BATTLE READY PRAYER

Meditate on Ephesians 6:13–18

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and shaving put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, a with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

A Note to Intercessors

As you pray, if the Holy Spirit brings a specific person strongly to mind, feel free to really zero in and pray these points specifically over Sara, Nate, Ethan, Kira, Samuel, Isaac, or Tatum, as the Lord leads you. And let me know if anything or anyone specific comes up!

Praise & Worship

Father, we praise You as the Lord of Hosts, mighty in battle. You are our Rock, our Fortress, and our Deliverer. You equip us for every spiritual battle and have given us the whole armor of God so that we may stand against every scheme of the enemy. (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 24:8; Ephesians 6:10–13)Lord, prepare and strengthen Sara, Nate, Ethan, Kira, Samuel, Isaac, and Tatum—their households and bloodlines—and us intercessors, our households and bloodlines. Make us watchful, discerning, steadfast, and fully equipped by Your Spirit. (1 Corinthians 16:13; Ephesians 6:10–18)

Lord we lift up these following requests and just praise you that you hear us and answer us!

1. Holy Spirit, refine Sara, her household and bloodline, and us intercessors, our households and bloodlines with Your holy fire and transform us for the glory of God. (Malachi 3:2–3; 2 Corinthians 3:18)

2. Lord, place the helmet of salvation firmly upon us. Guard our minds and establish us in the truth and assurance of our salvation in Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 6:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:8)

3. Holy Spirit, keep the breastplate of righteousness firmly in place over us. Establish us in the righteousness of Christ and lead us in righteous living. (Ephesians 6:14; 2 Corinthians 5:21)

4. We raise the shield of faith against every fiery dart of the enemy. Let every fiery arrow be extinguished in Jesus’ name. (Ephesians 6:16)

5. We take up the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. By Your Word, expose, confront, and defeat every work of darkness attacking our lives and God-given purposes. (Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12)

6. Holy Spirit, establish Your protection around Sara, her household and bloodline, and us intercessors, our households and bloodlines. Be a wall of fire around us and the glory in our midst. (Zechariah 2:5)

7. Lord of Hosts, command Your angels concerning us and surround us according to Your will. (Psalm 34:7; Psalm 91:11)

8. Jesus, the Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God, go before us and be our rear guard wherever You send us. (Revelation 5:5–6; Isaiah

52:12)9. Holy Spirit, give us the power to remain spiritually awake, watchful, sober, and alert. (1 Peter 5:8–9; Ephesians 6:18)

10. Lord, open our spiritual eyes and give us discernment to recognize the enemy’s schemes before we come into agreement with them. (2 Kings 6:17; 2 Corinthians 2:11)

11. Every surprise spiritual attack against Sara, her household and bloodline, and us intercessors, our households and bloodlines, be exposed, intercepted, and rendered powerless in Jesus’ name. (Isaiah 54:17; Psalm 121:7–8)

12. Lord, give us ears like Samuel to recognize Your voice and quickly obey Your instructions. “Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.” (1 Samuel 3:9–10; John 10:27)

13. Every unusual or hidden strategy of darkness operating against us, be exposed and brought to nothing in Jesus’ name. (Luke 8:17; Ephesians 5:11–13)

14. Strength of God, empower our spirits and keep or make Sara, Nate, Ethan, Kira, Samuel, Isaac, and Tatum—and us intercessors spiritually strong, watchful, and battle ready. (Ephesians 3:16; Ephesians 6:10–11)

15. Holy Spirit, ignite our prayer lives with fresh fire. Make us fervent, persistent, watchful, and faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:11–12; Colossians 4:2)

16. Lord, demonstrate Your power through our lives for Your glory. Let our lives testify that the surpassing power belongs to You and not to us. (2 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 1:8)

17. We confess in the name of Jesus that the powers of darkness will not prevail against the purposes of God for us. Greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world. (Matthew 16:18; 1 John 4:4)

18. Mighty God, disarm every power of darkness contending against us. We stand in the victory Jesus won over principalities and powers through the cross. (Colossians 2:14–15)19. Let every preparation, scheme, and strategy of darkness formed to war against Sara, her household and bloodline, and us intercessors, our households and bloodlines fail and come to nothing in Jesus’ name. (Isaiah 8:10; Isaiah 54:17)

20. Rock of Ages, hide us in You. Be our refuge, fortress, strong tower, and place of safety. (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 61:3; Colossians 3:3)

21. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Let every fiery arrow aimed against Sara, Nate, Ethan, Kira, Samuel, Isaac, and Tatum—their households and bloodlines—and us intercessors, our households and bloodlines be extinguished and rendered powerless. No weapon formed against us will prosper. (Revelation 12:11; Ephesians 6:16; Isaiah 54:17) Father, keep us clothed in Your armor, filled with Your Spirit, grounded in Your Word, fervent in prayer, and alert in every season. Having done all, cause us to stand.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Amen. (Ephesians 6:13)

Scriptures supporting the Battle Ready Prayer

• Psalm 18:2
  “The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”
• Psalm 24:8
  “Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.”
• Ephesians 6:10–18
  “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”
• 1 Corinthians 16:13
  “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
• Malachi 3:2–3
  “But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”
• 2 Corinthians 3:18
  “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:8
  “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:21
  “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
• Hebrews 4:12
  “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
• Zechariah 2:5
  “For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.”
• Psalm 34:7
  “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”
• Psalm 91:11
  “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”
• Revelation 5:5–6
  “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.”
• Isaiah 52:12
  “For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.”
• 1 Peter 5:8–9
  “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”
• 2 Kings 6:17
  “And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.”
• 2 Corinthians 2:11
  “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
• Isaiah 54:17
  “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”
• Psalm 121:7–8
  “The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
• 1 Samuel 3:9–10
  “Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.”
• John 10:27
  “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
• Luke 8:17
  “For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.”
• Ephesians 5:11–13
  “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”
• Ephesians 3:16
  “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.”
• Romans 12:11–12
  “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.”
• Colossians 4:2
  “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:7
  “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
• Acts 1:8
  “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
• Matthew 16:18
  “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
• 1 John 4:4
  “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
• Colossians 2:14–15
  “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
• Isaiah 8:10
  “Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.”
• Psalm 61:3
  “For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.”
• Colossians 3:3
  “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”
• Revelation 12:11
  “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”