DAILY PRAYER AND SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY.
When we pray, God hears and answers! Engaging in Daily Prayer and Scriptures is our unfailing platform for bringing to God all that pertains to us, while we watch restfully as he steps into situations to bring out beauty and colour in our lives. Today, as you commune with God, we urge you to know that God has settled all that concerns you, Just believe and pray with faith in your heart. Remain blessed in Jesus name, Amen.
Today’s Prayer is written by: Emma Danzey
Prayer Focus For Today 7th August 2022: A Prayer for Pastors
James 3:1 says, “Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.”
The calling of being a pastor is one that should not be taken lightly. Pastors hold a lot of power and responsibility. Because of their leadership roles, they are held to a higher standard. They are accountable for interpreting and teaching His Scriptures correctly, shepherding and loving their people well, and being a servant to all. This is a unique gifting and calling on individuals’ lives. It is important that we are praying for our personal pastors, as well as pastors all over the world who lead and represent the body of Christ.
PRAYER FOR TODAY.
Let’s Pray:
Our Good Shepherd, Thank You for giving us pastors who love us so well. Thank You for those who are healthy and whole while they lead and teach. Thank You for convicting them and refining them as they lead us. We pray for a sense of your peace over them as You guide the directions of their churches. We ask that their hearts would be aligned with Your will to proclaim the gospel, teach the church, and send us out into the community and the world on mission.
You say in 2 Timothy 4:2, “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.” We pray this over our pastors. Help them to be prepared to correct, rebuke, and encourage the church with compassion. Give them great patience as we are sinners who are likely to need to hear messages more than once. Help our pastors be able to communicate the gospel of Jesus in every message.
Father, as we pray over our pastors, we pray for their families who equally have been sacrificing for their communities. Give them quality time together, unity, and protection from the work of the enemy. Hold them close and help them to set healthy boundaries with the church and home. We pray that their children would not turn away from You, but that they would see genuine lives of faith lived out at home as well as the church from their parents and be drawn by Your Holy Spirit. So many pastor kids go astray, we pray against this and pray for a mighty generation to come through the family lines of pastors.
Lord, You tell us in Jeremiah 3:15 that You give us shepherds after Your own heart, who will lead us with knowledge and understanding.” Would You help our pastors to seek Your heart and would You lead them so that they can point us genuinely to Your knowledge and understanding? You are so faithful to place the right people in leadership intentionally. However, we know that the enemy places wolves among the sheep. Would you please reveal any pastors around the world who are false teachers? Remove them from authoritative positions and restore purity and integrity to those who have suffered under their leadership. We ask for healing and wholeness for those who have been spiritually wounded by unhealthy pastors. Please remove the false doctrines and teachings from their minds and hearts and help them to sit under safe and godly pastors in the future.
Our Great God, Hebrews 13:17 reminds us to have confidence in our leaders and submit to their authority because they keep watch over us as those who must give an account. Help us to do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden because that would be no benefit to us. Help us to trust in those healthy pastors whom You have placed in leadership roles. Give us strength to trust in them and know that they give an account to You. Provide them joy and help us not to be a burden but a delight for them to serve. Help us to have softened hearts to their sermons and open ears to the messages You lead them to share with us. We pray for healthy churches that are led by healthy pastors who love You with their whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and love others well. Amen.
This Is the Assurance of Answers to Your Prayers – Matthew 7:7-11
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN GIVE GOOD THINGS TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM!
Please pray with faith in your heart and remember to lead someone to pray with these prayer points!
