We join with you in lifting up this burden before the Lord and we agree together for His will to be done in these perilous times.
We hear your heart to see every leader, every service member, and every civilian saved, guided, and protected, and we stand on the word which says I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence, for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth 1 Tim 2:1-4. It is right and good to pray this way, and we do so with thanksgiving.
We pray for Commanders-in-Chief, Prime Ministers, military leaders, troops, believers and civilians in every nation you have named and in every nation you have not named, from Israel and Egypt, Palestine, Yemen, Iran and throughout the Middle East, to Ukraine and Russia, to China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, to Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia and the islands of the sea, that God would grant salvation, wisdom and guidance, and that He would restrain evil and protect innocent life. We ask the Lord to give wisdom to those in authority to act with justice and restraint, for we know the king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses, he turns it wherever he desires Prov 21:1, and that there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God Rom 13:1. We pray that those who bear the sword would bear it not in vain, for he is a servant of God to you for good, but if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain, for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil Rom 13:4, and that the Lord would thwart the plans of the wicked Ps 33:10-11 and spoil every evil scheme.
We ask for protection over our troops and over all who serve, for no more deaths where life can be spared, for precision where force must be used, for military targets only and for the shielding of civilians who are so often placed in harm's way for evil motives. We ask the Lord to expose threats as He did for Israel when the prophet warned the king, so that he saved himself there more than once 2 Kings 6:10, and to send His holy angels to guard and deliver, for are they not all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation Heb 1:14, and He will give his angels command over you, to guard you in all your ways Ps 91:11. We remember that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world 1 John 4:4, and that though the enemy would devour, the Lord sits in the heavens and does whatever He pleases Ps 115:3, working all things after the counsel of His will Eph 1:11, and we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose Rom 8:28.
We pray for the peace of Jerusalem Ps 122:6 and for the salvation of both Jew and Gentile throughout the Middle East and the whole earth, for God commands all people everywhere to repent Acts 17:30, and He is not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance 2 Peter 3:9, that a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages might stand before the throne and before the Lamb Rev 7:9. We pray for the fostering of godly alliances between free nations, for humility and wisdom in what leaders say and how they say it, for the diminished influence of evil alignments, for the eradication of false teaching and persecution, and for the furtherance of free speech and press, written, spoken and digital, so that the gospel of Jesus, the true Messiah, may go forth with freedom and clarity as we pray at all times in the Spirit and with utterance to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News Eph 6:18-20.
We pray that His Church would truly be called a house of prayer for all peoples Isa 56:7, Mark 11:17, and that we would humble ourselves, submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from us James 4:7, putting on the whole armor of God Eph 6:10-18, submitting to government Rom 13:1 and to those who watch over our souls Heb 13:17, while trusting not in princes or in weapons but in the Lord God Omnipotent who reigns Rev 19:6.
Father, we give You thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign Rev 11:17. We ask You to save the worst, bless the best, and guide them all. Raise up and set down according to Your perfect wisdom. Let the end result be that the gospel is proclaimed, disciples are made of all nations Matt 28:19-20, and Many come to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, for there is salvation in no other name. We offer these requests with thanksgiving, asking that the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard our hearts and our thoughts in Christ Jesus Phil 4:6-7, and we ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and our only hope, Amen.