Daily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper

Faith Under Fire: Hebrews 13:3 — Strength, Courage and God’s Shielding Presence Over the Persecuted, Underground and Whispering Church in Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and the Central African Republic

Reverend Ben Cooper

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Faith Under Fire: Hebrews 13:3 — Strength, Courage and God’s Shielding Presence Over the Persecuted, Underground and Whispering Church in Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and the Central African Republic From London to Kabul, from Sana’a to Tehran, from Bangui to New York — a global 9 A.M. Faith Under Fire prayer within the DailyPrayer.uk 24-Hour Devotional Cycle. Scripture (NIV). Hebrews 13:3 — “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them… and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed…”. Global searches for “persecuted church,” “secret believers,” and “underground Christians” rise sharply in December as pressure intensifies in restricted nations. These verses are among the most-searched worldwide for courage, endurance and divine protection under oppression Prayer  Father, in the mighty name of Jesus, we lift the persecuted, underground and whispering Church across Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and the Central African Republic. Strengthen every believer who gathers in secret, prays in whispers, and worships under threat. Cover those imprisoned for Christ. Shield families forced to hide their faith. Protect house churches, scattered groups and believers who walk alone. Give courage where fear is suffocating. Let miracles break through surveillance, intimidation and violence. Provide food, safety, safe passage and divine encounters. Surround them with Your angels. Empower them to endure, to hope, and to shine the light of Christ in the darkest lands. Lord, remember them, sustain them, and pour strength into their spirits today. Prayer Points prayer for persecuted church, prayer for underground believers, prayer for courage, prayer for protection, prayer for endurance, prayer for secret churches, prayer for imprisoned Christians Life Application  Pray Hebrews 13:3 today. Carry persecuted believers in your heart and lift one nation before God with focused, intentional prayer. Declaration I declare that God strengthens, protects and upholds His persecuted Church today. Call to Action Share this prayer and visit DailyPrayer.uk for global devotional resources. 24-Hour Arc Connector

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Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben Cooper, recorded live here in London, England, where the world gathers for five minutes of faith, hope, and strength. If you can support this ministry, you know the drill. Hit the link, buy me a coffee in the show notes below. Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank you for the listeners. Listeners, I just want to say thank you to God for you right now. I thank you for walking with us. But right now, we're jumping straight into prayer. Faith under fire. Please stay with me. Don't go. Stay with me. We've got to pray. We got to pray for the persecuted church. Don't go. Come on. I know we're tired. I know we're weary. I know we need these uplifting prayers. I know all that. But brother and sister, stay with me. Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray that we will stay praying together. Because, Lord, we pray for our beautiful brothers and sisters in lands that are worn, torn. We pray for the persecuted church. We pray for the church under fire. We pray right now for those that are struggling to run for their lives. We ask you, dear God, that the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit will be with the whispering church, the secret church. Lord, that church that is underground, that house church. Lord, whether having church in prisons, Lord, let the glory, let the love, let the flavor, let the anointing of God, let the Lion of Judah be over these war-torn nations. Father, we pray for the persecuted church right now in Afghanistan. We pray for Afghanistan, the believers within the borders of Afghanistan, that they will know the love and the power of Jesus Christ. We pray for the leaders of Afghanistan. We pray that you will bring, Lord, the love of God to Afghanistan right now, right the way through. We ask that Bibles will get through. We pray, Lord, also for Yemen. Lord, we cry out for the Yemen. We pray, dear God, for the famine. We pray for the conflict. We pray for the love of God to be within Yemen. And Lord, we pray for every believer right now. Lord, we ask you, dear God, that as the church grows in Yemen. Father, we thank you that the mighty name of Jesus is with those. And Lord, we pray for Iran. Lord, we thank you that, dear God, the church in Iran is growing. That the secret church, that the whispering church, the underground church, that church that is unseen. Lord, that church that never hits the media news channels. Father, we are praying, dear God, for that beautiful, persecuted church. Father, we believe that the fire of God is over Yemen right now. Lord, we believe that Iran is being saved. We believe that Afghanistan, dear God, is seeing the glory of God. And Lord, we pray also, dear God, for Central Africa right now. We pray right the way through the borders and around Africa, that Africa will be saved. Father, we pray that you will bless and heal that land and the Spirit of the Lord will be over, Lord, right now, over these nations. We're asking, dear God, for those that have got their faith under fire. We believe that Hebrews 13 verse 3 is for them. We pray for strength, we pray for courage and God's shielding presence over the persecuted, the underground, the whispering church in Afghanistan, Yemen, dear God, Iran, and also, dear God, Central Africa. Let the love of God, let Bibles get in, Lord. Father, we thank you that there is breakthrough. And Lord, as we are here live in London, England, from London to Kabul, from Kabul all the way to Bangladesh, from Bangladesh to Africa, from Africa to Brazil, dear God, Jamaica, Sierra Leone. Let the power of God just move. But Lord, we hold on right now to Hebrews 13, verse 3. Continue to remember those that are in prison as if we were together with them. And those who are ministered as it was yourself. Father, we remember those that are in prison right now. We pray, dear God, that the love of God will be with our brothers and sisters in the secret church, the underground church. Lord, let there be such a sharp rising of the Holy Spirit. We pray, dear God, that healings will take place. We believe that salvation is in the secret believers church, the persecuted church, the underground church, the house church. Father, bless those prisoners of faith. But Lord, we claim 2 Corinthians 4 verse 8. We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed. We pray for those secret believers that Bibles will get into every land, that the love of God will carry them. And let the Spirit of the Lord be with you today, wherever you are today, sister and brother. Hold on tight to the word of God. Follow us on social media at dailyprayer.uk. May the Spirit of the Lord be over you. Never give up. My name's Reverend Ben Cooper. Until tomorrow.