3:28 (Daniel) “Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their own God.”

‭‭Daniel‬ ‭3‬:‭28‬

Dear Lord God, the experience of these young men in exile isn’t foreign to Your people being persecuted for their faith in You in 2026. And we do not know when persecution like this will begin on our shores. But we ask that in these days, we will have the same faith as these young men. Give us grace to not eat of the delicacy of the kings and idols of the world. We have but one King, and He is the Lord Jesus Christ the Savior of the world.

Lord, whether You choose to intervene when the time comes, we pray with You that our faith will not fail and Your Spirit within empowers us to be Your true servants to the end. We trust You and give You the glory! Even in the fire, You remain with us. Abide with us always!

In Jesus’ merciful name. 

3:27 (Mark) “But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭3‬:‭27‬

Dear Lord God, Your enemy has taken for plunder Your children by deception and counterfeit. As an evil bird, the  enemy has stolen the seeds that have been sown on the distracted hearts. We ask that You bind the strong man and plunder his house. Lord Jesus, release all the captives just as You came to do. When we see You as You are, we cannot help falling down at Your feet in worship. So, according to Your abundant lovingkindness, remove all the blinders, the veils, the calluses, heal the wounds, and once again, draw the distracted and disillusioned back to Your loving arms. The world will eventually be exposed as utterly disappointing and just smoke and mirrors. 

You are the Good Father looking for the return of the prodigal with open arms and the warmest embrace. Silence the lies of Your enemy and shine again in the hearts the path home to the Father’s house. Make the Words of life hidden in the hearts echo once again. May the song of the redeemed vibrate in hearts once again. Renew the faith of Your many children. And call them to You self once again. 

In Jesus’ saving name. 

3:26 (Lamentations) ““The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.”

‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭24‬-‭26‬ ‭

Lord God, we confess that the situation around us mostly look hopeless. Things haven’t changed for so long and we confess that we wonder if things ever will. But our hope is in You. You are the unseen power and force moving and changing the seen. Forgive us for the littleness of our faith. You have not failed and You will not fail. We wait on You with eager anticipation. We seek You in faith because we do believe that You are who You say You are. And You are the Son of God. So Lord God, whether in Japan, or the nations in the 10 40 window, or in our neighborhood, or in our own souls, we wait upon You. In You we put our hope and trust. You will finish what You started and You will fill the land with Your glory. Would You start right where we are. We love and adore You. 

In Jesus’ victorious name. 

3:25 (Daniel) “He said, “Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!””

‭‭Daniel‬ ‭3‬:‭25‬ 

Lord God, we give thanks to You for You never leave us or forsake us. In the midst of persecution and suffering, Your presence guards and comforts. We pray for our brothers and sisters in all the lands that are persecuted and suffering for Your name’s sake. In every circumstance, Your presence sustains. We lift up holy hands and pray for divine deliverance and unyielding faith. Grant them strength to stand and to resist all the enemy’s attacks and accusations. You say in Your word that we should stand firm and resist and Your enemy will flee. We stand in Your promise. In these last days, we also stand to worship You alone. Give us the faith like these three young men in exile. Keep our hearts Yours and Yours alone. You are able to save to the uttermost. Encourage every hearts today. We love You Lord.

In Jesus’ most precious name. 

3:24 (Colossians) “knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭24‬ 

Lord God, we lift up every functioning members of Your Body here on earth. All the pastors and teachers, the shepherds and evangelists, the apostles and prophets, the fathers and mothers, the big brothers and big sisters need You. Serving Your people is serving You. Pray for faith increasing as a shield against the accusations of the enemy. May we lay hold of the blood of our Lord Christ and continue to testify that You are Lord over all. Pray for steadfastness even when outwardly, the sowing and the watering have not produced the harvest expected. You alone cause to grow. So please Lord, cause to grow. And Lord, free us from looking to man for applause, we seek for Your smiling face alone. You are our reward. Encourage the workers. Strengthen the hands that are weak, and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for the feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.* 

Have mercy on Your people. And cause each member to come into their full function in Your Body here on earth. We are here for Your own good pleasure. In Jesus’ strengthening name. 

*Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭12‬-‭13‬

3:23 (Romans) “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ 

Lord God, I pray that You would shine light on all the hearts of the people to see this. No one is exempt, especially the people we know who are exceptionally moral and seemingly good in themselves. The ones that don’t seem to need a physician still need a Savior. So, Lord God, we pray that as You expose the darkness within, we the people will cry out, Jesus, I need You. Let’s not be deceived, everyone needs the Lord. Today, I still need the Lord. No matter who we are, in ourselves, whether a little or a lot doesn’t make a difference, we all have sinned. But we don’t have to live out this life falling short of the glory of God.

Lord Jesus, thank You for embodying Grace and Truth to us all. You alone lived without sin as a Man and You alone are the radiance of God’s glory as a Man. So we confess Jesus as our Lord and Savior, and take Him as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, all included. Thank You, Lord God for taking away our sins and even dealing with our sin nature. Much more, You have given us grace to give God glory. Oh what Treasure we contain in these earthen vessels in Christ. What greatest honor and privilege is ours, Lord God that we may give You glory and honor. We take the grace given. In Jesus’ most glorious name. 

3:20 (Revelation) “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬

Lord God, thank You for seeking us all out. How we are amazed that You should be shut out of our hearts when You created us for Your own good pleasure and our Lord Jesus paid the redemption price for us all with His own blood on Calvary’s cross. Lord God, we understand that here You are speaking to Your own people, we should not be keeping You out from our lives. And we also see that You desire to dine with us. And it will always be amaze us that when we feast with You, You are our feast. And when we eat, You get satisfied. So we pray for Your church on earth today. Grant us all the grace to hear what you are saying on the earth today. Grant us the grace to notice Your knocking on our hearts today. Grant us grace to open the door of our hearts and let You in. You want to satisfy us with Yourself as the living bread from heaven, as the true Passover lamb, the new wine, and the living water of life. We dine with You and you dine with us. Grant us grace to respond each day to feast on You. For man shall not live by bread alone. 

We love You Lord Jesus, our true manna, the living bread from heaven. 

In Jesus’ life-giving name. 

3:20 (Philippians) ““For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬ 

Lord God, because our citizenship is in Heaven itself, we await for our Lord Jesus in glad anticipation. We see that none merit citizenship, and yet, because we have a perfect sponsor and guarantor, we are granted asylum as a refugee only to find that we receive a birthright citizenship after all. Thank You that there is no mistake in the paperwork and no rescinding of our citizenship. Help us all to come into the good of this magnificent offer. On the Cross of Calvary, Jesus extended this offer to whosoever will come to Him, that God the Father will transfer us out of the Kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of His Beloved Son. We who have taken this glorious exchange lift up in prayer our yet-to-be-transferred family members. Touch their eyes, Lord, just as You have touched ours. Give them the grace to believe and be saved each an everyone of them. In Jesus’ mighty name. 

3:20 (Ephesians) “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬

Lord God, You have strengthened us with power through Your Spirit in our innermost being. You are far greater than the one who is in the world. Your Spirit gives life, death-conquering Life. What can possibly be more formidable than death so what have we to fear. We want to glorify You even in our asking and in our thinking. 

We ask that Your heart of desiring none to perish be fulfilled amongst the people of Japan. We ask that Your higher thoughts for the people of Japan, thoughts for good, for life, for purpose, for love, be joined by our thinking the same way. And according to Your word, You go beyond that, for You are a God of abundance, of overflowing without measure. And You are the Good Father that rejoices in delighting Your own. Cause the people of the rising sun be the people of the Risen Son. To You, Lord God, be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever, Amen!

3:19 (Acts) “Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;”

Acts‬ ‭3‬:‭19‬ ‭

Lord God, we worship You! How this word given to Your servant Peter encouraged the ones who rejected Jesus and called for the crucifixion of Jesus to believe in the name of Jesus and be saved! So Lord God, even as the people of Japan have thus rejected Your offer of salvation, to have their sins wiped away, we pray for them to be given a heart to repent and turn to You. In Your presence, we enjoy times of refreshing. I want to lift up in particular today M, his wife and his children to You. Thank You for sending his dear friend to share with him the good news in his hour of need. Thank You for bringing him faith and a desire to live empowered by the Son’s life. As he gets baptized may he experience for himself this glorious “no longer I, but Christ.” Transform his life with Your presence so that times of refreshing fill his heart and home. In Your presence, draw his wife and children to follow him in following You. We thank You for all You are doing and for using his friend to lead him to You. We lift up the Body in Japan to knit him and his family in and for You to cause to grow. It is all because of Your kind intentions and great mercy. Would You heal what needs healing and fill with hope the seemingly hopeless circumstances. You are God and You make all things beautiful in Your time. In Jesus’ gracious name we pray.