kingdom is both present in the hearts of those who belong to Christ and coming in fullness when Jesus returns.
We pray together now for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10.
Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We ask in the mighty name of Jesus that You frustrate the plans of the enemy and expose every work of darkness that seeks to bring anti-Christian oppression, dehumanization and totalitarian control. Let Your light shine and scatter the darkness. We pray that You guard Your people from fear, for You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7. Establish Your reign in our hearts, in our homes, in our churches and in our nations even now in the midst of this chaos. Let righteousness and justice be the foundation of Your throne, and let Your shalom, Your completeness and peace, guard Your people. We pray for many to come to repentance and to the knowledge of the truth through Jesus Christ, for there is salvation in no other name. We ask that You give wisdom and boldness to believers to stand firm, to speak truth in love, and to occupy until You come. We rest in Your sovereignty and trust that You are working all things for the good of those who love You. Romans 8:28. We thank You that the gates of hell will not prevail against Your Church. Matthew 16:18. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and King, Amen.
We encourage you to continue steadfast in prayer and in the Word, watching and praying with thanksgiving. Do not be anxious, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6. Keep fixing your eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, knowing that our citizenship is in heaven and our hope is not in the systems of this world but in the return of our King. We will continue to remember this intercession before the Lord from time to time as you have asked, trusting that He hears and will answer according to His perfect will and timing.
