Eternal Creator, we come to You on behalf of “Philip,” interceding for him, that he might experience spiritual wisdom and understanding that comes from You alone. Thank You for the truth of Your Word and the understanding that comes from meditating on it day and night. We ask that You would help “Philip” to find time to meditate more on the truth of Your Word, that he might glean revelation from You and see the path forward for the church planting teams he leads near Basra, Iraq.
According to Psalm 8:4–6, “What are mere mortals that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them? Yet You made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.” We ask that You would minister to “Philip” and his leaders, encouraging them with this truth—that You have placed upon them Your glory and entrusted them with Your honor, that they might declare Your Name in the place You have assigned. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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I live in Basra, a city shaped by both beauty and battle. Once, Iraq was the pride of the Arab world — a place of learning, wealth, and culture. People from across the Middle East admired its sophistication and strength. But decades of war, sanctions, and unrest have left deep scars on our nation. What was once a symbol of prosperity now feels like a memory fading into dust.
Basra sits in the far south, near the waters of the Shatt al-Arab, where the rivers meet the sea. Our city is the gateway of Iraq — rich with oil and history — yet it has been a battleground for generations because of those very riches. Today, life here is hard. The economy struggles, the young are restless, and the air is heavy with both pollution and despair. Yet, amid all this, I see signs of hope.
God has not forgotten Iraq. In secret gatherings, small fellowships, and hearts weary from conflict, the Spirit of Jesus is bringing peace that no treaty can secure. We long to see our fractured nation healed — not by power or politics, but by the shalom of God, the peace that restores what war has broken. I believe this is our moment: for the followers of Jesus in Iraq to rise in love, rebuild with forgiveness, and become peacemakers in the land once known as Babylon.
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According to Your Word in Psalm 56:8: “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book,”
ReadWe pray Psalm 46:1 over Yakob and his family today: “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble..."
ReadAccording to John 15:16, You made it very clear: “You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit..."
Read“Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” (John 7:38)
ReadAccording to John 16:33, You declared: “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Psalm 10:17, “Lord, You know the hopes of the helpless. Surely You will hear their cries and comfort them.”
ReadAccording to Your Word, we know that You are the one who “heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)
Read“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” (Psalm 34:18)
ReadWe thank You that, according to Your Word, “no weapon turned against you will succeed” (Isaiah 54:17)
Read“Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the Lord rises and shines on you. His glory appears over you.” (Isaiah 60:2)
ReadYour Word says, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” (Mark 9:35).
ReadYour Word says, “The greatest among you must be a servant.” (Matthew 23:11).
Read“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you.” (Isaiah 60:1)
ReadIn Malachi 4:5 You have said, “I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord.”
ReadIn Malachi 4:2 it declares, “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.”
ReadIn Malachi 3:1, You have declared, “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me.
ReadIn Zechariah 6:12 You speak of Your Son Jesus, saying, “Here is the man whose name is the Branch; He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the Lord.”
ReadIn Zechariah 3:8, You said, “I am going to bring my servant.” Fulfill this in our day, we pray, through “Titus.”
ReadIn Luke chapter 2, we remember the story when the angels appeared to the shepherds and said, “I bring you good tidings of great joy. For unto you this day is born in the city of David Christ the King.”
ReadAs the prophet Micah spoke of Your Son Jesus in Micah 5:2—“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel”—You have always taken things that look small and multiplied them for Your Name’s sake.
ReadJeremiah 23:5–6 declares, “For the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line.
ReadWe thank You for Isaiah 53:2, which declares that You “grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground.”
ReadThe prophet Isaiah declares in Isaiah 42:1: “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.”
ReadWe pray Isaiah 40:3–5 over “Paul” and his teams: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
ReadYou promised in Isaiah 11:1 that “a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit,” and so we ask for generational fruit to begin with the labor of “Dorcas.”
ReadWe remember the words from Isaiah 9:6–7: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.”
ReadIn Isaiah 7:14 we read, “The Lord himself will give you the sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel, God with us.”
ReadIn Psalm 132:11, we learn that You will not revoke Your covenant with the descendants of David.
ReadPsalm 72:10–11 calls on “the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores to bring tribute,” and we know that You use people to distribute Your good gifts of generosity.
ReadPsalm 89:3–4 declares, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant.
ReadPsalm 22:9–10 declares, “You brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust You at my mother’s breast.”
ReadAccording to Psalm 8:4–6, “What are mere mortals that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them?
ReadPsalm 2:7 says, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father,” and this beautifully describes the relationship that You have as a Heavenly Father with Your Son Jesus, our Messiah.
ReadIn 2 Samuel 7:12–13, You said, “I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Deuteronomy 18:15, You have promised to raise up a prophet from among the people—from among their fellow Israelites.
ReadIn Numbers 24:17, we read that “a star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel.”
ReadIn Genesis 22:18, You declared to Abraham that “through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Genesis 17:19, You will establish Your covenant as an everlasting covenant for all the descendants of Abraham and Isaac.
ReadAccording to the promise that You made to Abraham in Genesis 12:3, and confirmed in Galatians 3, we know that all peoples on earth will be blessed through the seed of Abraham, which is Jesus Christ.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Genesis 3:15, we know that You have sent Jesus to crush the head of the serpent, and so we ask that the same power be infused into “Peter” and his teams as they labor for You.
ReadIn Revelation 5:12, we learn this phrase: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and honor and glory.”
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