Femi Lazarus explains how the devil shifts attacks from a target to the people praying for them, trying to provoke anger that stops intercession. He uses Moses, Pharaoh, and Herod as examples of how authority figures become tools in this strategy. Effective prayer requires emotional intelligence to keep praying even when provoked.
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There are times that the devil leaves you and focuses on those praying for you. Let's assume that our lawyer here is married to Chef, and then Chef keeps doing things that she doesn't like, but she's the one who covers him in the place of prayer. Oh Lord, keep him. Let your hand rest upon him. The devil knows that the center of power is the place that prayer is coming from. From the moment she begins to intensify prayer for him, he will begin to push him to do things that will infuriate her, and the goal of that anger is to get you to stop praying. The person who is misbehaving is the victim. The person who is receiving those things here is not the victim. But there are times that the devil leaves you and focus on those praying for you. It is the reason why the moment a nation begins to pray for their leader, the devil begins to orchestrate people around that corridors of power to push the leader to do things that can make the church say, "You're on your own." The moment the church looks at the leader and turn their back, the devil takes him over. You cannot successfully be an intercessor and not be emotionally intelligent. The people you are inter— the devil will use the people you are praying for to get you at the edge of offense. Look at this. Are you aware the moment Moses could not get to the promised land and it was obvious he had to die, the door was open for all those who left Egypt to die? If you will have peace Pray for those in authority, those who are at the helm of affairs, those whose decision can affect everybody. It's very easy to sit with an Herod as long as he can make one decree that will kill all the boys plus Christ. Very easy to sit with a Pharaoh as long as he can make one decree that will make him kill all the boys plus Moses. Anyone whose mouth speaks decree, the devil is interested in his tongue.
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