Dear Heavenly Father,
I know You are in control. I do not claim to understand Your master plan. I know Your ways are perfect.
My heart aches because of the problems in Denta. Young souls are being torn from Your loving arms, but how can that be? You are the Almighty Creator of everything that exists. Nothing can be torn out of Your loving arms.
But You have given us the ability to choose to stay. I know You have told us that no temptation is uncommon to man, for You are faithful and will provide a way to escape.
I beg You to open the eyes of these children. Let them see the way to escape and run without looking back.
Give them wisdom beyond their years. Give them courage that their parents may be lacking. Let them remember that they have the sword of the Spirit, which is Your Word. Let these children understand that the words they have memorized are not mere words, but Your power to defeat the strongholds of Satan.
Help me put my full trust in Your love for mankind. In Your name, I cry out for the protection of these children. I am here. You are everywhere. You fought the battle for Your people centuries ago. I know You can fight the battle in Denta and the surrounding areas.
I humbly plead for Your divine intervention. Do not let the witch doctors ask, “Where is this God? What has this God done to improve your standard of living?” Open the people’s eyes to the truth that their time on earth is just a speck in the span of eternity. Let them see that their future of hope and peace is found in You alone.
I know there are consequences for sin.
I know You are patient.
If my sins have contributed in any way to this devastation, I cry out for forgiveness.
Humble my heart. Help me develop a deep disgust for any sin I may be harboring. I want to be an open book before You. Give me the courage to be honest with myself. I do not want this prayer to be just lip service, but rather an occasion for soul-searching, gut-wrenching repentance that brings me to my knees in tears.
I do not understand why You, my all-knowing God, would allow children to be approached at night and give up the freedom You provided for them in exchange for a life filled with death.
If I have grown comfortable with the situation, thinking all is well and forgetting the daily need to put on the full armor of God, help me understand that the battle is all around me.
I cannot be complacent. I know You have told me that I need to be alert, for my enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
I should not worry. Who am I to question Your ways?
Forgive me for my doubt. Unite me and the people of Fairview Missionary Church in this battle of truth versus lies. Help us stand firm, knowing that we know the end of the story. Give us confidence in the power of prayer and the power of Your Word.
We have the benefit of reading and studying Your Word and learning of Your victories against all odds in the past. You have allowed us to read how prophecies made hundreds of years earlier came to pass.
May Your presence be unmistakably real in my life, in the lives of each member of this church, and in every God-fearing church in this world.
Let not our fear of unrest or our fear for our future on earth make it appear that Your arms are too short to save. I know You do not need us, but please use us so that we can witness Your power to defeat Satan, not only in Denta but also in our own hearts. Let there be a revival in our hearts so that, through the power of prayer and by following Your lead, thousands upon thousands will wholeheartedly follow You.
In Jesus’ all-knowing power, above all power,
Amen.
Author Anonymous