The following message and prayer is today’s prayer from WIN, which sends daily prayers throughout the world by email. And since this is one all of us can relate to and appreciate as we stand for the restoration of our marriages and the salvation of our spouses, I wanted to share it here. So be blessed!

God Morning/Afternoon to each of you.
This morning our prayer will target the spirit of offense.
Are you offended or do you know someone who is?
Wait, before you answer, I want you to think about it. Have you put up barriers or walls of separation? Have you withdrawn from an individual that maybe said something or did something to you that you didn’t like. If so, have you spoken to that individual about it? These are some questions that I had to recently ask myself. After answering them, I realized that I was offended. I know that I am not the only person who has dealt with the spirit of offense.
I looked up the definition of offense in my Biblical dictionary. It states- to transgress moral or divine law; cause difficulty, discomfort or injury. After reading that definition, the question also arises within me, “What about the many ways that we offend Christ?” I was floored. I immediately felt the need to repent. So often, we hold things against individuals who have offended us. But what if Christ held against us those times that we have offended him?

Father, in the name that is above every name, Jesus Christ, I come to You asking for forgiveness. Forgive me for the times that I have offended others and You through my words or actions.
I know that You will never prompt me to withdraw or separate myself from Your will or Your people.
I need You to help me in those moments when I feel overwhelmed and overshadowed by the words or actions of others.
I am beginning to realize that offenses will sometimes cause me to want to withdraw and become separated from those who are my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Yes, I realize that there are some actions of people that I must refuse to be a part of because I am a Christian. However, I must always be careful to become sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit to pray so that I will not allow the spirit of offense to withdraw me from Your will. Ultimately, the spirit of offense will result in me harboring unforgiveness in my heart.
Lord, Your Word provides the pattern for my life. Help me to gain an understanding of the way to deal with people who have offended me.
Help me to love as You have loved me. Yes, it is true that the enemy sometimes work through people. But help me to realize that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal. Therefore, I must target those demonic attacks in the spiritual realm by using the Word of God which is my defense.
Heavenly Father, You are our refuge and our rock. You are in control of everything that happens in my life. I am Your servant, called by Your name. I will not let anything separate me from Your love or Your will for my life. Your Word declares that a brother offended is harder to win than a strong city. You have said woe unto them through which offense come. Thank You for cleansing and forgiving me of the guilt of the spirit of offense. I ask the Holy Spirit to search out and bring to light any schemes of darkness that have directed me so that I will not be entrapped or snared anymore by the spirit of offense. Satan is rebuked in the authority of the name of Jesus Christ off of my life and the lives of those who I am in contact with. I declare and proclaim that his works in my life is destroyed. Jesus has triumphed over him and His resurrection sealed his fate. Because Christ lives in me, I am now living a life triumph over satan in the strength of Jesus’ name. His efforts to offend, afflict, or deceive me are null and void. He will not rob me of the love, joy and fruit of my salvation. Through the power of the blood of Jesus, all powers of darkness assigned to me, sent to me, or surrounding me are commanded to leave.
Lord Jesus, You are my shield and my protector (Ps 97:10, Jn 17:15; 2 Thes 3:3) You are El Elyon, the Most High God, sovereign Lord of all things, visible and invisible. The presence of Your Spirit in my life redeems me from any form of destruction.
May Your glory follow me as a rear guard (Isaiah 58:8).
Thank You for driving the enemy away (Dt 33:27).
Your holy angels are assigned to my life to protect and deliver me from danger (Ps 34:7; 91:9-11).
Lord, as I close this prayer, I bring to You my burden for souls to be saved. I claim that those who are receiving this e-mail that are not saved or perhaps know of others who are not saved will know that it is Your desire that none perish. I pray that people will be stirred with a desire to seek salvation. Soften the hearts of any who resists the truth and plant seeds of the Holy Word into their minds and hearts. I pray that the will of those persons who refuse to come after You will be destroyed. Make them desperate for You. Bring them to You and destroy the power of satan in the lives of those who are practicing sin. Subdue the voice of the enemy. I pray that strongholds will be destroyed in the lives of those who are unsaved. Holy Spirit, move in Your power to separate away from them the powers and influences of unclean spirits. Unbelief is bound in the name of Jesus. I declare that they will hear the Word of the Lord and obey You.
We will not give in or stop praying for those who have refused to live a life pleasing to You. We will continue to call them out of darkness into Your light and we will see results. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Sharon R. Kornegay
World Intercessory Network
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Posted Monday, October 9th, 2006 at 11:09 am in Seeds Of Faith.