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"82nd Airborne Chaplain in Baghdad Asks The Body of Christ for Prayers"
From: Brigade Chaplain, Headquarters, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Baghdad, Iraq
Sep 6, 2003
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Special Note
from Steve Shultz:
I received
(though this is over three weeks old) this from Jim Murphy, Chaplain (Major)
US Army, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. What a
blessing that we have men like this on the front lines, calling on the Body
of Christ for prayer. Please remember some important things. As you pray into
the Middle East ANYWHERE, you are blessing both Israel and also Ishmael, each
of whom were promised a great blessing.
When Chaplain
Murphy speaks of the "Saddam Fedayeen", he is speaking of those in Iraq who
have tortured and killed their own people by the thousands, innocent men,
women, and children.
The United
States is a great rescuer in this battle, no matter which side of the issue
you are on. Many women and children who would be seriously abused, will now
NOT be abused, but that does not eliminate the price that we will pay for
our "rescuing."
However, we
can minimize casualties in Iraq through praying for U.S. and allied forces
operating in that region and also by praying for the innocent Iraqi people,
who desperately need Jesus Christ (and of course including those who already
have found Christ).
One caution.
Chaplain Murphy mentions praying against the Prince of Persia. This is NOT
something to be done alone. If you do not have authority to do this
in the spirit (and many of us don't), there are severe consequences. The closest
I would come would be to ask the Lord to rebuke the Prince of Persia and ask
the LORD to put him, the Prince of Persia in his place until the final judgment.
Remember to
also keep our entire military and the United States, Great Britain, and other
allied countries in prayer against planned retribution for the part we played
and are playing in rescuing the lives of the innocent. Think of the
fatherless families and widows as you read this Scripture, penned by James
. . . the "James" which is most likely Jesus' true earthly brother . . .
James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and
the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Blessings,
Steve Shultz,
THE ELIJAH
LIST
"82nd Airborne Chaplain in Baghdad Asks The Body of Christ for Prayers"
From: Brigade Chaplain, Headquarters, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division, Baghdad, Iraq
9 August 2003
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
My name is Jim Murphy, and I am chaplain for the
Second Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division. Although you
don't know me, I have been blessed and encouraged by your website for over
a year. I am writing to ask your help. We have been conducting
combat operations in Iraq for four months now. Our paratroopers have
fought extremely well, rooting out, killing, and capturing Saddam Fedayeen
in urban terrain where mechanized units could not.
While our men continue to perform well, we have run into spiritual resistance
here that requires me to ask the aid of the Body of Christ in prayer. Until we reached Baghdad, we did not lose a single soldier killed, despite
having been in a full-on fight for five days in which we killed over 500 enemy. In Baghdad we have lost 9 men killed to command-detonated mines, ambushes,
and also some freak accidents. There is no doubt in my mind that there
is a war going on in the heavenly realm that directly impacts the physical. As we close in on the enemy, we are running into the wrath of the evil one
much like Jehoshaphat did when he, Ahab, and the King of Edom cornered the
King of Moab in 2 Kings chapter 3. I know you are fighting on many fronts
for the Kingdom, but I want to ask you to post our prayer needs on your website
for the following:
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Pray against the spiritual forces of darkness
here, particularly against rage, the antichrist spirit, and the Prince of
Persia;
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Divine protection for our soldiers;
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Salvation and spiritual growth for our soldiers;
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For God to deliver our enemies, especially Saddam
Hussein, into our hands.
I believe that this is not only a chance to break
the back of several Islamic terror organizations, but also a chance to break
down spiritual oppression so the church here can flourish again.
Thanks for your time and all you do. I hope you can include us.
You are a blessing to the Kingdom and to America.
Yours in Christ,
Jim Murphy
Chaplain (Major) US Army
2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
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