by Alex Smith
1. Praise the Lord of the Church that “a people for his name” will be established among every unreached Buddhist nation, tribe, people and tongue. (Revelation 7:9-10)
2. Bind the forces of darkness, resisting all demonic rulers and spiritual powers who, in heavenly places, influence Buddhist countries. (Ephesians 6:12-13, Daniel 10:13, 20)
3. Demolish spiritual strongholds and human philosophies or arguments against God which produce barriers of resistance through social solidarity among Buddhists. (2 Corinthians 10:4-5)
4. Claim Christ’s complete victory over all demonic hordes that blind and enslave almost one billion Buddhists, including Han Chinese. (Colossians 2:15)
5. Pray out “God-sent, willing, skillful workers” for each of the 3,000 unreached Buddhist people groups. (Matthew 9:38)
6. Intercede for lasting fruit from the sacrifice of existing missionaries of the various agencies working among Buddhists. (John 12:24)
7. Plead for the opening of Buddhists’ eyes to the revelation of the true and living God and his Christ, the unique Savior. (Ephesians 1:17-23)
8. Believe God to enlighten the minds of Buddhists about the folly of idolatry. (Psalms 115:4-8)
9. Ask God to help Christians discern the biblical differences related to Buddhist terms and concepts so they can intelligently communicate the gospel. (Proverbs 2:2-3, 2 Timothy 2:7)
10. Pray for Buddhist hearts to understand the gospel, especially the doctrines of Christ’s substitution and redemption. (Galatians 3:13, 1 Peter 1:18-19; 2:24)
11. Intercede for Buddhists to come to faith in Christ, repenting from their total dependence on their own good works. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
12. Pray for protection and nurture of new believers from Buddhist cultures, claiming God’s “wall of fire around them.” (Zechariah 2:5, Psalm 91)
13. Ask that believers will share the gospel as bold witnesses to their Buddhist families and neighbors. (Acts 4:29-31)
14. Uphold all Christians in Buddhist lands before the Throne of God that they will exhibit holy, disciplined lifestyles as examples and models of Christ. (2 Cor. 3:2-3, 1 Peter 1:15-16; 2:21)
15. Plead with God to plant churches and begin church-planting movements among each Buddhist people group. (Matthew 16:18, 1 Peter 2:9-10)
16. Intercede for the raising up of national church leaders to train and care for God’s flocks and to extend the church in each Buddhist group. (Acts 20:27-32, 1 Peter 5:1-4)
