This week we pray against violence.
Pray with the SOUND CLIP below the prayer points.
In preparation for this prayer offensive you can start by studying this teaching below called What does it mean to be Salt of the Earth?, which introduces a new angle to being The Salt of the Earth. We are going to look for the Lord’s solution to certain issues on earth, and then pray it through via the audio clip below. You can agree with our prayer and then continue on your own. We will only add a new clip every few days to give you time to pray continually on the same subject, to give us time to listen for the Lord’s guidance on how to pray for the next subject, and to give more people opportunity to join in.
Whilst you pray with us, allow the Holy Spirit to lead you to pray for specific people that come to mind in your sphere of influence. We’ll do the same, and as people join us all over the world and do the same; this heap of salt will cleanse, preserve, and purify and make a huge difference on the earth from within each of our communities. “The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working],” (James 5:16). And those of hundreds of righteous men and women generate even more power!
Praying against Violence
You may
already know that violence is bred from anger, and anger is rooted in
rejection, bitterness, 
hurt, unforgiveness, and frustration.
hurt, unforgiveness, and frustration.
Violence
is amplified and instigated by Satan, who came to kill, steal and destroy and,
in for example the case of gangsterism, by peers with a lust for power and
control, as well as the individual's overpowering desire to belong and be
accepted.
The
qualities of godly love are listed in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. This is essentially
what the Lord is like and is therefore source of our love. It also happens to
be the solution to problems caused by evil and the sinful nature.
If we,
however, switch the source of these qualities and make it the human nature,
which is twisted by circumstances and abuse, the passage will probably read
like this: "Hatred, that results in violence, is impatient and unkind, it
envies and boasts, is arrogant and rude. It insists on its way, is irritable
and resentful, rejoices at wrongdoing and does not like the truth. Hatred does
not tolerate, does not believe in much and has no hope."
Our
prayer will therefore contain the following main components:
1. Praying for Jesus to reveal Himself and his
love to those involved in violence and
2. Coming against the evil forces instigating
this violence.
Jesus
prayed on the cross: "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they
are doing." I believe that most people that are "out of control"
actually hate what they do and do not know why they do what they are doing.
This is because they are usually blinded and overpowered by Satan.
Even
Judas Iscariot did not realize what he was doing when he betrayed Jesus. Soon
after he had done it, remorse filled his heart we read. Why was this? Up to
that moment that he betrayed Jesus Satan had used him and had blinded him for
what was happening. After Satan was done with Judas, he left him and then Judas
realized what he had done and the natural reaction was remorse.
This is
exactly why this intercession is so necessary. We will pray for such things as
revelation to those blinded by their circumstances, peer pressure and demonic
activity.
Just keep in mind that these sound clips are
only to get the prayers going and that fighting these forces is very much like playing
in a rugby team – see http://bibbytes.blogspot.com/2011/12/wars-and-sports-part-one.html. We
have to advance continuously until evil surrenders. If we do not advance through
continuous prayer as the Holy Spirit commanded in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, evil
will keep advancing as is currently the case.
Fortunately
this prayer army works together as a team if we are committed enough, so the
burden is not on any individual as such. If we all stay obedient by praying as
the Holy Spirit reminds and guides us, He will see to it that the prayer
continues consistently until Father God answers. “In the same way, the Spirit
helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the
Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God,” (Romans
8:26, 27).
When you pray and individuals or communities come to mind, please name them to the Lord.
When you pray and individuals or communities come to mind, please name them to the Lord.
Prayer
Points
- · Lord, please send someone to each individual involved in violence to make them aware of your love and solution to their situation. Create in them the desire for love and peace.
- · Start knocking at their door and create in them an awareness of the new life available in you as an alternative to their lifestyle.
- · Reveal yourself to each individual who are succumbed by violence.
- · Please raise up a caring attitude within your body, the church, so we would be available to sacrifice our time for those you are sending us to.
- · We pray against the power of the sinful nature affecting and manipulating those involved in violence.
- · We pray against the power of the evil forces that instigate and kindle violence in the hearts and lives of those involved in violence.
- · We pray for individuals and communities that fall victim to violence. We pray for an attitude of forgiveness and love toward their enemies, for such will release your power to deliver them from their situation.
- · We pray for Christians in communities affected by violence to rise up in love, intercession and care. Give them grace to love their enemies as per your Word, and through that they may heap burning coals on their enemies' heads.
- · Lord we realize that persecutors and violent people do not often realize what they're doing and therefore we forgive them and ask that you be merciful to them. Please send you servants to them to love them with a godly love that they do not understand.
- · Please raise up a team of intercessors who can advance against the demons that instigate violence in our earth, like a champion rugby team or a victorious army. Please help us to be faithful and continue to stand our ground against all odds (Ephesians 6:10-18). Reader, see also if you wish: http://bibbytes.blogspot.com/2011/12/using-armour-part-one.html
- · We release forgiveness into the hearts of those currently controlled by bitterness, hatred and anger. They will forgive those whom they currently feel sin against them.
- · Lord we reverse the qualities of hatred, which is the opposite of love, in those who became victim to it. We turn that anger into love in the spiritual realm so that those, who respond to it, can change.
- · Father we pray that you will reveal to people what they are doing, so they could see the results and consequences of their actions. Please make them aware of their motives and let them reconsider. Please lift the veil that Satan used to blind them.
- · Then Lord do we come against the evil forces that instigate all this violence. We tell you that the Lord rebukes you! Let the peace of the Lord replace the urge for violence that the instigating forces try put on their victims.
Pray with the SOUND CLIP above.
For more information on how this principle works Biblically, click on this link below:
