(If you’ve stumbled in on Part 3, please seek out Parts 1 and 2 posted earlier today and read those in order first. Then this will make much more sense to you.)
Last piece. But this one fits pretty much everyone. I have only one scripture to pray for this group but it’s such a good one! Is there disharmony somewhere in your life? Are there believers who should be getting along but aren’t? Perhaps it’s a family group, sisters, or maybe a father and daughter. Maybe it’s a situation of divorce where current spouses and exes are battling. Do you leave a family gathering feeling like you’ve walked through a field of land mines? Does someone (or a bunch of someones) need to forgive one another?
Listen to what James 4:2, 3 has to say: “You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Sit down with God and the names and pray this one:
(Romans 15:5-7, 13) Father, as You give endurance and encouragement, please give ________, ______ and _______ a spirit of unity among themselves as they follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth they may glorify You, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let them accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted them, in order to bring praise to You. May You fill them with all joy and peace as they trust in You, so that they may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name I pray….
I would love to think you’re as excited about the possibility of tapping into God’s power through prayer as I am. In closing…
Ephesians 3:20, 21
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Not Just for Mothers, Part 2
(Perhaps you’ve wandered in without reading Part 1. You’ll be a little lost as to what I’m doing; so you might want to read that one first.)
Just to reiterate what God expects when we ask: (John 15:7, 16) “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.”
So now let’s consider praying for our daughters, nieces, wives, mothers and sisters. The prayers below are the same as the “boy prayers” but adapted with feminine pronouns – so all you need do is insert the name of the person on your heart.
(Ephesians 1:16-19) I give thanks for ________ and I ask You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give her the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that she may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of _______’s heart may be enlightened in order that she may know the hope to which You have called her, the riches of Jesus’ glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(Jeremiah 29:11-13) For I know the plans You have for ________, LORD, plans to prosper her and not to harm her, plans to give her hope and a future. Then she will call upon You and come and pray to You, and You will listen to her. She will seek You and find You when she seeks You with all her heart. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 1:4-8) I always thank You for ___________ because of Your grace given her in Christ Jesus. For in Him she has been enriched in every way—in all her speaking and in all her knowledge — because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in her. Therefore she does not lack any spiritual gift as she eagerly waits for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. You will keep her strong to the end, so that she will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 2:12) ___________ has not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that she may understand what God has freely given her.
(Corinthians 1:19-22) For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was taught to ___________ was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is You, Father who makes ___________ stand firm in Christ. You anointed her, set Your seal of ownership on her, and put Your Spirit in her heart as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
(Ephesians 1:15-20) Ever since I heard about ___________’s faith in the Lord Jesus and her love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for her, remembering her in my prayers. Dear God of our Lord Jesus Christ, Glorious Father, please give her the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that she may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of her heart may be enlightened in order that she may know the hope to which You have called her, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and Your incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of Your mighty strength, which You exerted in Christ when You raised Him from the dead and seated Him at Your right hand in the heavenly realm….
(Ephesians 3:14-21) Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You may strengthen ___________ with power through Your Spirit in her inner being, so that Christ may dwell in her heart through faith. And I pray that ___________, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that she may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God I know you are able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within ___________, to You be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
(Ephesians 6:2, 3), Father, I ask that ___________ would honor her father and mother—which is the first commandment with a promise— that it may go well with her and that she may enjoy long life on the earth.
(Ephesians 6:13-17) Father I ask that you put on the full armor of God on ___________, so that when the day of evil comes, she may be able to stand her ground, and after she has done everything, to stand. She will stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around her waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with her feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, let her take up the shield of faith, with which she can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
(Romans 8:28) Father, I claim your promise that in all things You will work for the good of ___________, who loves You and has been called according to Your purpose.
(Philippians 1:8, 9) Father, I pray that ___________’s love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that she may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ….
(Philippians 4:13,19) Father, ___________ can do everything through Jesus who gives her strength…And You will meet all her needs according to Your glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
(Colossians 1:9-14) Father, I ask You to fill ___________ with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And I pray this in order that she may live a life worthy of You and may please You in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that she may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to You, Lord, who has qualified her to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For You have rescued her from the dominion of darkness and brought her into the kingdom of the Son You love, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
(1Thessalonians 5:23) Dear Lord, God of peace, I ask you to sanctify ___________ through and through. May her whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(2Thessalonians 2:15-17) Father, I pray that ___________ will stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to her. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved her and by His grace gave her eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage her heart and strengthen her in every good deed and word.
(Hebrews 13:20, 21) Dear God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, I ask you to equip ___________ with everything good for doing Your will, and may You work in her what is pleasing to You, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
(2Peter 1:2-7) Grace and peace be ___________’s in abundance through the knowledge of You, Dear Lord, and of Jesus our Lord. Your divine power has given her everything she needs for life and godliness through her knowledge of You who called her by Your own glory and goodness. Through these You have given her Your very great and precious promises, so that through them ___________ may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, help her make every effort to add to her faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Just to reiterate what God expects when we ask: (John 15:7, 16) “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.”
So now let’s consider praying for our daughters, nieces, wives, mothers and sisters. The prayers below are the same as the “boy prayers” but adapted with feminine pronouns – so all you need do is insert the name of the person on your heart.
Prayers for _______ (girl)
(Ephesians 1:16-19) I give thanks for ________ and I ask You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give her the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that she may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of _______’s heart may be enlightened in order that she may know the hope to which You have called her, the riches of Jesus’ glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(Jeremiah 29:11-13) For I know the plans You have for ________, LORD, plans to prosper her and not to harm her, plans to give her hope and a future. Then she will call upon You and come and pray to You, and You will listen to her. She will seek You and find You when she seeks You with all her heart. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 1:4-8) I always thank You for ___________ because of Your grace given her in Christ Jesus. For in Him she has been enriched in every way—in all her speaking and in all her knowledge — because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in her. Therefore she does not lack any spiritual gift as she eagerly waits for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. You will keep her strong to the end, so that she will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 2:12) ___________ has not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that she may understand what God has freely given her.
(Corinthians 1:19-22) For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was taught to ___________ was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is You, Father who makes ___________ stand firm in Christ. You anointed her, set Your seal of ownership on her, and put Your Spirit in her heart as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
(Ephesians 1:15-20) Ever since I heard about ___________’s faith in the Lord Jesus and her love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for her, remembering her in my prayers. Dear God of our Lord Jesus Christ, Glorious Father, please give her the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that she may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of her heart may be enlightened in order that she may know the hope to which You have called her, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and Your incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of Your mighty strength, which You exerted in Christ when You raised Him from the dead and seated Him at Your right hand in the heavenly realm….
(Ephesians 3:14-21) Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You may strengthen ___________ with power through Your Spirit in her inner being, so that Christ may dwell in her heart through faith. And I pray that ___________, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that she may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God I know you are able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within ___________, to You be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
(Ephesians 6:2, 3), Father, I ask that ___________ would honor her father and mother—which is the first commandment with a promise— that it may go well with her and that she may enjoy long life on the earth.
(Ephesians 6:13-17) Father I ask that you put on the full armor of God on ___________, so that when the day of evil comes, she may be able to stand her ground, and after she has done everything, to stand. She will stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around her waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with her feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, let her take up the shield of faith, with which she can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
(Romans 8:28) Father, I claim your promise that in all things You will work for the good of ___________, who loves You and has been called according to Your purpose.
(Philippians 1:8, 9) Father, I pray that ___________’s love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that she may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ….
(Philippians 4:13,19) Father, ___________ can do everything through Jesus who gives her strength…And You will meet all her needs according to Your glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
(Colossians 1:9-14) Father, I ask You to fill ___________ with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And I pray this in order that she may live a life worthy of You and may please You in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that she may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to You, Lord, who has qualified her to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For You have rescued her from the dominion of darkness and brought her into the kingdom of the Son You love, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
(1Thessalonians 5:23) Dear Lord, God of peace, I ask you to sanctify ___________ through and through. May her whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(2Thessalonians 2:15-17) Father, I pray that ___________ will stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to her. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved her and by His grace gave her eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage her heart and strengthen her in every good deed and word.
(Hebrews 13:20, 21) Dear God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, I ask you to equip ___________ with everything good for doing Your will, and may You work in her what is pleasing to You, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
(2Peter 1:2-7) Grace and peace be ___________’s in abundance through the knowledge of You, Dear Lord, and of Jesus our Lord. Your divine power has given her everything she needs for life and godliness through her knowledge of You who called her by Your own glory and goodness. Through these You have given her Your very great and precious promises, so that through them ___________ may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, help her make every effort to add to her faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Not Just for Mothers, Part 1
Sit down and start to read the New Testament. Before you even finish Matthew, you’ve read four times that whatever you ask for in prayer, God will give you (Matthew 7:7, 11; 18:19; 21:22). Your head starts to swim – digital camera, a good one! Xbox, iPad, Kindle! New shoes, golf clubs, living room couch! But you may have noticed “all God’s children” aren’t rich!
So what’s the deal? If we reread those verses in Matthew and look a little deeper into Scripture, we begin to notice a thing or two. Matthew 21:22 says, “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” That one we pretty much knew – believe in God, believe in Jesus Christ, believe He can accomplish what we are asking, believe His promises. Mark 11:24, pins it down a little more: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Jesus says Himself in John 14:13: “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.” Now we’re getting somewhere. Not only are we to ask in Jesus’ name, but the reason He will do it is to bring glory to the Father. If we believe, and if we really, honestly trust God and believe that He wants good for us, then we want what He wants. And it’s at that point that our will begins to line up with His. (John 14:12) “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”
And because God is faithful, unchanging and consistent, we can believe His Word. It is eternal. And it is certainly His will. So will you agree then that if we pray His Word, we are praying His will?
I have for some time been meaning to pull Scripture to pray for my family. I finally finished it and Steve (my husband) thought today would be the perfect day to share it with you. Even if you don’t see the need or think you want to pray God’s Word for your family, just read a couple of the passages below and decide if it’s something you would want for your brother, husband, son, father.
And Matthew 18:19 promises “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.” Can you imagine the impact that two sisters praying God's Word for a third, two grandparents praying for a grandchild or parents praying for a child would have?
You’ll notice a “Part 1” at the top of this blog. The scriptures below have been adapted for prayer for a male. I will also have scriptures for a female in Part 2 and finish up with scripture for discord among several in Part 3. I hope you will begin to pray God’s Word over your family. It’s time we accessed His power available to us through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:18-20).
(Ephesians 1:16-19) I give thanks for ________ and I ask You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give him the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that he may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of ________’s heart may be enlightened in order that he may know the hope to which You have called him, the riches of Jesus’ glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(Jeremiah 29:11-13) For I know the plans You have for ________, LORD, plans to prosper him and not to harm him, plans to give him hope and a future. Then he will call upon You and come and pray to You, and You will listen to him. He will seek You and find You when he seeks You with all his heart. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 1:4-8) I always thank You for ________ because of Your grace given him in Christ Jesus. For in Him he has been enriched in every way—in all his speaking and in all his knowledge — because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in him. Therefore he does not lack any spiritual gift as he eagerly waits for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. You will keep him strong to the end, so that he will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 2:12) ________ has not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that he may understand what God has freely given him.
(Corinthians 1:19-22) For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was taught to ________ was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is You, Father, who makes ________ stand firm in Christ. You anointed him, set Your seal of ownership on him, and put Your Spirit in his heart as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
(Ephesians 1:15-20) Ever since I heard about ________’s faith in the Lord Jesus and his love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for him, remembering him in my prayers. Dear God of our Lord Jesus Christ, Glorious Father, please give him the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that he may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of his heart may be enlightened in order that he may know the hope to which You have called him, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and Your incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of Your mighty strength, which You exerted in Christ when You raised Him from the dead and seated Him at Your right hand in the heavenly realm….
(Ephesians 3:14-21) Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You may strengthen ________ with power through Your Spirit in his inner being, so that Christ may dwell in his heart through faith. And I pray that ________, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that he may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God I know you are able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within ________, to You be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
(Ephesians 6:2, 3, Father, I ask that ________ would honor his father and mother—which is the first commandment with a promise— that it may go well with him and that he may enjoy long life on the earth.
(Ephesians 6:13-17) Father I ask that you put on the full armor of God on ________, so that when the day of evil comes, he may be able to stand his ground, and after he has done everything, to stand. He will stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around his waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with his feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, let him take up the shield of faith, with which he can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
(Romans 8:28) Father, I claim your promise that in all things You will work for the good of ________, who loves You and has been called according to Your purpose.
(Philippians 1:8, 9) Father, I pray that ________’s love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that he may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ….
(Philippians 4:13,19) Father, ________ can do everything through Jesus who gives him strength…And You will meet all his needs according to Your glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
(Colossians 1:9-14) Father, I ask You to fill ________ with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And I pray this in order that he may live a life worthy of You and may please You in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that he may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to You, Lord, who has qualified him to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For You have rescued him from the dominion of darkness and brought him into the kingdom of the Son You love, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
(1Thessalonians 5:23) Dear Lord, God of peace, I ask you to sanctify ________ through and through. May his whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(2Thessalonians 2:15-17) Father, I pray that ________ will stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to him. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved him and by His grace gave him eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage his heart and strengthen him in every good deed and word.
(Hebrews 13:20, 21) Dear God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, I ask you to equip ________ with everything good for doing Your will, and may You work in him what is pleasing to You, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
(2Peter 1:2-7) Grace and peace be ________’s in abundance through the knowledge of You, Dear Lord, and of Jesus our Lord. Your divine power has given him everything he needs for life and godliness through his knowledge of You who called him by Your own glory and goodness. Through these You have given him Your very great and precious promises, so that through them ________ may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, help him make every effort to add to his faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
So what’s the deal? If we reread those verses in Matthew and look a little deeper into Scripture, we begin to notice a thing or two. Matthew 21:22 says, “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” That one we pretty much knew – believe in God, believe in Jesus Christ, believe He can accomplish what we are asking, believe His promises. Mark 11:24, pins it down a little more: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Jesus says Himself in John 14:13: “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.” Now we’re getting somewhere. Not only are we to ask in Jesus’ name, but the reason He will do it is to bring glory to the Father. If we believe, and if we really, honestly trust God and believe that He wants good for us, then we want what He wants. And it’s at that point that our will begins to line up with His. (John 14:12) “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”
And because God is faithful, unchanging and consistent, we can believe His Word. It is eternal. And it is certainly His will. So will you agree then that if we pray His Word, we are praying His will?
I have for some time been meaning to pull Scripture to pray for my family. I finally finished it and Steve (my husband) thought today would be the perfect day to share it with you. Even if you don’t see the need or think you want to pray God’s Word for your family, just read a couple of the passages below and decide if it’s something you would want for your brother, husband, son, father.
And Matthew 18:19 promises “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.” Can you imagine the impact that two sisters praying God's Word for a third, two grandparents praying for a grandchild or parents praying for a child would have?
You’ll notice a “Part 1” at the top of this blog. The scriptures below have been adapted for prayer for a male. I will also have scriptures for a female in Part 2 and finish up with scripture for discord among several in Part 3. I hope you will begin to pray God’s Word over your family. It’s time we accessed His power available to us through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:18-20).
Prayers for ________ (boy)
(Ephesians 1:16-19) I give thanks for ________ and I ask You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give him the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that he may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of ________’s heart may be enlightened in order that he may know the hope to which You have called him, the riches of Jesus’ glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(Jeremiah 29:11-13) For I know the plans You have for ________, LORD, plans to prosper him and not to harm him, plans to give him hope and a future. Then he will call upon You and come and pray to You, and You will listen to him. He will seek You and find You when he seeks You with all his heart. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 1:4-8) I always thank You for ________ because of Your grace given him in Christ Jesus. For in Him he has been enriched in every way—in all his speaking and in all his knowledge — because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in him. Therefore he does not lack any spiritual gift as he eagerly waits for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. You will keep him strong to the end, so that he will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ name I pray….
(1Corinthians 2:12) ________ has not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that he may understand what God has freely given him.
(Corinthians 1:19-22) For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was taught to ________ was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is You, Father, who makes ________ stand firm in Christ. You anointed him, set Your seal of ownership on him, and put Your Spirit in his heart as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
(Ephesians 1:15-20) Ever since I heard about ________’s faith in the Lord Jesus and his love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for him, remembering him in my prayers. Dear God of our Lord Jesus Christ, Glorious Father, please give him the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that he may know You better. I pray also that the eyes of his heart may be enlightened in order that he may know the hope to which You have called him, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and Your incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of Your mighty strength, which You exerted in Christ when You raised Him from the dead and seated Him at Your right hand in the heavenly realm….
(Ephesians 3:14-21) Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You may strengthen ________ with power through Your Spirit in his inner being, so that Christ may dwell in his heart through faith. And I pray that ________, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that he may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God I know you are able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within ________, to You be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
(Ephesians 6:2, 3, Father, I ask that ________ would honor his father and mother—which is the first commandment with a promise— that it may go well with him and that he may enjoy long life on the earth.
(Ephesians 6:13-17) Father I ask that you put on the full armor of God on ________, so that when the day of evil comes, he may be able to stand his ground, and after he has done everything, to stand. He will stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around his waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with his feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, let him take up the shield of faith, with which he can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
(Romans 8:28) Father, I claim your promise that in all things You will work for the good of ________, who loves You and has been called according to Your purpose.
(Philippians 1:8, 9) Father, I pray that ________’s love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that he may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ….
(Philippians 4:13,19) Father, ________ can do everything through Jesus who gives him strength…And You will meet all his needs according to Your glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
(Colossians 1:9-14) Father, I ask You to fill ________ with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And I pray this in order that he may live a life worthy of You and may please You in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that he may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to You, Lord, who has qualified him to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For You have rescued him from the dominion of darkness and brought him into the kingdom of the Son You love, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
(1Thessalonians 5:23) Dear Lord, God of peace, I ask you to sanctify ________ through and through. May his whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(2Thessalonians 2:15-17) Father, I pray that ________ will stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to him. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved him and by His grace gave him eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage his heart and strengthen him in every good deed and word.
(Hebrews 13:20, 21) Dear God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, I ask you to equip ________ with everything good for doing Your will, and may You work in him what is pleasing to You, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
(2Peter 1:2-7) Grace and peace be ________’s in abundance through the knowledge of You, Dear Lord, and of Jesus our Lord. Your divine power has given him everything he needs for life and godliness through his knowledge of You who called him by Your own glory and goodness. Through these You have given him Your very great and precious promises, so that through them ________ may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, help him make every effort to add to his faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
