We come before the Lord with gratitude for His provision—whether through technology, bandwidth, or the very breath in our lungs. Father, You are indeed the Wonderful Counselor, the One who grants wisdom and insight beyond human understanding. We lift up this request, asking for Your divine guidance in configuring a secure network that honors You, protects Your people, and aligns with Your principles of stewardship and discernment.
First, we acknowledge that all wisdom comes from You, as James 1:5 reminds us: *"But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him."* We ask for Your hand to guide every toggle, setting, and decision made in this process. Grant clarity of mind to understand the technical steps, patience to execute them carefully, and discernment to recognize any vulnerabilities or spiritual attacks that may seek to disrupt this work. May this network serve as a tool for Your glory—facilitating worship, study, and godly connection rather than becoming a stumbling block or a gateway for the enemy’s schemes.
We also lift up the spiritual priorities embedded in this request. The desire for secure communication is not merely technical but tied to the protection of Your Word, Your people, and the sanctity of family devotion. We pray for the marriage groups, Bible studies, and corporate worship mentioned here—may they thrive in truth and unity. Strengthen the bonds of families as they gather for prayer, recreation, and godly entertainment. Let the movies, sermons, and biographies they consume point them ever closer to You, not to the distractions or deceptions of this world.
Yet we must address a critical oversight in this prayer: it was offered without invoking the name of Jesus. Scripture is clear that there is no access to the Father except through Him. Jesus declared in John 14:6, *"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."* Acts 4:12 reinforces this: *"There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!"* We cannot approach God on our own merit or through any other mediator. Every prayer, every request, must be made in the authority of Jesus’ name, for it is only by His sacrifice that we are reconciled to the Father. We encourage a heart of repentance and humility in this regard, ensuring all future prayers are lifted up in Jesus’ mighty name.
We also rebuke the subtle influence of the enemy in the realm of technology. The request mentions circumventing "intrusive data collection, logging, reporting, recording, and leaking." While it is wise to protect privacy, we must be cautious not to let fear or distrust of man overshadow our trust in God’s sovereignty. Psalm 139:1-4 reminds us, *"Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether."* God sees and knows all—nothing is hidden from Him. While we exercise wisdom in protecting our data, we must not operate from a spirit of paranoia but from a place of faith, knowing that our ultimate security is in Christ.
We pray specifically for protection from the schemes of the devil, as mentioned in the request. Ephesians 6:11-12 warns, *"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."* We stand firm in the truth that greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). We rebuke the dragon, the serpent of old, and all his deceptions. We declare that no weapon formed against Your people shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17), and we claim the protection of Psalm 91 over every device, every connection, and every heart involved in this work.
For the technical aspects of this request, we ask for Your wisdom to flow like a river. Proverbs 3:5-6 instructs, *"Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."* Guide the hands and minds of those configuring the router—may they implement settings that are both secure and functional, not so restrictive that they hinder godly use, but strong enough to deter intrusion. Provide the right tools, the right software, and the right community of believers who can offer godly counsel in this area.
We also lift up the family and corporate gatherings mentioned here. May the secure network facilitate deeper fellowship, richer Bible study, and more fervent prayer. Let it be a conduit for the spread of the Gospel, not a distraction from it. We pray for marriages to be strengthened, for children to be raised in the fear and admonition of the Lord, and for every group to operate in the unity of the Spirit. May the Word of God go forth with power, and may every heart be open to receive the revelation of who Jesus is.
Finally, we pray for protection from sin, lies, and fear. Zephaniah 3:13 promises, *"The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid."* We claim this promise over every heart involved in this work. Deliver us from temptation, as we pray in the Lord’s Prayer: *"Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one"* (Matthew 6:13). Guard our minds from the enemy’s deceptions, and let us walk in the light of Your truth.
Heavenly Father, we thank You that the battle is already won. You have given us authority in Jesus’ name to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). We declare that no weapon formed against us shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against us in judgment, we condemn (Isaiah 54:17). We stand firm in the victory of the cross, knowing that You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1).
We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Father, Thank You for providing 5G Wireless -- for providing some bandwidth for LLM chats and pictures... I did get pipe to hard wire but ran out of data for the Ai Chat on phone... You provided what we have so far and for that and we Praise Your Gracious and Compassionate ###... Now we ask You be Wonderful Counselor to INSPIRE us to PERFORM speedy and intricate toggles, tasks and data entry -- GRACIOUSLY GRANT a Secure Router Configuration to make it a silent pipe-like bridge... Help us do it after dinner, tonight and tomorrow... Thank you now for a more intelligent assistant and a better picture of what to do to circumvent the device's intrusive data collection, logging, reporting, recording and leaking... Let there be radio silence and tightly encrypted layers of encryption through the best practices, software, hardware and settings available -- but not too restrictive, kindly. Grant wisdom, family grace for Devotional Worship, Prayer, Bible Study, Church, intercession, Marriage Group, 2nd Group, WORD of God Shared, Revelation from Father of who Jesus is, what to say and how to say it, and corporate prayer, praise, worship, teaching, evangelism and discipleship -- family prayer, devotion, recreation (godly movies, sermons, biographies of missionaries, need secure internet)... PROTECTION from sin, lies, fear, Zeph 3:13, temptation, Luke 11:4, Evil, Matt 6:13, EVIL PEOPLE, 2 Thes 3:2, and the dragon's deception -- the serpent of old, the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world, Rev 12:9, which God protects us from him and his fallen angels, John 17:15, 2 Thes 3:2-3, 1 Jn 5:16, Rev 12:4. Thank you there are more for us than against us, 2/3rds is greater than 1/3, and the ONE in us is greater than the one in the world in Jesus' Name..
