We join with you in this comprehensive intercession and we thank God for your heart to stand in the gap for all people and for all in authority as we are exhorted to do.
We agree that it is good and pleasing before God to offer petitions, prayers, intercessions and givings of thanks for all people, for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence, 1 Tim 2:1-2. We acknowledge with you that there is no authority except from God and the authorities that exist are ordained by God, Rom 13:1, and so we give thanks for those He has placed over us and we ask for Your mercy and wisdom upon them.
We pray together for the President, the Vice President, cabinet members, and all national and world leaders, whether we agree with them politically or not, that You would grant them intelligence, character, and protection. We ask that You would set a watch before their mouths and keep the door of their lips, Psalm 141:3, and that the tongue of the wise would bring healing and knowledge, Prov 15:2. Surround them with godly counsel and let them do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with You, Micah 6:8, so that their leadership would promote righteousness and unity rather than bitterness or rivalry.
We agree with you for godly unity among the nations. How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity, Psalm 133:1. We ask of You, Father, for the nations as Your inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth as Your possession, Psalm 2:8, and we pray against every plan of the enemy to divide and destroy. We ask for Your angelic protection and heavenly intelligence for our leaders as You encamp around those who fear You, Psalm 91:11, and as You revealed the plans of the enemy to Your prophet, 2 Kings 6:12. We humble ourselves and pray and seek Your face, asking You to hear from heaven, forgive our sin and heal our land, 2 Chron 7:14. We pray for the eradication of evil in elections and for truth to prevail over false prophets and deceptive reports, Titus 1:11, and for leaders who turn away from dishonest gain, Isa 33:15. We take comfort that from the first day we set our hearts to understand and to humble ourselves before You, our words are heard, Dan 10:12, and we remain alert that we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers and spiritual forces of wickedness, Eph 6:12, knowing that You command unseen hosts on our behalf, 2 Kings 19:35, 2 Sam 24:16.
We lift up our own regions and neighbors with you. We pray we would seek the welfare of the city where You have placed us and pray to You on its behalf, for in its welfare we will find welfare, Jer 29:7. We ask that Your Holy Spirit would convict our neighbors, students, teachers, workers, parents, pastors, law enforcement and local leaders of sin, righteousness and judgment, John 16:8. Draw them to Your Son, for no one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws him, John 6:44, and grant them saving faith as a gift by grace, Eph 2:8, through hearing Your Word, Rom 10:17, 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 that You would be a wall of fire around our communities and keep harm and evil influence far from us, Zech 2:5, that no evil shall happen to us and no plague come near our dwelling for You will give Your angels charge over us, Psalm 91:10-11, and we ask that You would keep us from the evil one, John 17:15. We pray to love our neighbors as ourselves, Lev 19:18, in truth and deed.
We bring before You our needs for provision, health and support. We thank You for daily bread, Matt 6:11, and we pray that You would prosper us in all things and that we would be healthy even as our soul prospers, 3 John 1:2. Grant us godliness with contentment which is great gain, 1 Tim 6:6, and restore to us the years that the locust has eaten, Joel 2:25. Let the fruit of the Spirit be evident among us, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, Gal 5:22-23, and give us a cheerful heart which is good medicine, Prov 17:22. Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, Psalm 90:15, and as prisoners of hope we return to You our stronghold believing You will restore double to us, Zech 9:12, and give instead of shame a double portion and everlasting joy, Isa 61:7. Though You have torn us You will heal us, though You have struck us You will bind us up, Hos 6:1.
We remember those in chains as bound with them, Heb 13:3, and we pray for the persecuted church worldwide, for the release of prisoners of faith and for relief and boldness to proclaim that there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved, Acts 4:12. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem, Psalm 122:6, and for all the descendants of Abraham, remembering Your promise that You will bless those who bless them, Gen 12:3.
Father, we thank You in advance that You hear us when we ask according to Your will and that whatever we ask in the name of Jesus You will do, John 14:13, for Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me, John 14:6. Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, Matt 6:10. We present our requests to You with thanksgiving and we trust Your peace which surpasses all understanding to guard our hearts and thoughts in Christ Jesus, Phil 4:6-7, believing that You will supply every need according to Your riches in glory in Christ Jesus, Phil 4:19, and that He who began a good work in us will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ, Phil 1:6. All the promises of God find their Yes in Him, 2 Cor 1:20.
We thank and praise You together for hearing and answering these prayers in Jesus name, amen.