The Fire for the Harvest

Prayer guide · six targets

Read the Scripture aloud, speak the declaration together, then pray the specifics by name. Where a line says “name,” say the actual name out loud.

1. Target 1

   Ministering spirits sent

   the help God has already appointed for the heirs of salvation in this house.

   Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

   Hebrews 1:14 (NKJV)

   Bless the LORD, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.

   Psalm 103:20 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   The angels are all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation. We are those heirs.

   His angels excel in strength. They do His word, heeding the voice of His word.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the place where you need help beyond what people can give.
   • Name the Scripture you are speaking over that place. His angels heed His word.
   • Name the Lord as the One who sends. We pray to Him and to no one else.

2. Target 2

   Charge over you

   protection over our people on the roads, at work and at home.

   For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

   Psalm 91:11–12 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   He gives His angels charge over us, to keep us in all our ways.

   In their hands they bear us up, lest we dash our foot against a stone.

   Pray it specific

   • Name everyone in your household and where they travel each day.
   • Name those who drive for a living, work nights or work in danger.
   • Name the trips coming up, with dates.

3. Target 3

   More with us than with them

   eyes opened to see that we are not outnumbered.

   The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.

   Psalm 34:7 (NKJV)

   So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

   2 Kings 6:16–17 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.

   We do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. Lord, open our eyes that we may see.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the situation where you feel surrounded.
   • Name our church property and its borders.
   • Name a fearful person, and declare their eyes opened.

4. Target 4

   Sent because of your words

   answers to prayer released, and what resists them broken.

   Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.

   Daniel 10:12 (NKJV)

   Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands.

   Acts 12:7 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   From the first day we set our hearts to understand and to humble ourselves before our God, our words were heard.

   An angel of the Lord stood by Peter, a light shone in the prison, and his chains fell off his hands. God still sends help in answer to the prayer of the church.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the prayer you have prayed longest without seeing the answer.
   • Name the chain: the addiction, the diagnosis, the court date.
   • Name the first day you began praying it, if you remember.

5. Target 5

   Angels and the harvest

   divine appointments. Our people sent to the right person at the right hour.

   Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert.

   Acts 8:26 (NKJV)

   Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

   Luke 15:10 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and sent him to the road where one man was waiting. The Lord arranges our steps to the one who is ready.

   There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. There is joy in heaven over Aiken.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the road: the store, the gym, the office where you meet people.
   • Name the one sinner you are asking for.
   • Name those in our church who share the gospel every week.

6. Target 6

   Worship God

   all attention and all worship to Jesus alone.

   Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

   Revelation 22:8–9 (NKJV)

   Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!

   Psalm 148:2 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   We do not worship angels. They are fellow servants. We worship God.

   Praise Him, all His angels. Praise Him, all His hosts. We join them.

   Pray it specific

   • Name Jesus as Lord over every power, seen and unseen.
   • Name anything you have looked to for protection other than Him.
   • Close by worshiping Him aloud for one minute.