主題：豎立盾牌 – 為我們學校禱告的呼召
日期：2015年10月14日
作者：翟辛蒂
"我還有末了的話：你們要靠著主，倚賴他的大能大力作剛強的人。要穿戴 神所賜的全副軍裝，就能抵擋魔鬼的詭計。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…靠著聖靈，隨時多方禱告祈求；並要在此警醒不倦…"（弗6：10-12；18a）
今天早上當我在為美國禱告時，我從主那裏領受到一個要來發出緊急禱告警報的強烈的呼召。最初這是當我在為俄勒岡州，Roseburg這城市在2015年10月1日所發生的槍擊案以及受害者親屬禱告的時候臨到。有一種邪惡已經在美國裏被釋放出來，是自從1999年4月20日在Columbine高中所發生的大屠殺以來所未曾再經歷過的級別。
在Columbine槍擊案前，我發出了先知性的警告指出，在丹佛地區的每所學校都需要禱告的遮蓋，這也包括在科羅拉多州，Littleton這地區。有些人確實擺上了禱告，之後，報導出來有人夢到了那造成混亂的男人，身著黑色外套就如同那射手所穿的一樣。
在Columbine的悲劇發生後，葛培理說道：“有魔鬼存在我們的世界上。不久前我們就在Columbine高中看到他們。而聖經告訴我們，魔鬼是一個小偷和強盜，牠的目的就是要殺戮和摧毀“。
我們生活在一個已經藉著玩容易讓幻想和現實之間的界限模糊不清的暴力的視頻遊戲而失去了敏銳度的世代裏。有一個死亡文化的慶祝存在著，所表現出來的例如，穿戴骷髏的服飾謂為時尚以及在影片中拍攝巫毒殭屍。簡單而言，死亡似乎已經成了沒有什麼大不了的 – 奪走一個人的生命沒有比殺死一個討厭的臭蟲還要邪惡。
從以弗所書上面這段提醒我們，真正的敵人是在靈界裏造成影響，捕食受傷的人並且利用他們外在的環境。
在1962年，一個簡單的22個字的禱告文從學校裏被挪走：
“全能的神，我們承認對祢的依賴，我們請求袮的祝福臨到我們，我們的父母，我們的老師，以及我們的國家身上。“
我相信這個禱告將惡者拒之門外，禁止牠在我們的學校和文化裏製造破壞。由於這不再被允許，這對整個基督的身體而言，為我們的學校來代禱就成為至為關鍵和重要的。在我們當地的學校周圍豎起禱告屏帳這是一個緊急迫切的要求，不論我們是否有孩子在那學校裏。
如果我們不採取行動學校的槍擊事件將更為普遍。黑暗的勢力已經找到了切入點，並要摧毀掉美國的兒子們和女兒們。
我們能做些什麼？
每個信徒都應該成為一位禱告活動者 - 一個對聖靈具有敏銳度，隨時準備被呼召來為撒旦試圖要殺死，偷竊或毀壞的情況禱告的人。
了解在你的區域裏學校的名稱。參與為他們以及為他們的保護的禱告。更近一步，與其他人一同禱告。找出學校的需要，尋找切實可行的方法以滿足這些需求。信徒可以也應該藉著禱告和行動形成圍繞當地學校的一個保護罩。
禱告活動者是發起人。舉例來說，如果你是一位在當地學校的學生家長，組成為學校禱告的家長團體。找出來是否有像M.O.P.S 那樣的團體是你可以加入的，假如你的孩子是在那樣的年齡層裏。
如果你是一個在校學生，找出在當地的校園裏是否有禱告小組。如果沒有，你就成為禱告活動發起人開始一個禱告小組。詢問你的朋友們，是否他們會在休息或午餐時段留出時間來為學校，學生們和教師們代禱。呼求神來保護學校，以及屬靈的覺醒。
我們必須代表我們的下一代豎立起我們的禱告盾牌！
Shields Up: A Call to Prayer for Our Schools
October 14th, 2015
By Cindy Jacobs
http://www.generals.org/articles/single/shields-up-a-call-to-prayer-for-our-schools/
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand...praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end… (Ephesians 6:10-12; 18a)
This morning, as I prayed for America, I felt a strong calling from the Lord to issue an urgent prayer alert. Initially, it came to me as I was praying for the city of Roseburg, Oregon, and the relatives of the victims shot on October 1, 2015. There is a level of evil that has been loosed in the nation on a scale we have not previously experienced since the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999.
Prior to the Columbine shooting, I issued a prophetic warning that prayer was needed for every school in the Denver area, which included Littleton, CO. Some did pray, and later on, reports came out about people who had dreams of men causing havoc, dressed in black coats like the shooter wore.
After the tragedy at Columbine, Billy Graham stated, “We have demons in our world. We saw them at Columbine High School not long ago. And the Bible tells us that the devil is a thief and a robber who has come to kill and destroy.”
We live in a generation that has been desensitized by playing violent video games in which the lines are easily blurred between fantasy and reality. There is a celebration of the culture of death, demonstrated, for example, in fashion through the wearing of skulls and in films made about zombies. Simply putting it, death seems to have become no big deal—to take a human life is no more evil than to kill a pesky bug.
The above passage from Ephesians reminds us that the real enemies are influences in the spiritual realm, preying on wounded people and exploiting their external circumstances.
In 1962, a simple twenty-two word prayer was taken out of schools:
Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependency on Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country.
I believe this prayer held the evil one at bay, prohibiting him from creating havoc in our schools and culture. Since this is no longer allowed, it is critical and necessary for the whole Body of Christ to become engaged in intercessory prayer for our schools. This is an urgent request that we lift up prayer shields around the schools in our local areas, whether or not we have children who attend them.
The school shootings will become more prevalent if we do not act. The powers of darkness have found entry points and want to destroy the sons and daughters of America.
What can we do?
Each believer should become a prayer activist—one who is sensitive to the Holy Spirit, ready to be called upon to pray for situations in which Satan is trying to kill, steal, or destroy.
Learn the names of the schools in your area. Engage in prayer for them and for their protection. Take it a step further and partner with others in prayer. Find out what needs the schools have, and look for practical ways to meet them. Believers can and should form a protective covering around their local schools through prayer and action.
A prayer activist is an initiator. For instance, if you are a parent of a student at a local school, form a parents’ prayer group for the school. Find out if there are groups like M.O.P.S that you can join if you have children that age.
If you are a student at the school, find out if there are prayer groups on your local campus. If not, you be the prayer activist who starts one. Ask your friends if they will set aside time during a break or lunch hour to intercede for the school, students, and teachers. Cry out to God for protection for the school, as well as a spiritual awakening.
We must put our prayer shields up on behalf of the next generation!