We join with you wholeheartedly in these beautiful petitions and we lift them together before our Father in heaven in Jesus' name, for you have prayed according to His will and His Word.
We praise God with you that He has become our spiritual Father by grace, not by our works, but according to His mercy. As it is written, But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit Titus 3:4-5, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life Titus 3:6-7. And because we are sons, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father Gal 4:6. How precious that we can now pray as Jesus taught us, Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one Matt 6:9-13. We seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, trusting that all these things will be added to us Matt 6:33.
We agree with you for your families, that they and we would be saved and would grow in understanding of His love and His Word and would have deep spiritual hunger. We pray as you asked, that the entirety of His Word would be our truth and guide, for The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever Ps 119:160. We ask that from childhood to old age we would know the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make us wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus 2 Tim 3:15, knowing that Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness 2 Tim 3:16. We pray with Jesus, that the Father would not take us out of the world, but keep us from the evil one John 17:15, and Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth John 17:17. We ask that like newborn babies, we would long for the pure milk of the Word, that we may grow thereby 1 Pet 2:2, and that we would not only read it on our Bible apps and in our Bibles but understand it, model it, and teach it faithfully to our families and friends with soft hearts and godly conversation.
We cry out with you for wisdom and lift our voices for understanding. We claim His promise, for if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God Prov 2:3-5. For the Lord gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding Prov 2:6. He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity Prov 2:7, that we may understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path Prov 2:9. We thank Him that discretion will watch over us and understanding will keep us Prov 2:11, and deliver us from every evil way Prov 2:12. And we thank Him with you for angelic protection, for He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways Ps 91:11, and No evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling Ps 91:10, and Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name Ps 91:14, for are they not all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation Heb 1:14.
We bring before the Lord your needs for finances and perseverance. We ask our God to supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus Phil 4:19, and to give you faith and favor as you look for work, whether remote or in person, with provision and benefits, and to grant wise and faithful stewardship of every gift, whether wages, windfalls, or monthly support. We pray you will be diligent and trustworthy, for it is required that stewards be found faithful. We pray for wisdom in medical care and for the operations you need, for our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and we honor God by caring for them, and bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things 1 Tim 4:8, so we ask for discipline to eat well, to care for your health, and to endure. We pray you will not grow weary, for But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved Matt 24:13. We pray for grace to be faithful to death and to keep His Word with patient endurance Rev 2:10, Rev 3:10, Rev 14:12.
We also stand with you for your local regions, praying for the welfare of your city, for Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it, for in its peace you will have peace Jer 29:7. We ask the Holy Spirit to convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment John 16:8, in every sphere, neighbors, students, teachers, husbands and wives, workers, fishermen, athletes, parents, pastors, law enforcement and leaders. We pray that the Father would draw many to His Son, for No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him John 6:44, and grant repentance that leads to life Acts 11:18 and godly sorrow that works repentance to salvation 2 Cor 7:10. We pray that faith would be given as a gift, for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God Eph 2:8, and that faith would come by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ Rom 10:17, as Jesus Christ and Him crucified is proclaimed 1 Cor 2:2, He who knew no sin was made to be sin on our behalf, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God 2 Cor 5:21, for God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life John 3:16. We ask for that wall of fire around you and your area, for I, says the Lord, will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the midst of her Zech 2:5, and that no evil would come near your dwelling Ps 91:10, and that the Lord would deliver you from every evil work and keep you from the evil one John 17:15, 2 Thess 3:3.
Father, we thank You for this faithful intercessor and for the hunger for Your Word and Your glory. Continue to establish them and their household in truth, wisdom, provision, health, and protection. Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done in their lives, their families, and their cities as it is in heaven. We ask all this with thanksgiving in the precious and only saving name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.