HOW
TO PRAY CONCERNING THE WAR ON TERROR
©2002-2003
by Gene Brooks Home
There is an interaction between law enforcement
and intercession in a city/region: Isaiah 28:6
(Fort
Myers, FL, 6/2002) "It is a spiritual enemy we have to contend
with. Now is the time to fight. We've got to defeat them on our knees.
Pray for our leaders. Pray for our nation. God is alive. God is real.
God will answer the prayers of those who humble themselves before Him.
(FBC, Daytona, FL, Jan 2003)"Bin Laden is not the enemy. No mortal is
the enemy. It's the enemy you can't see. It's a war against the forces
of darkness. The battle won't be won with guns. It will be won on our
knees. Don't let go of this country. Stay on your knees and don't ever
give up."
— Major
General William G. Boykin, commanding general of the U.S. Army's
John F. Kennedy Special
Warfare Center and School in Fort Bragg, N.C., including Special
Forces and Delta Force.
Talking about his darkest hour, Boykin asked God to protect his men
when he sent them into Somalia during a 1993 covert operation, which
resulted in a firefight that claimed 18 Army Rangers and was portrayed
in Black Hawk Down. "My heart was broken," said Boykin, noting that he
went to his bunk where he cried for his men and was angry with God. "I
said there is no God. If there was a God, He would've been here to
protect my soldiers." Then, Boykin said he heard God's voice saying:
"If there is no God, there is no hope." Boykin described his change of
heart after that.
Before every mission, Boykin, who recommitted his life to Christ
following the tragic 1993 events in Somalia and portrayed in "Black
Hawk Down," said he prays with his men. "I always pray for God's
blessing on these warriors, for His protective hand around them. Then
we sing God Bless America. God has been faithful and has held us in His
hands." Source: Boykin at Fort Myers, FL, Community Prayer breakfast (Charisma
News), and First Baptist Church, Daytona, FL, FAITH Institute (Lifeway Resources - bssb.com).
How should we intercessors prosecute the
war on our knees?
How do we fight the War on Terror in the prayer room?
Here are a few suggestions.
1- Do Not Submit to Fear. Terrorism Is
Fear.
- 2
Kings 6:16
- There
is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete,
perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! -- 1
John 4:18 (Amplified)
2- Ask God for Divine, Supernatural
Protection for the Military.
2 Kings
6:17
3- Ask God to Send Division, Lying Spirits,
and Confusion among the Terrorists.
-
1 Kings 22:13-28, especially v. 19-23.
4- Ask God to Reveal What Is Being
Said in the Terrorists' Secret Meetings and in Their Own Private
Time.
- 2
Kings 6:8-12. See also Daniel 2:28; Deuteronomy 29:29
5-
Ask God to Cause Blind Spots to Arise in the Terrorists'
Strategy.
6- Ask God to Cause Them to Fall into
Traps and to Use Inaccurate Intelligence.
-
2 Kings 6:19-20; Proverbs 28:10
7- Stop the Cycle of Blood Vengeance.
- 2
Kings 6:21-23
- Returning
Kindness for Evil Stops Demonic Activity. Blessing is more
powerful than a curse.
(Fort
Myers, FL, 6/2002) "It is a spiritual enemy we have to contend
with. Now is the time to fight. We've got to defeat them on our knees.
Pray for our leaders. Pray for our nation. God is alive. God is real.
God will answer the prayers of those who humble themselves before Him.
(FBC, Daytona, FL, Jan 2003)"Bin Laden is not the enemy. No mortal is
the enemy. It's the enemy you can't see. It's a war against the forces
of darkness. The battle won't be won with guns. It will be won on our
knees. Don't let go of this country. Stay on your knees and don't ever
give up."