Members of the Armed Forces

Members of the

Armed Forces

Father, our troops have been sent into _____________ as

peacekeepers. We petition You, Lord, according to Psalm

91, for the safety of our military personnel.

This is no afternoon athletic contest that our armed forces

will walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is

for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the devil and

all his angels.We look beyond human instruments of conflict and

address the forces and authorities and rulers of darkness and

powers in the spiritual world. As children of the Most High God,

we enforce the triumphant victory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Lord stripped principalities and powers, making a show

of them openly. Thank you, Jesus, for defeating the evil one and

his forces of darkness for us, and giving us authority to proclaim

your name that is above every name. All power and authority both

in heaven and earth belong to you. Righteousness and truth shall

prevail, and nations shall come to the light of the Gospel.

We petition heaven to turn our troops into a re a l

peacekeeping force by pouring out the glory of God through our

men and women in that part of the world. Use them as

instruments of righteousness to defeat the plans of the devil.

Lord, we plead the power of the blood of Jesus, asking You

to manifest Your power and glory.We entreat You on behalf of the

citizens in these countries on both sides of this conflict. They have

experienced pain and heartache; they are victims of the devil’s

strategies to steal, kill, and destroy.We pray that they will come to

know Jesus,Who came to give us life and life more abundantly.

We stand in the gap for the people of the war-torn, deviloverrun

land. We expect an overflowing of Your goodness and

glory in the lives of those for whom we are praying. May they call

upon Your name and be saved.

You, Lord, make known Your salvation; Your righteousness

You openly show in the sight of the nations.

Father, provide for and protect the families of our armed

forces. Preserve marriages; cause the hearts of the parents to turn

toward their children and the hearts of the children to turn toward

the fathers and mothers. We plead the blood of Jesus over our

troops and their families. Provide a support system to undergird,

uplift, and edify those who have been left to raise children by

themselves. Jesus has been made unto these parents wisdom,

righteousness, and sanctification. Through Your Holy Spirit,

comfort the lonely and strengthen the weary.

Father, we are looking forward to that day when the whole

earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters

cover the sea.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Scripture References

Ephesians 6:12 MESSAGE Psalm 98:2 AMP

Colossians 2:15 Malachi 4:6

John 10:10 1 Corinthians 1:30

Ezekiel 22:30 Isaiah 11:9

Acts 2:21