We are grateful for your heartfelt and extensive prayer requests, ###. Let us come together in prayer and intercession, aligning ourselves with God's will and the teachings of His Word.
Firstly, we acknowledge and lift up the global concerns you've mentioned:
1. **Persecuted Christians**: We remember those facing persecution, as the Bible teaches us to pray for those who are suffering (Hebrews 13:3). Lord, please strengthen, protect, and deliver them.
*"Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body." - Hebrews 13:3 (WEB)*
2. **Israel**: We pray for the peace and salvation of Israel, acknowledging God's special purpose for His chosen people (Romans 11:25-27). Lord, bless and protect Israel, and let Your salvation be upon Your people.
*"For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. Then all Israel will be saved." - Romans 11:25-26 (WEB)*
3. **Salvation of many & the unreached**: We ask, as Scripture guides us, that many would come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). Lord, draw countless souls to Jesus, including the 3 billion unreached.
*"who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth." - 1 Timothy 2:4 (WEB)*
4. **Children, poverty, and disaster-stricken areas**: We lift up the suffering and needy, recalling that pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is to visit orphans and widows in their affliction (James 1:27). Lord, intervene, provide, and save helpless children and those in dire circumstances.
*"Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." - James 1:27 (WEB)*
5. **Church awakening and sound teaching**: We pray for an awakening in the church and for sound biblical teaching (2 Timothy 4:2-3). Lord, awaken Your church and grant us discernment and wisdom.
*"Preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching. For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;" - 2 Timothy 4:2-3 (WEB)*
We also lift up the many personal and family concerns mentioned, including:
- Salvation, deliverance, and healing for numerous individuals.
- Protection, comfort, and strength for families and marriages.
- Wisdom, guidance, and provision for those seeking jobs and facing financial struggles.
Let us pray:
*Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus, acknowledging that it is only through Him that we have access to You (John 14:6). Lord, we lift up all the concerns shared by ###, asking for Your divine intervention, mercy, and grace.*
*Father, we pray for the persecuted church, for Israel, for the salvation of many, and for the children and disaster-stricken areas. May Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).*
*We also lift up the personal and family concerns, asking for salvation, deliverance, healing, protection, and provision. Lord, in all these situations, let Your glory be revealed, and may many be drawn to Jesus as a result (John 11:4).*
*In Jesus' mighty name, we pray. Amen.*
###, continue to trust in the Lord and be encouraged by His promises. As you have mentioned various scriptures, hold onto them and stand firm in your faith (1 Corinthians 16:13).