A letter from Lisa Humphreys preceding the writing of “The General’s Prayer.”  From that letter:

John had a dream… viewed it as a warning to the church that someone or something was going to try to hinder our church and its services…I wrote the following prayer. I am asking all of us to pray this prayer frequently. I feel this is vital for our church. May God Bless you, Lisa.

THE GENERAL’S PRAYER:

Father God we come to you with confidence that when we ask that which is Your will, that we receive it.  We come to you as one voice praying in accord, acknowledging you as our Salvation, our Rock and our Redeemer. We are a group of blood bought children of God who in unity come before You in Your throne room to praise You and thank You for all we have been blessed with. You have a plan and vision for the First Baptist Church. With that in mind we lift this church to you. We seek to bind and repel the forces of evil that want to stop us from Your work.  We say “The Lord rebukes you” to any force that is attempting to bring this church down. We stand and pray an intercessory prayer on behalf of this church, knowing that the Holy Spirit in each of us holds together with us to quench every fiery dart the enemy tries to shoot at us. Jesus has already won the victory and has given it to us! We pray a hedge of protection around this church and its congregation and thank You that You are a wall of fire between us and the enemy and that Your angels have charge over us. We cover this church and its property with the blood of Jesus, that He would be our Shield and preserve our ministry facilities. Because You are our Refuge and Fortress no calamity will come near us. We call upon You and you answer us. We praise You in faith. AMEN.

Scripture references:

1 John 5:14-15

Jude 1:9

Matthew 12:29

Revelation 12:11

Psalm 91