04/08/2026
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𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝟑𝟕:𝟑-𝟑𝟔
Hello, saint! Good morning, dearly beloved. Trust you had a restful night? We bless GOD Who gives us sound sleep! Amen!
Yesterday, we began looking at what believers should pray about while going through persecution, since Scripture promises the certainty of persecution, yet instructs praying always.
Aside from the prayer of thanksgiving (we listed, yesterday, what is worth thanking GOD for during persecution), here's another Scripturally approved prayer to pray:
𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫
𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 5:43-45 𝘌𝘚𝘝
[43] “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, ‘𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘺.’ [44] 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, [45] 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵.
We should not think of praying prayers of damnation over our persecutors because they are already damned unless they repent. What we should do is to love them like our FATHER by praying for their redemption. The Apostle Paul is a great example of the possibility of a persecutor of the Gospel becoming a preacher of the Gospel. Therefore, we should anticipate such conversion stories and pray for the salvation of those who persecute us.
Finally for today: be reminded that persecution on account of the Gospel doesn't only mean martyrdom (it's only a climax of it). Whenever the world subjects us to any kind of experience in disapproval of our faith, we are being persecuted. Thankfully, we have the Comfort of the HOLY SPIRIT and the Wisdom of GOD'S Word to hold on to in these moments. Glory to GOD; we have overcome the world!
𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑
Precious FATHER, I thank You, today, for Your empowering Word that has come to perfect and empower me to do Your Will. I ask that You help me receive these instructions in meekness, so that I will always be found praying for my persecutors, not hating on them, in JESUS' Name. Amen!
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲: 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨-𝐍𝐝𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢 (𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒)