Prayer for the Persecuted Church: Spirit of Prayer 2 track 8

Prayer for the Persecuted Church Marcello first movement oboe concerto in D minor I have given them Your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. Deep in his cell, Watchmen Nee fell to his knees to beseech Your grace; and beyond the enormous emotional trauma You dispelled great darkness and moved in power throughout the land of China; while far below ground Richard Wurmbrand resisted intense bleakness and filled the blackness with the sound of Your praise. Refusing to be caged, such prisoners for the Lord remained fully engaged, enabling You to bring about a harvest of the brave. As they sighed and soared in spirit, they saw beyond their prison walls and prepared the way for all that You are doing today. Because Your word tells us to remember those who are ill treated as though we were suffering ourselves, we cry out to you for adjustment grace for all who find themselves deprived of all they hold most dear. May the blood of the martyrs remain the seed of the mushrooming churches in the countries for which You call us to intercede. And now we lift our hearts to pray for Your heavenly increase, throughout the Middle East and all the countries You lead us to in prayer. Make special use of the Internet and satellite dish and every other means of revealing your Word to guide people’s attention to the only dimension that really matters.