Daily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper

Joshua 1:9 — Jesus, Watch Over New Zealand and Lead Us With Wisdom and Peace - @1231 - Daily Devotional Podcast.

Reverend Ben Cooper

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Joshua 1:9 — Jesus, Watch Over New Zealand and Lead Us With Wisdom and Peace From London to Christchurch, New York, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, and Auckland — this national evening prayer lifts New Zealand before God for peace, stability, wisdom, unity, and strength. Joshua 1:9 (NIV): “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Psalm 23:5 (NIV): “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies… You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” Jesus, tonight we bring before You the nation of New Zealand — its cities, its families, its leaders, its young people, its workplaces, its future, and its fragile places. You see the pressure, the uncertainty, the tension, the fatigue, the storms, the rising cost of living, the emotional weight carried by communities, and the deep desire for Your peace. And these reflect the long-tail searches rising across the Pacific and around the world: prayer for my nation, Jesus bring peace to my country, prayer for government wisdom, prayer for national healing, prayer for protection over New Zealand, prayer for unity in crisis, prayer for stability, prayer for revival in my land, prayer for families under pressure, prayer for peace after disaster. Jesus, strengthen Christchurch — give comfort where trauma lingers, courage where fear surfaces, stability where uncertainty rises, and hope where heaviness tries to settle. Bring unity where division grows, wisdom where decisions are complex, protection where threats emerge, calm where anxiety spreads, healing where the land still aches, and revival where hearts are hungry. Speak courage into leaders and compassion into policies. Give clarity to those carrying national responsibility. Surround first responders, teachers, healthcare workers, and frontline families with supernatural strength. Let the church rise in holiness, unity, boldness, and compassion. Let Your Spirit breathe over the land from the far north to the deep south. I declare:  Jesus Christ watches over New Zealand, peace is possible, unity is rising, wisdom is provided, courage is restored, fear will not rule this land, and the Shepherd of Psalm 23 anoints this nation with overflowing grace. Joshua 1:9 New Zealand prayer, Christchurch national prayer, Psalm 23 blessing, prayer for government wisdom, prayer for national

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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, love, and strength. If you've got a prayer request, please send them into info at dailyprayer.uk. Thank you for your support. Thank you to everybody that buys us a coffee, just three pounds sterling a month. Just three pounds. You know, hit that link. This is their listener-funded ministry. May the spirit of God be with you. And thank you to everybody that is listening on RB Christian Radio and the back library of all these podcasts, these prayers, over 1,200 prayers. You know, the Spirit of the Lord is moving. He's calling us to prayer, he's calling us to the Word of God, and Jesus Christ is with you wherever you are right now. Father, in the name of Jesus, I invite my brothers and sisters to lock shields with me. Sister, brother, good morning, good evening, good afternoon. Where are you in the world? God is with you. Are you in the fire of life? God is with you. Are you at the base of the mountain? God is with you. Are you halfway up the mountain and climbing the mountain of life? God is with you. Are you at the peak? Have you reached the pinnacle? God is with you. Wherever you are at this morning, at this hour, at this evening, the Spirit of the Lord is over you. I'm so confident in this because I believe in the Bible. I believe in the Word of God, and the Spirit of the Lord is over you. You are blessed and highly favored, wonderfully and fearfully made. God is with you. It doesn't matter how I feel or how we feel. Emotions are irrelevant to the kingdom of God. And Jesus loves you. Father, I thank you for the listeners around the world. Jesus, watch over us today. Lord, watch over New Zealand today. Lord, as we lock in, as we pray for New Zealand and we pray, dear God, for humanity around the world. Jesus, watch over New Zealand and lead us into wisdom and peace. Father, we come, dear God, out of the battlefield of life. Lord, we come out of the war zones of life. We come out, dear God, of the skirmishes, the crossfire, the friendly fire. Lord, the friendly fire of text, the friendly fire of social media. Lord, that friendly fire on social media is getting a bit much now. Lord, I pray that we won't lean into social media. We won't lean into the world. We won't conform to the pattern of the world. But we will be strong and courageous. Lord, we be like Joshua and Caleb. Lord, when we hear a bad report, we go, our God is able. When you hear a bad report, just pause and say, our God is able. Our God is able. Father, in the name of Jesus, we know that our God is able. Lord, we're financially stretched, but our God is able. Lord, this nation isn't looking too good, but our God is able. Lord, work pressure, life pressure, family, life, everything, Lord, as we zigzag in and out the cones of life, Father, our God is able. Lord, we got to remind you, Lord, right now, with the greatest respect in heaven and earth that you are able. So, dear God, we call you down into the arena of our life. And Father, wherever we are, from London to Christchurch, from Christchurch to New York, from New York to Warsaw, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Auckland, right the way through the Americas. Dear God, bless New Zealand. Spirit of the living God, we pray right now for every one of us that we will feel the love and the power. We will find peace, stability, wisdom, unity, and strength in the kingdom of God. Lord, I lock shields with faith today. I lock shields with and of faith with my brothers and sisters. And Lord, we're in agreement. You tell us where two or three are in agreement, there you are in the very midst. So, Father, we are in agreement that we're healed. We're in agreement, Lord, that we're financially strong. We're in agreement that fear is gone. We're in agreement, Lord, as we kick the duvet off in the morning, that we're blessed and highly favored. Lord, as we put our makeup on, we're in agreement in the name of Jesus. Christ, as we are homemakers, we're in agreement. As we're at work, at school, on the commute run, wherever we are, we are in agreement together and in the word of God that our God is able. Father, we need supernatural power, we need the love of God, and we declare today that we are blessed and highly favored. And Lord, we love the book of Joshua 1, verse 9. Have I not commanded you, be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the Lord thy God will be with you wherever you go. Sisters and brothers, we've spending a lot of time in Joshua, but the Lord is leading us to these scriptures. He is telling you, He is telling me right now, across the world, be strong and courageous. Do not be intimidated by the bear and the lion on the field of life. Do not be intimidated by what you see and what you feel. Do not live by emotions, do not live by perception, do not live by what you see. The Bible says that we will live by faith. Spirit of the living God, we pray for such an outpouring of your love, your mercy, your saving grace. Come, Holy Spirit, stir us, we pray, in Jesus' name. I'll catch you on the next prayer.