The Triumphant ChurchRHEMA team met with the leaders of the nation and
talked with them about the truth of Jesus Christ and
were invited to a meeting of the Parliament to pray for
a peaceful solution to the crisis in their nation.
God answered their prayers, and the crisis was
resolved without bloodshed. The prime minister sent us
the message, "The truth your people brought to our
country about Jesus Christ saved our land from a blood
bath." You see, the devil wanted to cause a bloody
revolution. But when believers stood in their authority
in the Name of Jesus, bound the works of the enemy,
and then preached the gospel to the people, Satan's
strategy was thwarted.
But the ambassador from that African nation told
us, "We can certainly tell the difference when
Christians pray for our country and its leaders. When
they take their place in prayer it seems like the enemy's
opposition is lifted. But if believers let up and stop
praying, the effects of the forces of darkness just come
creeping back in."
Praying for those in authority and for the nations of
the world has to be a continual practice for believers.
That's one way to cooperate with God's will so it can
prevail in situations. Praying for those in authority is
one way to dispel demonic hindrances that keep the
Word from prevailing in people's lives.
We can't dispel the devil and his demons from the
earth, or cast them into the abyss before their time of
final judgment (Rev. 20:3). But through scriptural
prayer we can keep the forces of darkness at bay, so to
speak, so that the gospel can have free course and
people's hearts will be receptive to the Word of God. The
light keeps darkness pushed back and dispels the
darkness so people will be receptive to the gospel. For