Pray today for North Korea.

February 5, 2009
Posted by
Hal
Categories
Intercessory Prayer
Today I have the country of North Korea on my mind.


Many of you probably already know that North Korea is one of the greatest offenders of human rights in the world today. Many rank this country as the number one persecutor of Christians.


Christians in this country must meet in secret, must pray in secret, and must worship in secret because if the government finds out that they love Jesus, they will be sent to a "re-education" center and "taught" that their faith is "false".

These fellow brothers and sisters risk everything because they personally know the One who has given everything for them.

So take a moment and lift before the throne of God the plight of these Christians and this country.

My prayer today:

"Heavenly Father, I thank You for the abundance of Your mercy and grace found in Christ Jesus. You are God of gods, and Lord of lords. Above You there is no other. I marvel in the knowledge that you really do cause all things to work together for the good of those that love You and are called according to Your purposes.

"And I know this to be the case for my brothers and sisters living each day looking to You to meet their needs in North Korea where You have raised them up. I pray that you would strengthen them in body, soul, and spirit. I ask that you would give them grace and words to speak to those that persecute them for naming Your Son, Jesus, as Lord and Savior.

"I also pray for those who persecute my brothers and sisters. I pray that Your Spirit would work upon their hearts and that they would come to know Jesus as a personal savior. And I pray for Kim Jong-il, that he would come to recognize his need for the cleasing blood of Jesus in his life. Amen."