Praying for Spiritual Leaders!
More and more we need to engage in prayer support for our spiritual leaders all over the world because God works through common people and leadership to advance his purpose in the earth. Spiritual leaders are under sever pressure to conform to society’s standards or are claimed to be hostile, along with their personal issues our leaders are faced with many other challenges and sometimes it is difficult for them to cope.
As we pray for spiritual leaders, these are some great things that we can pray;
1. Thank God for spiritual leaders and for the high price they have paid to be in leadership. It’s a great price. (1 Tim 5:17) “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.”
2. Cover them, their families and their ministries with the blood of Jesus daily. (1 John 1:7)… the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.”
3. Pray that God will comfort and encourage spiritual leaders, and heal their wounded spirits and hurting hearts. Pray the promise of endurance with joy (Col 1:11-12) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you[a] to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
4. Ask God to pour out his supernatural grace and patience upon spiritual leaders. That the heavy barrage of pressure they are under in relation to their many and varied responsibilities, will be lighter. Ask God to reveal to us the pain of those pressures until we feel it in intercession. Ask God to give spiritual leaders the physical strength and more grace to endure, and as they walk in humility the power of God is released through this basic biblical principle. (James 4:6) But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
In preparation for prayer for spiritual leaders, we need to ask God to reveal anything in us that would hinder effective prayer for them (Psa 66:18). For our prayers to be effective we must have a forgiving spirit and a loving heart (Gal 5:6).
Pray that Spiritual leaders will find that their great fulfillment is in having a more intimate relationship with the Lord, rather than in ministry accomplishments.
Pray that worship and praise to the Lord will become an integral part of their lives.
Pray that spiritual leaders will make ministry to the Lord a priority over ministry to people (Luke 4:8).
Pray that spiritual leaders will understand that submission and constant obedience to the person of the Holy Spirit is the pathway of sustained power(Eph5:18).
Pray that leaders will have a fear of God and not be overcome by the fear of man or have a man pleasing spirit that cripples their ability to make sound and godly decisions.
Please remember that praying for others is sowing seeds that will only result in great harvest for you. This is the greatest investment we can ever make on anyone’s behalf.
Advancing the Kingdom of God in the earth!!!