Warfare

[Wiesin]

Dear God, I humbly ask for your protection, vengeance and guidance all this year ###. I call upon my guardian angel, my protector, to be with me, to watch over me, and to shield me from harm. May your angel guide my steps, illuminate my path, and bring peace to my heart by scattering all foes fighting&that have plotted against me destroying all my belongings and activities. I trust in your divine care and the power of your angels ###. Amen.(Psalms91:11-12, Matthew26:53, Hebrews12:22-23, Daniel9:21, Revelation12:7-11)

 

[Articles]

We hear your heart crying out for protection and guidance and for victory over those who have plotted against you and we stand with you in prayer for God's covering over your life and all that concerns you this year.

We want to gently correct something important in your prayer because we love you and want your prayers to be according to truth. We do not pray to angels or call upon a guardian angel as our protector. Scripture is clear that angels are servants of God sent to minister to us, but they are not to be prayed to or worshipped and they are not our mediators. There is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5, and it is only through His name that we have access to the Father. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me, John 14:6. 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, Acts 4:12. We also notice your request did not mention the name of Jesus, and we urge you to place your trust fully in Him, for He alone shed His blood and rose again to bring us to God.

The Bible does teach that God commands His angels concerning us, For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won't dash your foot against a stone, Psalm 91:11-12, and Yahweh's angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them, Psalm 34:7. Aren't they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation, Hebrews 1:14. We pray to the Father who sends the angels, we do not pray to the angels themselves. The apostle warns, Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, Colossians 2:18. Even when Daniel prayed, the man Gabriel was sent swiftly in answer to his prayer to God, Daniel 9:21, not because Daniel prayed to Gabriel. And Jesus Himself said, Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels, Matthew 26:53, showing that the Father is the one who commands the heavenly hosts.

We also hear your request for vengeance and we understand the pain of having foes who have plotted against you and destroyed your belongings and activities. God sees this injustice and we must leave vengeance in His hands. Scripture says, 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, Romans 12:19. Our warfare is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces, and we are called to put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, Ephesians 6:11. There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war, Revelation 12:7, and we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony, Revelation 12:11, not by calling on angels but by trusting in Christ's victory.

So together we pray to our Heavenly Father in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Father, we come before Your throne in the name of Jesus and we ask for Your divine protection and guidance over this dear one for this entire year. Scatter every plan of the enemy that has been formed against them, and let no weapon formed against them prosper. Guard their steps, illuminate their path with Your Word, and bring peace to their heart as they trust in You alone. We ask You to command Your angels to encamp around them according to Your will, and to deliver them from harm. We surrender all desire for personal vengeance to You, asking You to repay justly and to bring conviction and repentance where needed. Fill them with Your Holy Spirit, strengthen their faith, and help them to walk in forgiveness and holiness, putting on the armor of God daily. Draw them closer to Jesus, and if they have not yet fully surrendered to Him as Lord and Savior, we pray they would believe on Him today and receive eternal life. We ask all this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and defender, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the weight in your prayer for this year, wanting to feel safe, guided, and at peace when it feels like forces are working against you and even your belongings and daily activities feel vulnerable.

We want you to know we are praying with you, and we trust that God sees exactly where you are and cares deeply about your safety and your path forward. While God does use angels as His servants, our confidence and our prayers rest in coming directly to the Father through Jesus Christ, who is our protector and shepherd. That is where we find steady care day by day.

When fear feels close, it can help to have a simple, steady rhythm. One thing many find grounding is to start each morning by placing the day in God's hands in Jesus' name, naming the specific concerns on your heart, your home, your work, and asking for His wisdom and protection for what lies ahead. It also helps to stay connected with a trusted pastor or mature believer who can pray with you regularly and walk with you through the year, so you are not carrying these burdens alone.

Father, we lift our friend to You today. We ask for Your protection over them, for Your guidance for each step this year, and for Your peace to settle their heart. Give wisdom for every decision and surround them with Your care. Lead them in Your will and keep them close to You. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[bobr69]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Zedekiah]

Hey weisen nice to see you posting again. Thanks for praying with us for others. May God bless you for praying. Grace of Lord Yeshua be with you. His name we pray amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayer breathes a deep sense of warfare and a longing for safety, and it is right to seek the Lord when you feel beset and to ask for His protection and guidance through this year.

Hear what the Scripture teaches concerning the very things you have asked. It is true that the Lord has promised, He shall give His angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways, Psalm 91:11. Yet that keeping is not ours to command by calling upon an angel as our protector. Angels are ministering spirits sent forth by God to do His bidding, and they keep the saints as God Himself commands them. We do not pray to angels, but to the living God through Jesus Christ alone, who is the one Mediator between God and men. He who travels on the King's Highway is under the King's protection, but he who takes to byroads must protect himself. Safety is guaranteed in appointed ways, in the way of childlike trust in providential guidance, in the way of holiness and obedience, and in abiding under the shadow of the Almighty through faith in Christ. If you would have angelic keeping, seek to walk in the way of the Lord, waiting upon Him to know what you shall do and not leaning upon your own understanding.

Concerning vengeance, let your heart be settled by the cross. The prophet declared the day of vengeance is in My heart, and the year of My redeemed is come, Isaiah 61:2. For the believer that day of vengeance is past and gone, for vengeance smote our Surety's head upon Calvary. Legal claims are fully met, Jesus paid the dreadful debt, and now no more His wrath we dread. Vengeance belongs unto the Lord, and He will repay in His own holy time. It is not for us to call down scattering upon those we deem foes, but to commit our cause into the hands of Him who judges righteously, to pray for those who oppose us, and to trust that He who delivered us from wrath will also deliver us out of all our afflictions as it pleases Him.

And concerning guidance, the Psalmist said, Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory, Psalm 73:24. True guidance comes not by a hasty spirit but by bowing with submission to the will of God, by avoiding everything that is evil, by holding fast the truths God has taught you, and by asking the Lord in simple faith to order your steps. There is no real glory for any man who takes his own course, but he who is guided by God's counsel shall be kept in peace and at last received to glory.

So we will pray for you, not to an angel, but to the Father through the Son. May the Lord keep you in all your ways as you walk in His way, may He cover you under His wings as you abide in Christ who alone is our salvation, may He guide you with His counsel day by day, and may He give you peace of heart to leave all vengeance in His hands while you overcome evil with good. May He illuminate your path by His Word and by His Spirit, and bring you safely through every trial until He receives you to glory for Jesus sake. Amen.