Prayer for those that despitefully use you, and persecute you and for the persecuted Church
These prayers are written in obedience to Yeshua’s command in Matthew 5:44 to love our enemies, pray for those who persecute us, and continually remember the persecuted Church. All Scriptures spoken in this prayer are listed below, bringing the very words of God and Yeshua to you. Learn these Scriptures, for they are the heart of God for His people and will come to pass as He has spoken, He said all souls are His. In praying, we are asking God to fulfill His own promises, calling forth His words to be done for not only His people but for His enemies today as we were told to bless them and what greater blessing is there than to know the Lord. It makes it easy to believe what God already said He would do. I was led by the Lord to pray for the leaders of these nations but will do that on a separate post, I will link it here when I am done.
A Short Quick Prayer for If This Comes to your mind
God brings to our minds for a reason, when it happens to quick to lift the person, nation, leaders or whatever it is to a quick prayer, be a doer of the word and follow the Lords leading with prayer. It may surprise you how much scripture is in something short you are led to pray.
Father,
I bring before You once again the persecuted people and Your Church. (Mt 5:44) You know their needs even before we ask.(Mt 6) Surround them with Your protection as there is no saviour but you Lord (Isa 43:11 ), and make Yourself known to all who oppose them.( Jer 31:34 ) Draw their hearts to Yeshua, (Joh 6:44 ) bless them as You have commanded, and let Your will be done.( Mt 12:50)
I ask In Yeshua’s Name,
Amen.
A Prayer with a bit more thought for the persecuted people of the church
Father,
We come to You in obedience to Yeshua’s words, to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute Your people. We ask that You would strengthen and protect Your persecuted Church, and keep them always in our hearts and prayers.
Father, give new hearts to those who oppose and harm Your people. Pour out Your Spirit, remove hearts of stone, and draw them to Yeshua Your Son. Let Your Church stand firm upon the truth that Yeshua is the Son of God, and let the gates of hell not prevail against it.
All power belongs to Yeshua in heaven and on earth. We trust You and give You glory.
We ask In the Name of Yeshua,
Amen.
For the intercessor a prayer for the persecuted of Matthew 5:44
Our Father in heaven,
We come before You in humility and reverence, asking You to give us Your heart, and the heart of Your Son, Yeshua. Place upon us a continual burden of love and remembrance for Your persecuted people, that we would keep them always in our hearts and minds, faithfully lifting them before You in prayer, just as Yeshua commanded us.
Your Word says, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” Father, we choose obedience to Your Word. We bless those who oppose us. We pray for those who persecute Your Church. We ask that Your love would overcome hatred and that Your light would pierce every darkness.
You declared through Yeshua, “Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” We know this rock is the revealed truth that Yeshua is the Son of the living God. Standing upon this truth, we know that we who believe are Your Church, and no power of hell can overcome what You have established.
We believe Your Word that all authority has been given to Yeshua in heaven and on earth. By that authority, and according to the keys of the Kingdom You have given, we stand in prayer. We bind satan and all demonic influence from the hearts and minds of those who persecute Your people, and we loose Your holy angels to minister, to protect, and to place a hedge of divine protection around Your people and Your Church. Release Your angel armies on behalf of the persecuted, Father.
You alone are holy, O Lord. All nations will come and worship before You, and Your judgments will be made manifest. We declare that every nation, tribe, and tongue will one day glorify Your Name.
Father, You promised in Your Word to give a new heart and a new spirit—to remove the heart of stone and give a heart of flesh, and to place Your Spirit within us. We ask that this promise be fulfilled in those who desire to harm Your people. Give them new hearts. Put a new spirit within them. Pour out Your Spirit upon all flesh, for all souls belong to You.
We bless them, Father, even now. We remember that no one can come to Yeshua unless You draw them. So we ask You—draw them to Christ, Your Son, Yeshua the Messiah. Open blind eyes. Soften hardened hearts. Turn persecutors into witnesses, and enemies into brothers and sisters in Christ.
We trust You. We stand on Your Word. And we give You all glory, honor, and praise.
In the Name of Yeshua we ask,
Amen.
Scriptures words spoken by the Lord regarding the prayers
Ezekiel 18:4 (KJV) Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Matthew 5:44 (KJV) But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 16:18 (KJV) and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 28:18 (KJV) And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Matthew 16:19 (KJV) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Revelation 15:4 (KJV) Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 (KJV) A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
John 6:44 (KJV) No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
