Protests erupted in cities throughout China this weekend after a video surfaced which seemed to indicate zero-Covid lockdown measures delayed firefighters from rescuing victims in Thursday’s fire. The blaze, which broke out in an apartment block in the mainly Uyghur Xinjiang Province, killed ten and injured nine.
With increased government surveillance of its citizens and persecution of Muslims and Christians, the nation of almost 1.5 billion people, including 443 people groups unreached with the Gospel, is one of most dangerous in the world.
Lord, please awaken China to You. Give every man, woman and child such a hunger for You they will seek You with all their heart and find You. Jeremiah 29:13. Comfort those who mourn. Strengthen the weary and oppressed. Give courage to the fearful. Protect the innocent. Heal those who are hurting. Speak tenderly to those who have been traumatized and set them free from their oppressors. Feed the hungry. Provide for the poor and needy. Be near to those who are persecuted. Raise up government officials with a heart to bless their people, not oppress them. To open the pathway to basic freedoms, especially the freedom to worship. Shift out of office those bent on persecution, corruption and all forms of evil. Guide leaders to make decisions You have already decided, Lord, even if they don’t recognize You as Sovereign. Bring forth the downfall of oppression and Godlessness, and usher in a new era of freedom and hope for China, and a return to good morals. Give Christians favor with those in authority over them and raise them up into positions that bring about positive change in their country. May their kindness, love and uprightness move hearts all around them to walk in the same and to seek the God of Love who offers abundant life and freedom. John 10:10.
Still so many millions in China have been cut off from the Gospel message, Lord. Make Your Word available to every person of every tribe and tongue. Speak to them in their dreams and all throughout the day. May those who have worshipped ancestors, Buddhism, Communism, money, or anything else lay down their idols and choose You as their only Way, Truth, and Life, Bring Christians into their path to boldly love and minister to them. Raise up the church in this season of great tragedy and persecution to love like never before, to forgive their persecutors, pray for them, and share the good news with them. Empower every believer to be a light in the darkness pointing all eyes to You. Give them courage to endure and overcome through Your love, even as those in the New Testament endured much persecution and death for Your name’s sake. Rescue those who are in danger. Make a way of escape for those who are imprisoned, trapped or pursued. In Your mighty power, perform signs and miracles as You have before in the face of those who persecute Your children in China. Give those bent on persecution such a powerful encounter with You, they turn from evil to follow the God of Love just as Paul did.
Break every chain and open up the way for every person in China, as well as Chinese living abroad to know the Living God and worship You. Please be a Shield around every church, pastor, and Christian. Hide them and their families from those who wish to do them harm, and empower them to boldly share Your love, leading millions to faith in You, who will then spread the Gospel all throughout China and beyond. Multiply the church in China, Lord of the Harvest. For every church that has been raided and disbanded, plant 1o,000 new churches on fire for You. For every Christian who has been persecuted, bring 10,000 more people to faith. In Your name we pray. Amen.
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