Tell me if you can relate.
Have you ever had that dreaded moment where you carve out time to pray but instead of praying with purpose and power, you find yourself rambling. As awkward silences are filled with words like. Soooo, ummmm.
Yes, there are times when we need to shove off formalities as we pour our hearts out to God. I also believe that there is a time for us to develop this skill praying God’s will over our lives, our families, and our communities. Paul was amazing at this skillful prayer.
Paul Prays For the Church
As a mentor and apostle, paul often interceded for the church as he prayed for God‘s will.
With that being said, let’s look at nine powerful prayers. As you do, write them down, memorize them, and pray them over your life, your family, and your community today!
Paul’s Prayer for the Church
“I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in him in every way, in all speech and all knowledge.”
1 Corinthians 1:4-5 CSB
“I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.”
Philemon 1:6 CSB
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23 CSB
“In view of this, we always pray for you that our God will make you worthy of his calling, and by his power fulfill your every desire to do good and your xwork produced by faith,”
2 Thessalonians 1:11 CSB
“And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,”
Philippians 1:9 CSB
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13
Paul’s Prayers in Ephesians
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,”
Ephesians 1:18 CSB
“I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:16-19 CSB
“I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God.”
Ephesians 1:17
So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, [12] always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
Colossians 1:9-12 NLT
Which verses are you highlighting in your Bible Today!
