We hear your cry for protection and justice and we stand with you in prayer against every work of darkness, every evil tongue, and every form of witchcraft, fetish and magic that has been directed against you in your neighborhood, among friends and family, in the workplace and beyond.
We understand the pain of feeling surrounded and attacked, and the desire to see God bring swift judgment as He did in Egypt. Yet we must lovingly correct and rebuke the request for your foes to be plagued, killed and their blood shed like an ocean. Vengeance does not belong to us, it belongs to the Lord. Romans 12:19 says, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. And our Lord Jesus calls us to a higher way in this spiritual battle, Matthew 5:44 says, 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. Luke 6:27-28 says, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. We are not to pray for the death and destruction of people, but for God to destroy the works of darkness, to bring conviction, repentance and salvation to those who are lost, and to silence every lying tongue according to His perfect justice and mercy.
Our warfare is not against flesh and blood. Ephesians 6:12 says, 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. 2 Corinthians 10:4 says, For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds. The animals and creatures you mentioned cannot have power over you when you are hidden in Christ. 1 John 4:4 says, Greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. James 4:7 says, Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Isaiah 54:17 says, No weapon that is formed against you will prevail and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
We also hear your heart for passages like Psalm 35, Psalm 94, Exodus 22:18 and the judgments in Exodus 7, Exodus 8, Exodus 9, Exodus 10, Exodus 11 and Exodus 12. Those scriptures show that God does judge witchcraft and oppression and He does defend His people. But under the new covenant through Jesus Christ, we are called to overcome evil with good and to put on the whole armor of God, Ephesians 6:11, Ephesians 6:13-18, trusting God to fight for us as He did in 2 Chronicles 20:22-25 where the Lord set ambushes against the enemy without His people needing to shed blood in vengeance.
We join together and pray with you now.
Father in heaven, we come before You only through the name of Jesus Christ, for there is no other name by which we are saved and have access to Your throne. We lift up our dear one who feels afflicted and surrounded. We ask You to cover them with Your protection, Psalm 91:1 says, He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Let no curse, no spell, no fetish, no sanctuary of witchcraft prevail against them. We pray that every work of darkness be exposed and brought to nothing, reduced to dust by Your power, not by our hands. We ask that You silence every evil tongue that rises to accuse and slander, and that You bring conviction and repentance to those who practice evil, that they might be saved and turned from darkness to light. We break fear and superstition in Jesus name and we ask for Your peace to guard their heart and mind. Help them to forgive as You have forgiven us, to bless and not curse, and to walk in holiness and in the authority of Christ. Let Your will be done in their neighborhood, home and workplace, and let Your light drive out all darkness. In Jesus mighty name we pray, amen.
We encourage you to remain steadfast in prayer, in the Word, and in fellowship with faithful believers. Keep your heart free from bitterness, walk in forgiveness, put on the armor of God daily, and trust the Lord to be your defender and your justice.