This list is something I first put together years ago when I noticed the Bible gives instruction to pray for certain things. This is the latest version.
GOD'S PRAYER LIST
A list of specifics the Bible says to pray for.
1. All men, especially those in authority.
1 Timothy 2:1 - 4
The role of government is to maintain peace in society so the Church is free to do God's work.
Specific requests to make for leaders:
1. Receptive to God's direction, from salvation to policy decisions.
2. Moral guidance and wisdom.
3. Practical knowledge and understanding to implement godly plans.
4. Courage to stand for righteousness.
5. Protection from harm.
2. Laborers for the harvest.
Matthew 9: 36 - 38, Luke 10:2, John 4:31 -38
The harvest is plentiful and ripe, for people are distressed, dispirited, and directionless. Laborers are few and are needed to complete the work of those who sow.
Specific requests are for the Lord to call, prepare, train, equip, and anoint the laborers.
3. Ministers.
Ephesians 6: 19 - 20, Colossians 4: 3 - 4, 2 Thessalonians 3:1
Pray for ministers to be given utterance (an opportunity to speak), and to speak boldly as they ought to speak, to make the Good News clear so the work will spread rapidly and be glorified.
4. Peace of Jerusalem.
Psalms 122: 6 - 9
We need to pray for the peace of both Jerusalems, earthly and heavenly. The Church is the heavenly Jerusalem (Galatians 4: 21 - 31, Hebrews 12: 18 - 24).
The peace we are to pray for is the peace that Jesus gives and is not as the world gives (John 14: 27); it is a characteristic of the Kingdom of God (Romans 14: 17) and is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22 -23); it surpasses all comprehension, is to guard our hearts and minds (Phillipians 4: 7), and was bought by the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross (Colossians 1: 20).
5. One another, all saints.
James 5: 16, Ephesians 6: 18
Praying for others enables you to bve healed. We are to be alert to opportunities to pray for all saints, and to persevere in those prayers.
