Weekly Watch Focus: A Shield of Protection, Blessing, and Increase for Every Family

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018—Pray for all families and God’s corporate family—His Church. Put the blood line around our homes, our churches, our cities, and our nation. Cry out to God specifically on behalf of our children. Cancel out any plan of the enemy against God’s people. Put a special covering over our school systems. Break the yoke of generational curses, and release supernatural blessing for favor and increase. Declare over your house, “God’s plans for me and my family are good plans. He is giving us shalom, a hope, and a wonderful future” (see Jer. 29:11).

Prophesy over your church, "God has good plans.” Prophesy increase. Put a prayer covering over your church leadership. Pray for a flow of God’s supply for every financial need for your family, and pray for your church to be strengthened to extend the gospel of the Kingdom.

Part 2: Put a Shield of Prayer over our Law Enforcement

This week an officer in our community responding to a call was killed in the line of duty. We are seeing violence against our law enforcement rise across the land. As we plead the blood over our families and churches, plead the blood over every man and woman who daily puts their lives on the line as they protect our citizens and keep order in our cities. Put a prayer shield over all of our police forces, first responders, and their families. Let us remember the families of those police officers who have been killed or injured in the line of duty, praying for the Lord to comfort those who are mourning.

Part 3: March for Life

Monday, January 22, marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in our land. Today, thousands of Christians are gathering to stand in the gap for our nation and stand for the sanctity of life for every person from the womb to the grave. Destruction of innocents is an abomination unto God and can release the judgments of God. We repent for the killing of babies in our nation and ask God for forgiveness. We plead the blood of Jesus over every drop of innocent blood shed in our land. Pray for God to help us bring in the kind of revival that will bring a fundamental shift to the value systems of our nation and restore a heart of mercy toward the unborn.

Psalm 115:14, “May the Lord give you increase more and more, you and your children”

Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

3 John 1:2, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers”

Ephesians 3:9-10, "The plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things, so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places."

Philippians 4:19, “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

Mathew 16:18, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Psalm 139:13,15-16, "For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written..."

Proverbs 24:11, “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.”

Psalm 127:3, “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.”