A PRAYER

A Prayer by Ken Gire from his book Intimate Moments With the Savior

Dear Master who rules with such a calm hand, I pray that you would give me eyes to see that the true battle is spiritual not physical.

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.

Help me to realize that no matter how violent their opposition, people are not the enemy. They are prisoners of the enemy. Help me to realize that you died to free those prisoners. And in that knowledge give me the courage, I pray, to penetrate their shores so they might be brought out of their tombs, delivered of their demons,dressed in their right mind, and given the privilege to sit at your feet.

Help me to boldly take a beachhead of Satan for the kingdom of God. To banish his forces. And to be brave in the knowledge that though they are legion, you are Lord.

Help me to realize that the true battleground is the human heart. It is over this territory that the forces of good and evil draw their swords.

Knowing that, Lord, on this day, this hour, I surrender my heart to you--my hopes my fears, my dreams, my desires, my ambitions, my anxieties, my love, and my loyalty.

May it be one more victory for the kingdom of God. And one less battle you have to fight . . . 

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