Super Bowl Down-side

 Super Bowl Down-side by Barbara Potts

In the midst of the excitement of any Super Bowl game, there is a sad and hidden underpinning that occurs throughout this weekend: a time of the increase of human trafficking.

PRAYER TO EXPOSE AND END HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Gracious Father, we come in the Name of Your Precious Son and our mighty Redeemer and King, Jesus Christ, Who came to set the captives free, and we ask for the souls and the lives of all who are caught in the evil web of human trafficking.

We ask that You would stir every heart throughout the Body of Christ into action to combat slavery in all of its forms. Thank You, Lord, for those who labor as modern-day abolitionists to bring an end to this nefarious scourge. Give law enforcement officers and under- cover agents supernatural revelation to uncover the hiding places and sex houses. Mobilize teams of intercessors and rescue workers to bring hope and shelter to trafficked victims.

And may the God of Hope fill all victims of abuse with the joy and peace in believing in Him, that they may even abound in Hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13).

It is a shameful fact that in America, while the rest of the world is partying on Super Bowl Sunday, thousands are being sold as sex slaves at the mercy of the lusts of evil men. Father, first of all, forgive us for embracing a culture that would allow this to happen. And forgive us for desecrating Your day with this abominable activity. Have mercy on us for turning our eyes away from this problem because it may not directly touch our personal lives.

From the perpetrators to the victims, many are caught in this evil web of destruction. IT IS WRITTEN that the goodness of God leads men to repent and turn from their wicked ways. So, we call down the goodness of God over our nation on this day. May the liberating presence and goodness of Almighty God invade the strongholds of darkness to expose the hidden places of abuse and cause men to abandon their evil plans.

We declare that no money will change hands in the abuse of women and children on Super Bowl Sunday this year. We call forth the angelic hosts of heaven to direct rescue teams and law enforcement officers to the location of the captives and set them free.

We stand positioned with Christ in the heavenly realms, and from that place of victory we declare a massive unraveling of the sex trafficking industry which will roll like a tsunami wave across our nation and around the world. In the name of Jesus Christ, Who came to set the captives free. AMEN