Many matters require the church’s prayer. The items of prayer listed below are offered as a help to focus and enrich the prayer of the saints and of the churches. They are not meant to be restrictive or exhaustive, nor are they meant to be legally adopted. In the end, it is the Spirit who intercedes for us, in us, and through us according to God and His will. The intercessors’ responsibility is to be one spirit with the Lord and one mind with Christ to discharge the inner burden with Spirit-inspired utterances. In light of the current world situation, let us persevere in prayer with a strong spirit.
Pray that the saints would learn to pray by the anointing in their spirit, according to the groaning of the indwelling Spirit, so that they would learn to be led by the Spirit in their prayer and not just pray according to the thoughts in their mind and what they can remember (Rom. 8:26-27; Hymns, #781, s. 2; Hymns #779).
Read morePray for the increase of the saints’ prayer and of their exercise of the spirit in their prayer so that their spirits will become keen to follow the moving of the Spirit (Eph. 6:18; Hymns, #781, s. 1).
Read morePray that the Lord would raise up more watchmen upon the walls of Jerusalem who will pray and not be silent (Isa. 62:6-7).
Read morePray that the saints would be vigilant to pray in the days of warfare to withstand the devil and his destructive schemes (1 Pet. 5:8-9a; James 4:7).
Read morePray that the saints would be watchful, being on guard and sober unto prayers (1 Pet. 4:7).
Read morePray for the saints to be sober-minded, not being disturbed by fear and anxiety but rather guarded by the peace of God through their prayer (1 Pet. 1:13; Phil. 4:6-7).
Read morePray that the saints would be alert and watchful to maintain their prayer life (Eph. 6:18).
Read morePray that the saints, as sons of the day, would not sleep but would watch and pray (Luke 22:46; 1 Thes. 5:5-6).
Read morePray for the strengthening of the willing spirit of the saints so they will watch and pray (Matt. 26:38b, 41).
Read morePray that we will prepare our wedding garment of “fine linen, bright and clean,” the fine linen being the righteousnesses of the saints, by living out Christ as our subjective and surpassing righteousness; that we will be beautified by Christ being wrought into us and being expressed through us as our beauty; and that we will fight the battle against God’s enemy and overcome him by speaking the word of God (Rev. 19:8; Phil. 3:9; Matt. 5:20; Eph. 3:17a; 5:26-27; S. S. 1:15; Eph. 6:11; Rev. 12:11; 19:13).
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