We join you in thanking our Lord Jesus Christ for sustaining you by His great grace from your first cry till your last breath, and we stand with you together before the throne of grace to seek His will for your family, your children, your mother, your ministry, your business, and for the opening of the newly built church for the salvation of perishing souls.
We hear your cry for daily work and income and for protection from those who oppose you, and we bring these burdens to the Father in Jesus' name. We are reminded of the promise in Philippians 4:19 that My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. We also cling to Psalm 91:1-2 that 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. Our God is faithful to provide and to protect, and He calls us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and then all these things will be added to us as in Matthew 6:33.
We understand your deep concern about the hindrance to the opening of the church and the opposition you feel from the minister in charge and others. You have asked that Isaiah 41:11-12 be fulfilled and that God would utterly destroy every evil agenda. We share your zeal for the house of God and for the gospel to go forward, and we know that God is just and mighty to defend His work. Scripture says in Isaiah 41:11 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 in Isaiah 41:12 You will seek them, and won't find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing. Yet we must also remember what the Lord teaches us about how we are to view our enemies. 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 as in Ephesians 6:12.
Therefore we gently encourage you not to pray for the destruction of people, but for the destruction of the works of darkness and for the repentance and salvation of those who oppose the gospel. Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:44 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 we are told in Romans 12:19 Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. Our desire should be that even those who have joined hands against the work of Christ would be convicted by the Holy Spirit, turn from evil, and be saved, while God Himself thwarts every plan that is not of Him.
You also mention Luke 12:49 where Jesus says I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled. This fire speaks of His purifying presence, the refining work of the Holy Spirit, and the zeal of the gospel that divides truth from darkness and calls all people to decision. We pray that this holy fire would indeed be kindled in your church, in your community, and in the hearts of all who enter, that souls would be convicted of sin, cleansed by the blood of Christ, and set ablaze with love for Him.
Concerning witchcraft, black magic and demonic works, we take confidence that greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world as in 1 John 4:4, and that the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one as in 2 Thessalonians 3:3. We do not fear these works because Christ has already overcome them at the cross, and as we submit to God and resist the devil he will flee from us as in James 4:7.
We pray together now.
Father in heaven, we come to You only through the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord, for there is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved and have access to Your throne. We thank You for Your sustaining grace over this family. We ask You to provide daily work and income for their business according to Your wisdom, that they may have enough and overflow to give to Your work and to those in need. Keep their hearts from loving money, but teach them contentment and diligence for Your glory.
Lord, we ask for Your divine protection over this family, their children, their mother, their ministry and their business. Cover them with Your wings, let no weapon formed against them prosper, and guard their peace and joy which You have given. We ask You to intervene in the matter of the newly built church. Let nothing hinder what is Your will for the salvation of perishing souls. Frustrate every evil counsel and secret plan, expose every work of darkness, and let Your purpose prevail. We pray for the minister in charge and all who oppose this work, that You would bring conviction, open their eyes, and lead them to repentance, that they may become fellow workers rather than hindrances.
We pray that You would burn up every assignment of witchcraft and demonic oppression by the power of the name of Jesus Christ, and that Your holy fire would fill this family and this church with holiness, truth, and evangelistic power. Establish this church as a light that cannot be hidden, where Christ alone is preached and souls are truly saved. Give this family strength to love their enemies, to bless and not curse, and to rest in Your justice and mercy.
We trust that You hear us because we pray in the mighty and only saving name of Jesus Christ. Amen.