To My Brothers

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I saw your struggle and I was angry with you but I now come to you in humility. Look at what the enemy has done to you? Look how low he has caused you to fall. But I say lift up your head prince of heaven. Look to the Son. Look to the one you were created to emulate.

This is why the enemy hates you. You bear his likeness in all ways. You were called his brother. So get up brothers. Stand with me. I will fight with you. I call the enemy out as a coward and a snake. He is full of lies. He says that you are less than men but I say you are only less than God. Even the angels respect you. He says that you are shameful. I say that there is no shame that can cover the glory that God has bestowed on you. He says that you are not strong enough to lead. I say that you are everything that we need to lead us.



Brothers rise! Stand up! Don’t let the enemy pull you down any longer. He is a liar. The truth lives in you. He is the enemy covered in darkness. You are a warrior of light and your armor can be seen for miles. Fight your enemy! See him for what he is!

He is fallen. He has been crushed. He has been stripped of power. Fight him. Take from him what he took from you. Crown yourselves with the righteousness given to you by Christ. Arm yourselves with the sword of the Spirit that lives in you. Rise brothers! Rise! Your sisters call to you, Rise! Your King calls to you, Rise! Your God says, men of light, Rise!

I pray through the Spirit, unbind our men. Open their eyes so that they might see they are needed. Speak to their hearts life and let them breathe again. Remind them who they are. Holy Spirit save my brothers, the enemy seeks to take them out. He wants to take our protectors, our fathers, our sons, our leaders, our teachers, our warriors from us. Breathe life into them. Call them out of their prisons. Call them out of the darkness so that they might stand with us and for us. Holy one, protect my brothers for the enemy sets a trap for him. The enemy seeks his destruction. Bring him home, oh Father. Seek his heart and remind him the depths of his soul. Remind him of who he is and to whom he belongs. Bring him up out of the mire, cleanse his wounds, and bind him up. Father, send your warriors out into the fight. Allow your strength to be displayed in them. Bring them up as never before. Help them to fight. Help them to win!  



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