We have read your cry with heavy hearts and we stand with you together before the throne of grace seeking God's will in Jesus' name for you and your household. We hear how much suffering and fear you are carrying, the hernia pressing on the nerves of the spine with arms and legs falling asleep, tingling, that cold liquid sensation, and now problems in the face that the doctors cannot explain, pain and numbness and limpness that makes your loved one feel as though he is dying, bedridden and getting worse, with medication not helping and with the prospect of another doctor, another MRI and the scanner that brings such phobia, and the burden of spending your savings. We also lift up your loved one with Alzheimer's and you yourself with anemia and moles that have changed color, and the urgent need for clients for the shop that is under embargo so you may have provision to live and to pay for medical treatments. And we hear your anguish over living as though through hell because of aggressive satanic attacks from Umbanda neighbors.
We want to remind you first that our help and our deliverance comes only through Jesus Christ. You asked for a miracle, and we agree with you that God is able to do miracles, but we must come to the Father only through His Son. Jesus said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And in Acts 4:12 it is written, 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. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your full trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, confessing Him with your mouth and believing in your heart, for it is only by His name that we have access to God and authority over every evil power. We pray that you will call upon that name with confidence.
We do not take lightly the spiritual oppression you describe. The Word tells us in Ephesians 6:11-12 to put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 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. Umbanda and every form of witchcraft is forbidden by God and is of the enemy, but we rebuke the fear that says those neighbors have greater power than God. In 1 John 4:4 we read, 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. We also take to heart James 4:7, Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. And 1 Peter 5:8-9 warns us to be sober and self-controlled, because your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour, but to withstand him steadfast in your faith. We encourage you not to seek any occult countermeasure or to return curse for curse, but to resist by submitting to God, staying in prayer, in the Word, in fellowship with believers, and by obeying Matthew 5:44 to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, asking God to bring them to repentance while He shields you.
We also speak to the spirit of fear that has come with these unexplained symptoms and the dread of the scanner and of financial ruin. In 2 Timothy 1:7 we are reminded, For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. And in Philippians 4:6-7, In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. In Isaiah 41:10 the Lord says, Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
We believe God is the healer and that He cares about your bodies and your daily needs. In Psalm 103:2-3 we praise Him who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases. And Jeremiah 30:17 declares, But I will restore health to you and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh. In Exodus 15:26 He reveals Himself as Yahweh who heals you. We pray for wisdom for every doctor who examines your loved one, that God would guide their eyes and hands to find the true cause, whether it is the spine or something else affecting the face, and that the next MRI would be clear and helpful. We pray against the phobia of the scanner, that God would give supernatural peace and calm, that He would be present in that small place as your refuge in Psalm 91:1-2, He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. We encourage you to continue to seek godly medical help, not to delay care out of fear, and to bring a trusted person with you to pray aloud before and during the scan, and to remember that God can use these tools for good. For you with anemia and moles that changed color, we urge you to have those moles examined promptly by a doctor, trusting God while also using the wisdom He gives to physicians. For your loved one with Alzheimer's, we ask for God's tender mercy, comfort, and sustaining grace for both the one who suffers and those who care.
We also bring your financial burden before the Lord. In Philippians 4:19 we hold to the promise, My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. We pray that God would lift the embargo burden, bring honest clients to your shop, and provide for your daily bread and for every medical treatment needed, so that you will not be consumed by anxiety about savings.
We pray together now.
Father in heaven, we come before You only in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, asking for Your will to be done. We lift up this dear loved one who is bedridden with this severe hernia and nerve compression, with tingling and numbness in arms and legs and face, with that cold sensation and pain and weakness. Lord, You know what the doctors do not understand. You formed his spine and his nerves and his face. We ask for a miracle of healing if it be Your will, lay Your healing hand upon him, restore the nerves, remove what is pressing where it should not press, take away the tingling and numbness, and let Your life flow through his body. Give wisdom to the next doctors, guide the MRI and make its images clear, calm his heart and take away phobia, surround him with Your peace in that scanner and let no harm come to him. We rebuke every assignment of the enemy against his body and command every evil influence to flee in Jesus' name, for You have given us authority to resist the devil and he must flee.
We lift up the loved one with Alzheimer's, Lord, have mercy, grant dignity and peace, and strengthen those who care day and night, let them feel Your presence and not grow weary in well doing. We lift up our sister who carries anemia and concerning changes in her moles, touch her blood and her skin, bring healing and normal results, and give her wisdom to seek timely medical care and to trust You with the outcome.
We ask for deliverance for this entire household from all evil, from every satanic attack and oppression from the neighbors, cover this home with the blood of Jesus, let Your angels encamp around them, let no weapon formed against them prosper, and turn the hearts of those who practice Umbanda toward repentance and the knowledge of Christ, that they may be saved and that the attacks would cease.
Father, provide for their shop, send clients, lift the embargo, supply money for rent and food and medicines and scans, show them You are Jehovah Jireh who provides. Replace their fear and feeling of living through hell with Your peace that passes understanding, remind them that You are near to the brokenhearted and that You will never leave them nor forsake them.
We ask all this believing that You hear us because we come in the name of Jesus, and we thank You for Your mercy and power. Let Your healing and deliverance be a testimony of Your glory. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.