WE encourage you to use these points in your daily prayer as a family, prayer group or an individual. We would be glad if you take copies of these prayer points and share them with other believers in your church, prayer group or workplace. If you have a specific prayer point that you would like us to pray for along with our readers, you can email it to us at christianmessenger [dot] in [at] gmail [dot] com Blessings, Editor.
Pray for your family today. Thank God for the wonderful way in which He cared for you and protected you last month. Ask Him to cover you and your family in the blood of the Lamb this new month.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has voiced concern over continuing violations of religious freedom in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. Christians and Ahmadiyya Muslims are discriminated against in that country.
Pray for Christians in Iran. Last month, Iranian authorities seized 6,500 copies of the Bible in northwest of that country. In 2010, they had seized 300 copies of the Bible from a bus after its inspection and burned all of them.
Let’s intercede for our country today. May every one of its peoples have an opportunity to hear the Gospel, read the Bible in their own language and come to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray for all leaders and those in authority. In 1 Timothy 2:1-2, we are asked to pray for ‘kings and all who are in authority.’
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Pray for Iraqi Christians. The Iraqi Christian minority, formally standing at around 1.4 million, has been significantly downsizing its presence in the country since the ousting of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Close to 1 million Christians have fled to either other regions in Iraq or are leaving the country.
The Anna Hazare campaign against corruption has gained the support of masses. However, political parties need to pitch in too for the campaign’s efforts to fructify. Pray that the Gandhian’s movement will find support from churches, NGOs and parties not just the civil society.
Pray that believers will hold on to the Rock of Ages when the entire world seems to be in a flux. Heightened activity in stock markets, growing rate of joblessness and inflation are creating more confusion than anyone can handle.
Pray for Pakistan. Almost every day, some terror activity or the other happens in that country. Last month, while the Pakistani Taliban bombed a mosque that killed 50 people, ethno-political violence in Karachi killed dozens of people.
Pray that China will kick out Communist ideologies and embrace democracy. Recently, it was reported that 80-million strong Communist Party is getting ready for yet another long-haul with an ideological makeover to avert a Soviet Union-style collapse.
Pray that the Lord’s protection will be upon websites run by churches, missions and ministries. These are days when websites belonging to CIA and Nato are also pulled down by hackers.
Christians in Libya need our prayers. While the Gaddafi regime may have fallen, battles are still being fought in Tripoli. Pray that the church in that country will remain in united and strong in the crisis.
Continue to uphold Asia Bibi in prayers. The Christian wife and mother who was convicted of blasphemy charges in Pakistan, has remained on death row since her shocking sentence was handed down in November 2010.
Pray for people who are caught in the grip of cult groups. May God open the eyes of those people who live under the deception of cult teachings.
Let us pray for our church leaders today. Pray for your pastor’s own walk of faith – his prayer lfe, for his faith, that he would grow spiritually and in his love for God.
Pray for those families that are affected by Endosulfan, a toxic insecticide that has caused deaths and widespread health problems in our country especially in Kerala.
Pray for business people that you know who may be in debt. May God provide them a breakthrough in the new financial year, give them new opportunities and set them free.
Pray for peace in Israel. There are apprehensions that the crisis that has hit Syria may be used by the enemies of Israel to launch attacks on the country. The Hezbollah and the Hamas who are opposed to Jews are believed to have capabilities to launch bio/chemical and nuke attacks from Iran or Syria.
Crimes against women in India are on the rise. Uttar Pradesh, especially, seems to be a dangerous place to be in for women as reports indicate. Maharashtra is no better, however. Pray for all the protection of all women in your household, workplace and neighborhood.
According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology based in Pune, the highest maximum temperatures in the Indian subcontinent will increase by three to four degrees by the end of this century, even if all human activities affecting the environment stop immediately. Pray for a good monsoon this year (Zechariah 10:1; Deut 11:14).
Pray that churches will come forward and support the anti-corruption front formed by Anna Hazare. The Bible makes a case against giving or accepting bribes and corruption. India was ranked 87th out of 178 countries in corruption index for 2010.
Pray for business groups that help advance the Kingdom of our Lord. May such groups be blessed by increased production, debt-free transactions and congeniality among their workers.
Pray that more people will come to believe in the sanctity of marriage in the coming days. Marriage is a holy institution ordained by God.
One in 12 persons worldwide is living with either chronic hepatitis B or C, and a majority of those infected are unaware they are suffering from the liver ailment. Hepatitis kills more than one million people every year. Pray for God’s protection for you and your family.
Pray that hostilities between India and Pakistan will end soon. According to a poll released by the Pew Research Centre recently, most Pakistanis see India as a bigger threat than the Taliban and the al-Qaida.
Pray for those poor families that are below poverty line in your neighborhood. While government measures offer sops to them, rising inflation means most things in life will remain unavailable to them. Pray for Christian agencies like World Vision that work among the poor.
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