Silas
Beloved of All
Your burden to pray for those in authority is biblical and encouraging, and we join you in it. Scripture urges that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may live quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and reverence, and because God desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
We pray with you that God would give wisdom, intelligence and character to those who lead, from the highest offices to local officials, to judges and legislators, to those who serve in the military, in law enforcement, in fire and medical work. The purpose of government in God's design is the preservation of what is good, and we ask that laws and decisions would protect good and restrain evil. We ask that the Lord would set a guard over the mouths of leaders and give them the tongue of the wise, that they would be surrounded by godly counsel, that they would do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God, and that rivalry and bitterness would have no place among them.
We also pray for integrity in elections and in public life, for protection from deception, interference, threats and manipulation, and for a good and honest process. Prayer is never a substitute for responsible action. God expects us to act responsibly as we pray, to seek the welfare of the city where He has placed us and to do what is right in our own sphere while we ask Him to move.
We join you in praying for the peace of Jerusalem. True peace comes only through the blood of the cross, through reconciliation with God by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We cannot know the peace of God until we have first received the grace of God in Christ. For that reason we pray for the salvation of Israel and of all people, that eyes would be opened to the One who was pierced, that many would call upon the name of the Lord and be saved, for the gospel is for all people regardless of nationality or background, and God's house is to be a house of prayer for all peoples.
We recognize with you that our struggle is not against flesh and blood. Behind what is seen there is an unseen spiritual conflict, as Scripture shows when answers to prayer are opposed and when heavenly messengers contend. Yet we take courage, for from the first day we humble ourselves and set our hearts to understand and to pray, our words are heard. The fervent prayer of a righteous person, prayer that comes from the heart and from deep need, avails much. Like those in the early church who prayed without ceasing, we continue to make mention of these needs before God, always giving thanks.
We pray for your own community, for neighbors, students, teachers, workers, families and leaders nearby, that the Holy Spirit would convict of sin and righteousness and judgment to come, that the Father would draw people to His Son, that faith would come by hearing the Word, and that God would be a wall of fire around your area and keep you from evil, as He promises to keep His people.
We pray for daily provision, for daily bread, for contentment with godliness, for work that redeems the time well, and for the fruit of the Spirit, especially love, joy and peace, and a cheerful heart. We ask the Lord to restore what has been lost and to give joy in place of affliction, healing in place of wounding, and to bind up what has been broken.
We remember with you the persecuted church and those in chains. Suffering has often bound believers together and shown the reality of their faith, and we pray for release, relief, protection and boldness for brothers and sisters who suffer for the name of Christ, in every nation.
May our prayers be aligned with God's will, that His kingdom would come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ alone, for it is in His name that we have access to the Father and it is by His name that we are saved.
We pray with you that God would give wisdom, intelligence and character to those who lead, from the highest offices to local officials, to judges and legislators, to those who serve in the military, in law enforcement, in fire and medical work. The purpose of government in God's design is the preservation of what is good, and we ask that laws and decisions would protect good and restrain evil. We ask that the Lord would set a guard over the mouths of leaders and give them the tongue of the wise, that they would be surrounded by godly counsel, that they would do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God, and that rivalry and bitterness would have no place among them.
We also pray for integrity in elections and in public life, for protection from deception, interference, threats and manipulation, and for a good and honest process. Prayer is never a substitute for responsible action. God expects us to act responsibly as we pray, to seek the welfare of the city where He has placed us and to do what is right in our own sphere while we ask Him to move.
We join you in praying for the peace of Jerusalem. True peace comes only through the blood of the cross, through reconciliation with God by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We cannot know the peace of God until we have first received the grace of God in Christ. For that reason we pray for the salvation of Israel and of all people, that eyes would be opened to the One who was pierced, that many would call upon the name of the Lord and be saved, for the gospel is for all people regardless of nationality or background, and God's house is to be a house of prayer for all peoples.
We recognize with you that our struggle is not against flesh and blood. Behind what is seen there is an unseen spiritual conflict, as Scripture shows when answers to prayer are opposed and when heavenly messengers contend. Yet we take courage, for from the first day we humble ourselves and set our hearts to understand and to pray, our words are heard. The fervent prayer of a righteous person, prayer that comes from the heart and from deep need, avails much. Like those in the early church who prayed without ceasing, we continue to make mention of these needs before God, always giving thanks.
We pray for your own community, for neighbors, students, teachers, workers, families and leaders nearby, that the Holy Spirit would convict of sin and righteousness and judgment to come, that the Father would draw people to His Son, that faith would come by hearing the Word, and that God would be a wall of fire around your area and keep you from evil, as He promises to keep His people.
We pray for daily provision, for daily bread, for contentment with godliness, for work that redeems the time well, and for the fruit of the Spirit, especially love, joy and peace, and a cheerful heart. We ask the Lord to restore what has been lost and to give joy in place of affliction, healing in place of wounding, and to bind up what has been broken.
We remember with you the persecuted church and those in chains. Suffering has often bound believers together and shown the reality of their faith, and we pray for release, relief, protection and boldness for brothers and sisters who suffer for the name of Christ, in every nation.
May our prayers be aligned with God's will, that His kingdom would come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ alone, for it is in His name that we have access to the Father and it is by His name that we are saved.
