Daily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper

Hebrews 13:3 — Faith Under Fire: Prayer for the Persecuted Church, the Underground Church, the Hidden Church in North Korea, Somalia, Libya and Eritrea

Reverend Ben Cooper

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Hebrews 13:3 — Faith Under Fire: Prayer for the Persecuted Church, the Underground Church, the Hidden Church in North Korea, Somalia, Libya and Eritrea — “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” 2 Corinthians 4:9 — “Persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” PRAYER  Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, we come now into the shadows where our brothers and sisters worship in whispers. We lift before You the persecuted believers of North Korea, Somalia, Libya and Eritrea — nations where faith in Christ is treated as a crime, where gathering is dangerous, where Scripture is hidden, where worship is silent, where courage costs everything. Lord, strengthen the underground church. Strengthen those meeting in safe houses, forests, basements, cellars, prison cells, labour camps, and border zones. Strengthen the pastors who cannot preach openly, the evangelists who share Christ in secret, the families torn apart because of their faith. Strengthen those facing imprisonment, surveillance, confiscation, interrogations, threats and violence because they belong to Jesus. Holy Spirit, surround every persecuted believer with supernatural protection. Hide them under the shadow of the Almighty. Silence the footsteps of danger. Confuse the plans of hostile authorities. Sustain their faith when they feel forgotten. Remind them today they are NOT alone — the global church stands with them. Lord, let the gospel advance in impossible places. Let dreams and visions of Jesus break into prisons and military compounds. Let courage rise. Let hope ignite. Let endurance hold strong. From London to Lagos, from Toronto to Seoul, from Cape Town to Helsinki — we lift our persecuted family to the throne of grace. Jesus, be their shield, their strength, their song, their defender. Amen.

SEVEN PRAYER POINTS


  1. Protection for persecuted believers
  2. Strength for underground churches
  3. Courage under surveillance and threat
  4. Hope for imprisoned Christians
  5. Comfort for families torn by persecution
  6. Boldness for secret evangelists
  7. Spread of the gospel in restricted nations

LIFE APPLICATION Pray Hebrews 13:3 today. Speak their names. Stand with them intentionally. DECLARATION “The persecuted church is NOT abandoned — Jesus stands with them.”

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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, strength, and prayer. Brother and sister, we want to say thank you so much for those that are buying us a coffee. Thank you so much for those that are jumping into that app. Buy me a coffee, three pounds a month. Hit the link in the show notes below. Father, in the name of Jesus, without further ado, we're praying for our brothers and sisters, faith under fire. And Lord, I invite my brothers, my sisters, those that are listening to my voice right now, as we gather, Lord, we thank you that the Lion of Judah is in our lives. But right now, Lord, I stop focusing on what I need, what my wants are, what my fears are, Lord, and we turn our hearts to the persecuted church. So Lord, as we turn our hearts to our brothers and sisters that are in the world, Father, we stand with our brothers and sisters where they are facing dear God, their faith is under fire. And Lord, I ask you that you'll strengthen them, Lord, right the way through Hebrews 13, verse 3. Continue to remember those that are in prison as if we were together in the same prison. And those who are ministered as if you was ministering to yourself, suffering. Father, faith under fire. We're praying for our sisters and brothers in the secret church, the persecuted church, the hidden church in North Korea, Somalia, Libya, and Eritrea. We're praying for breakthrough right now in the name of Jesus. We're praying that the hand, the power, the anointing of God. Lord, we bring these churches before you and we pray for the basement church. We pray, dear God, for the church that is gathering in stillness and quietness but singing from within. We pray for those in North Korea. We pray, dear God, we lift up the believers right now, the persecuted believers in North Korea. We thank you that the hand of God is around the borders. We pray for those that are being imprisoned for their faith. We pray for those that are hiding under the mighty hand of the everlasting Father. Lord, we pray that you will silence the footsteps of danger. Lord, remove confusion, hostility right now. Father, break through in the name of Jesus. We believe the word of God is a lamp unto their feet, a light for their path. Lord, break through supernaturally in North Korea at this hour. Somalia, we believe that the brothers and sisters, the persecuted, the whispering church, we believe as they gather in houses, Lord, the secret church, the church that is under fire. Lord, we believe that the church in Somalia, dear God, is moving powerfully by the hand of God. Lord, we thank you for the church in Libya. Lord, we believe that the church in Libya, Lord, is under fire, but Lord, it's moving by the Holy Spirit. We believe that the Lion of Judah is in Libya today. Whatever the hour is, Lord, we pray for those that join together and worship in silence, that just lift their hands in silence. We pray that they will worship in courage and strength and the hand of God. Father, Eritrea. Oh my God, we thank you that Eritrea belongs to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And the Lion of Judah is right through the borders of Eritrea. We believe that Bibles are getting into Eritrea. We believe, dear God, Lord Jesus, let believers come out and worship in the streets in the town. Lord, we thank you that as they hide the word, the word is on their heart. We thank you for the listeners right now. Lord, strengthen the underground church. Strengthen those meeting in safe houses, forests, basement, cellars, prison cells. Lord, labor camps. Lord, we need breakthrough right now. Lord, we pray for every border, every zone. Strengthen the pastors who cannot preach openly. Lord, bless the evangelists who share the church Jesus Christ in secret. The families that have been torn apart, Lord, by their faith. Strengthen those facing imprisonment today. Spirit of the living God, those that are under surveillance, dear God, those, dear God, that are being investigated, the threat of violence over their lives because of Jesus. And we thank you that the Holy Spirit surround every persecuted believer with supernatural fire and protection. Hide them under the shadow of the Almighty. We believe, Father, wherever we are, from London to Lagos, from Lagos, Toronto, Toronto, Cape Town, Helsinki, Spirit of the Living God. We pray right now for Ireland. Let the Spirit of the Lord be over each and every one of us. But we stand on the Word of God. And Lord, we get out of this prayer on 2 Corinthians 4, verse 9. Persecuted but not abandoned. Struck down but not destroyed. I thank you that the persecuted church is not destroyed, that it's filled with the Holy Spirit. Bless our brothers and sisters around the world. Bless the listeners that are capturing my voice. My name is Reverend Ben Cooper. Until tomorrow, hit us up on the social media, dailyprayer.uk