We join you in thanking our Lord Jesus Christ for sustaining you and your family by His great grace from your first cry until your last breath, and we stand with you together seeking His will for divine intervention, provision, protection and prosperity.
We rejoice that you have come in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father. As it is written in John 14:6 and Acts 4:12, there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved, and we praise God that your request honors His Son.
We lift up your business before the Lord. We know that He is Jehovah Jireh, our provider, and we pray that He will grant you daily work and income according to His riches and wisdom. We are reminded in Philippians 4:19 that God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus, and in Proverbs 16:3 to commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. We pray that you will continue to work diligently with integrity, trusting not in wealth itself but in the God who gives it, and that He will bless the work of your hands for His glory and for the support of your family and ministry.
We also join you in prayer for the opening of the newly built church that you desire to see used for the salvation of perishing souls. This is indeed the heart of Christ, who desires all people to be saved. We understand your burden regarding those who hinder this work, including the minister in charge and others you feel have joined with evil against it. We share your desire to see Isaiah 41:11 fulfilled, where it is written, Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish, and Isaiah 41:12. Yet we must also remember what Scripture teaches about spiritual warfare and our response to enemies. Our struggle 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 in Ephesians 6:12. Therefore we do not pray for the destruction of people, but for the utter destruction of the evil agenda, the deception and the demonic works behind them. We are commanded in Matthew 5:44 to love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, and in Romans 12:19 not to avenge yourselves, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. So we pray that God will thwart every secret plan to destroy your peace, joy and prosperity, that He will expose darkness, convict hearts, and bring repentance where there is sin, and that His perfect justice and mercy will prevail.
You mentioned Luke 12:49 where the Lord Jesus said, I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled. We understand this fire to be the purifying, refining fire of the Holy Spirit and the gospel that burns away sin and brings conviction and holiness, not a fire of personal revenge. We pray that this holy fire will indeed be kindled in you, in your family, in that church and everywhere, that souls will be convicted, cleansed and set ablaze for Christ.
We also stand against fear regarding witchcraft, black magic and demonic works. We declare with you that no weapon formed against you will prosper, and that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world in 1 John 4:4. We cling to 2 Thessalonians 3:3 that the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one, and to Psalm 91:1 that he who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Christ has already triumphed over all darkness on the cross in Colossians 2:15, and those who are in Christ are secure in Him.
So we pray together now. Father in heaven, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace with thanksgiving. We ask You to provide for our brother and his family, to open doors for honest work and daily income for their business, and to give them wisdom to steward it faithfully. We ask You to fight for them as You promise in Exodus 14:14 that Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still. We ask You to nullify and utterly burn up every demonic work, witchcraft, black magic and secret evil plan formed against their family, ministry, business, health, peace, joy and prosperity, and let it have no power over those who are covered by the blood of Jesus. We ask You to intervene for the newly built church, to remove every hindrance to its opening, to convict and turn the hearts of any who oppose Your gospel purposes, and to let it be opened in Your perfect timing for the salvation of many souls. Let Your holy fire fall to purify Your church and to draw the lost to repentance. Guard this family under Your wings, keep them in good health and in Your perfect peace, and let all that they do prosper according to Your will. We trust Your justice and Your mercy, and we leave vengeance in Your hands while we choose to bless and pray for those who oppose us. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord we pray, Amen.
We encourage you to remain steadfast in prayer, in the Word and in fellowship, putting on the whole armor of God daily in Ephesians 6:11, forgiving as Christ forgave you, and continuing to commit your business and ministry to the Lord. He who began a good work in you will perfect it, and He is faithful to protect and provide for His children.