For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12
Ways to Pray
WHO
Browse and research the list. Consult with your church, family, and friends. Ask
God for insight and an emotional connection. Choose a terrorist or terrorism sponsor.
Register your “adoption” as a countable commitment to pray faithfully
at regular intervals for that individual’s salvation.
HOW
- In obedience (regardless of how you feel)
- In faith (certain of what God desires)
- In hope (confident of God’s goodness)
- In love (forgiving as you have been forgiven)
- In earnest (seriously and passionately)
- Without fear (courageously)
- With faithfulness (disciplined regular intervals)
- With a friend, group, or on-line community (two or three gathered together)
WHAT
- For heart changes
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example: “Father, lead Osama Bin Laden to repent for rejecting Jesus and declaring
war on your children.”
- For dreams and visions
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example: “Jesus, reveal yourself in dreams and visions to Ahmadinijad. May
he not sleep in peace until he surrenders to you.”
- For irresistible pursuit by God’s Spirit
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example: “Holy Spirit, relentlessly pursue Al Zawahiri to the depths of his
hideout, that he may not escape your grace.”
- For inescapable proclamation of God’s Word
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example: “Jesus, may news of your free gift of eternal salvation reach the
opened ears of Rahman Yasin.”
- For powerful demonstrations of God’s grace
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example: “Lord, expose Shaik Mohammed to the precious testimony of Jesus’
followers.”
- For providential convergence of circumstances
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example: “Father, orchestrate events (research and name some) around Hamed
Ali and his friends to facilitate these prayers.”
- For vulnerability
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example: “Dear God, strip from Jose Padilla all his defenses that he may turn
to Jesus for hope and salvation.”
- For conviction of sin and sense of shame
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example: “Jesus, confront and overwhelm Ismail Haniyeh with his shameful deeds
and sinful nature till he becomes desperate for righteousness from you.”
- For freedom to respond
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example: “Father, provide an environment to Jamal Ahmed in which he is free
to confess and believe in Jesus as Lord openly.”
- For follow-up resources
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example: “Lord, surround Muhammad Shallah with devotional materials, gospel
broadcasts, fellowship opportunities, and courageous mentors.”
- For God’s honor
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example: “God, may the redemption of Izz-al-Din clearly display your character
and glory.”
- Against spiritual blindness and bondage
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example: “Lord, release Dulmatin from Satan’s grip and open him to sense
and know your grace in Jesus.”
- Against enabling socio-economic conditions
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example: “Father, destroy the economic and social situations (research and
name some) that constrain gospel proclamation, limit free response, promote ignorance,
and perpetuate rejection of Jesus in the environment of al-Liby.”