主題：針對全球的恐怖主義的禱告回應
A Prayer Response to Global Terrorism
日期：2015年11月20日
作者：Adela Just

“你必不怕黑夜的驚駭，或是白日飛的箭，也不怕黑夜行的瘟疫，或是午間滅人的毒病。“（詩91：5-6）

整個感覺就像是大地都在顫抖。

最近在巴黎的攻擊提供了嚴酷的提醒，恐怖主義並不是局限於像中東那些地方而已 – 是個西方世界並不總是處理得非常好的一個提醒。

我們許多人大多居住在與暴行隔離之處。我們太習慣於聽到騷亂和動盪發生在如中東和非洲那邊的地區，我們幾乎沒有因著 ”在那邊“ 發生的爆炸和槍擊事件的新聞而有所畏縮。這樣的恐怖範疇是很難縈繞在我們頭上的；於此同時，這卻也是成千上萬的人們所需面臨的日常現實。

激烈的罪惡試圖染指列國。像伊拉克，敘利亞和尼日利亞這些地方都面臨著每週，有時甚至是每天的攻擊。其他國家，如印度，菲律賓和烏克蘭不得不在連續幾個月內都來處理多項事件。一些世界上最脆弱的地方和人群是生活在具有這麼多的不確定性，不穩定性，和暴力的地區裏。

雖然武器可能是握在人類的手中，但我們知道是有執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的，以及天空屬靈氣的在操縱恐怖分子（弗6：12）（注1）。

人們一直在尋求為自己國家的禱告，而做為信徒地我們要並肩站立。感到害怕這是很自然的，但出自我們的回應更為重要。我們不能讓恐懼來統治我們；相反的，我們承認這一點，將它交出去，並邀請神完美的愛進來（約一4：18）（注2）。我們可以讓平安來掌管我們，即使身邊是風暴肆虐橫行。

在基督裡的兄弟姐妹們，我們呼籲你們。從帶著政治色彩的言辭中退後一步。關閉那些渴望將恐懼餵養給你的新聞頻道。不要去聽那些說道，我們對此完全是束手無策因為在耶穌再來之前世事本就會每況愈下的聲音。耶穌親自告訴我們要來禱告，“願你的國降臨；願你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上”（太6：10）（注3）。

沒錯，我們是待在地球上。而恐怖主義並不是天上的旨意。因此，我們將禱告，我們也會相愛，因為當這兩件事情走在一起的時候，黑暗的國度是無法與之抗衡的。

世界各地的肢體們，讓我們禱告：

1. 求主幫助你記得祂是多麼地愛你，並賜給你一個堅定正確的意念，對於這些事情能清晰地來思考和禱告。（提後1：7）（注4）

2. 始終牢記，首先我們是在打一場屬靈的爭戰。（弗6：12）（注1）

3. 為世界上那些生活在恐怖主義最常見的地區的人們禱告。宣告神的平安和安全賜給生活在特定的國家和城市的人們。按名稱宣告出來。 “主啊，你必派定我們得平安”（賽26：12）（注5）。“我必安然躺下睡覺，因為獨有你 ─ 耶和華使我安然居住”（詩4：8）（注6）。

4. 宣告你和你的家人安然居住，因為耶和華是你的神。 “耶和華要保護你，免受一切的災害；他要保護你的性命”（詩121：7）（注7）。隨著主的引導，將之宣告在你所住的社區，學校，教堂，緊急支援的隊員等等。

5. 為那些選擇毀壞他人，常常也同時毀壞自己的人們禱告。如果他們能知道天父對他們的偉大的愛，他們可能會改變心意，選擇神的救恩計劃而不是來進行毀壞。 “神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不致滅亡，反得永生。”（約3：16）

6. 求主將每一個攻擊的計劃都暴露出來，並宣告這些恐怖行為無法進行。求神制止那些堅持偏行己路者的行徑。宣告他們的躲藏地點會被發現，而當局會知道該去哪裡逮捕他們，以及如何將他們繩之以法。

* 作者注：當我在撰寫本文的時候，2015年在世界各地已經有292起的恐怖襲擊事件發生。超過6500人被殺害（這個保守估計的數字不包括肇事者，在執行任務中喪生的軍職人員，或者那些仍然下落不明者），還有無數受傷或流離失所的人們。ISIS要為大部分的攻擊負責，緊隨其後的是博科聖地，他們的聯營的其中一個。（注8）



注1：弗6:12 因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰（原文是摔跤；下同），乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的，以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。
注2：約一4:18 愛裡沒有懼怕；愛既完全，就把懼怕除去。因為懼怕裡含著刑罰，懼怕的人在愛裡未得完全。
注3：太6:10 願你的國降臨；願你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。
注4：提後1:7 因為 神賜給我們，不是膽怯的心，乃是剛強、仁愛、謹守的心。
注5：賽26:12 耶和華啊，你必派定我們得平安，因為我們所做的事都是你給我們成就的。
注6：詩4:8 我必安然躺下睡覺，因為獨有你─耶和華使我安然居住。
注7：詩121:7 耶和華要保護你，免受一切的災害；他要保護你的性命。
注8：資料來源 - “List of terrorist incidents, 2015.” Wikipedia.  2015年11月18日星期三。



A Prayer Response to Global Terrorism
November 20th, 2015
By Adela Just
http://www.generals.org/articles/single/a-prayer-response-to-global-terrorism/

“You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.” - Psalm 91:5, 6 (NIV)

It feels like the earth is trembling.

Recent attacks in Paris offered the harsh reminder that terrorism is not restricted to places like the Middle East—a reminder that the western world does not always handle very well.

Many of us live mostly isolated from the atrocities. We’re so used to hearing about unrest and turmoil in places like the Middle East and Africa that we hardly flinch at news of bombings or shootings “over there.” The scope of this horror is hard to wrap our heads around; meanwhile, it is a daily reality faced by thousands.

At the time of this writing, there have been 292 terrorist attacks around the world in 2015. Over 6,500 people have been killed (a conservative number that doesn’t include perpetrators, military personnel killed in the line of duty, or those still unaccounted for), and countless others have been injured or displaced. ISIS is responsible for a majority of the attacks, followed closely by Boko Haram, one of their associate groups.1

Fierce evils are trying to encroach on nations. Places like Iraq, Syria, and Nigeria are facing weekly, sometimes daily, attacks. Other countries like India, the Philippines, and Ukraine have had to deal with multiple incidents over consecutive months. Some of the most vulnerable places and people groups in the world are living with so much uncertainty, instability, and violence.

While weapons may be in the hands of human beings, we know there are rulers, principalities, and spiritual forces of evil driving terrorists (Eph. 6:12).

People have been asking for prayer for their nations, and we want to stand together as believers. It is natural to feel afraid, but it is our response to fear that matters more. We can’t let fear rule us; instead, we acknowledge it, surrender it, and invite God’s perfect love in (see 1 John 4:18). We can be ruled by peace even as turmoil rages around us.

We are calling on you, our brothers and sisters in Christ. Take a step back from politically charged rhetoric. Turn off the news channels that are eager to feed your fear. Don’t listen to voices that say there’s nothing we can do about any of this because things are supposed to get bad before Jesus returns. Jesus Himself told us to pray, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10).

Well, we are here on earth. And terrorism is not the will of heaven. So we will pray, and we will love because the kingdom of darkness is no match for those two things when they come together.

Around the world, let’s pray:

Ask the Lord to help you remember how much He loves you and to give you a sound mind to think and pray clearly about these matters. (2 Timothy 1:7)

Always keep in mind that we are fighting a spiritual battle first. (Ephesians 6:12)

Pray for those living in areas of the world where terrorism is most common. Declare God’s peace and safety over people living in specific countries and cities. Call them by name. “Lord, you establish peace for us.” (Isaiah 26:12; NIV) “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.” (Psalms 4:8; NIV)

Declare that you and your family dwell in safety for the Lord is your God. “The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.” (Psalm 121:7; NLT) Decree this over your neighborhoods, schools, churches, emergency responders, etc., as the Lord leads you.

Pray for those who are choosing to destroy others and sometimes themselves. If they only knew the great love which the Father has for them, they might change their minds and choose God’s plan of salvation, instead of destruction. “For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16; NET Bible)

Ask the Lord to uncover every planned attack, and proclaim that acts of terror cannot be carried out. Ask God to stop those that persist right in their tracks. Proclaim that their hiding places will be uncovered and that authorities will know where to capture them and how to bring them to justice.

1. “List of terrorist incidents, 2015.” Wikipedia. Web. 18 November 2015.

Adela Just
Adela Just is a writer and managing editor for Generals International. She resides in Texas with her husband and two energetic, imaginative children.