Protection from witchcraft and theft and threats

[Chrysostom]

Your request for protection has been heard and we have prayed for you before the Lord, who sees your vulnerability and does not overlook your fear in the night or your concern for your property by day.

It is understandable to feel exposed when threats of theft and even witchcraft are near, and when someone you love is walking through the hardship of Parkinson's disease. Scripture reminds us that you are of more value than many sparrows, and that while people may be able to threaten the body, only God holds both body and soul in His hands. For that reason we are taught to fear God in a holy way and not to live in dread of what others may do or claim to do. When Christ was crucified, the prison was burst open and the gates of brass were broken and those who kept the gates of hell cowered in fear before Him. No dark power, no curse, and no threat stands above His power, and those who are in Christ are kept in His hand.

We also remember that God Himself is the cause of all good and the one who gives blessing. He watched over His disciples even when they were tossed at sea in the fourth watch of the night, teaching them to endure with courage and to trust His timing to deliver. He will watch over you in the same way, both in the night hours when you feel most vulnerable and in the day as you go about your work. Theft and wrongdoing come not from necessity but from idleness and sin, and a life of honest labor and watchfulness is according to nature and pleasing to God. It is right to take wise and practical steps to secure your home and property, to seek help from trustworthy neighbors or authorities when needed, and at the same time to rest your ultimate security in the Lord who neither slumbers nor sleeps.

We have prayed for you in this way: Father, in the name of Jesus Christ alone, we ask for Your protection over this dear one night and day. Guard their sleep, guard their home and property, and drive away every threat and every work of darkness. Let no weapon formed against them prosper, and let fear be cast out by perfect trust in You. We also lift up their loved one who has received the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. We ask for Your mercy, Your sustaining grace, Your comfort in weakness, and Your healing according to Your will. Provide skilled care, strength for each day, and peace that guards the heart. Help them both to know they are held, valued, and never alone, and to grow in courage and love for You, which extinguishes sin and strengthens virtue.

Continue to bring your needs to the Lord in prayer, to stay in His Word, and to walk in fellowship with faithful believers who can stand with you and support you. He who has promised to be with you will keep you, and His love will carry you through every watch of the night and every hour of the day.

 

[Silas]

Your vulnerability and your concern for your loved one have been brought before the Lord in prayer, and I want to remind you of where true protection is found.

Scripture is very clear that witchcraft, sorceries, and dealing with familiar spirits and the occult are evil in the sight of God. Those practices are not neutral. They open the door to the spirit realm in a way God forbids, and they provoke His anger. At the same time, those who trust in such wickedness deceive themselves when they say no one sees them. God does see. He is the sovereign Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth, and nothing done in darkness is hidden from Him. You do not need to seek power or protection from any other source. To forsake the Lord is to step outside His hand of blessing and protection, but to stay close to Him through Jesus Christ is to remain under His care.

The Bible pictures the way God protects His creation. He placed coverings around the earth to shield it, and in the same way He Himself is a covering over His people. He does not remove His watch at night, and He does not withdraw it during the day. He guards you while you sleep and He guards what He has entrusted to you while you are away. That same faithful watch is over your loved one who is walking through Parkinsons disease.

When threats come, Scripture gives a model for how to pray. When the apostles were threatened and commanded not to speak in the name of Jesus, they did not pray first for the threats to disappear. They gathered together and lifted their voice with one accord to God as the sovereign Creator. They acknowledged that the threats were wrong, and then they asked for boldness to speak His word and for Him to stretch forth His hand to heal and to show that Jesus is alive and risen. In a similar way, when Hezekiah was faced with overwhelming threats from his enemies, the word of the Lord through Isaiah was simply to rest and trust in Him, and God delivered him.

You can pray in that same way now. Do not let fear or threats silence your trust in Jesus. Light is stronger than darkness, and truth overcomes lies. Stand firm in your commitment to serve the Lord no matter the cost, knowing that to live is Christ.

I have prayed for you like this: Father, You are the sovereign Lord who made heaven and earth. You see all things and You are our refuge. I ask You to place Your hand of protection over this dear one at night and over their home and property during the day, and to guard them from theft and from every threat and from every work of witchcraft and the occult. Let no curse or sorcery have power over one who belongs to Jesus. Give peace in place of fear and boldness to rest in You. Stretch forth Your hand upon the loved one with Parkinsons disease. Bring comfort, strength for each day, protection from harm, and Your healing touch according to Your will. Keep them both close to You, never forsaking You, so they may remain under Your faithful care. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Keep looking to Jesus, stay in His word, and keep your trust in Him alone. He is faithful to keep you.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer. We have continued to lift you up before the Lord and we have been praying for your protection at night and for your property during the day, for deliverance from witchcraft and from theft and threats, and for your loved one who has Parkinsons disease. We understand that you feel vulnerable and we have asked God to be your refuge and strength and to cover you with His peace.

We are clinging to His promises for you that He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty as in Psalm 91:1, that the Lord is faithful and will strengthen you and guard you from evil as in 2 Thess 3:3, and that no weapon formed against you shall prosper as in Isa 54:17.

We pray in Jesus Name that God will command His angels concerning you to watch over you at night and to guard your property by day, that He will break every work of witchcraft and render powerless every threat and plan of theft, that He will give you restful sleep and a renewed sense of safety, and that He will pour out His comfort and mercy and sustaining strength upon you and your loved one.

If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know so we can rejoice with you. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ.