Dr. Wesley L. Duewel- All Christians who take their call to intercession seriously pray with some agenda in mind. But intercession can be greatly enhanced through the use of written prayer lists. God will lead you in the names to be included.
Some intercessors have several such lists—one basic list which is used daily, and others which may be rotated on different days of the week. Some have a longer list for Sunday or other days when they can spend more time in prayer. (Google image, Prayer List)
The following suggested categories will guide you in preparing your own personal prayer lists:
Government leaders. Christians are commanded to intercede for the leaders of our government (1 Tim. 2:1-4) Such leaders include the president, governors, and mayors. You will probably want to mention also the two senators from your state, your representative to Congress, and perhaps each of the Supreme court justices.
Be sure to pray for other officials, especially those whom you know to be Christians serving in front-line positions, or others who play a strategic role in policy making.
Other leaders. Praying daily for all the leaders of your local church—pastor, Sunday school teachers, elders and deacons, and others—is your spiritual responsibility (1 Thess. 5:12-13).
Other Christian leaders. Pray for other influential Christian leaders. You may want to pray for one or more evangelist, Bible teachers, editors and writers, gospel singers, youth leaders, and children's workers.
Missions. Since world evangelization is the priority Jesus gave to His church until He comes again, and since so much of the world is largely unreached, God obviously expects every Christian to pray for missions (Matt. 24:14; 28:18-20; John 20:21; Acts 1:8). In your prayer for missions, include the following specific areas:
- Missionaries. As God leads, select one or more missionaries with whom to be in daily prayer partnership.
- Nations. Ask God to lay on our heart one or more nations as your special inheritance by prayer (Ps. 2:8).
- Missionary Organizations. Pray generally for all such organizations; focus on one or more as special needs arise.
- National Christians. Pray for one or more national pastors or lay workers in other countries.
Other Christian ministries. Evangelistic teams, prison ministries, youth ministries, city missions, Christian publishing houses—all are targets for Satan's attack, hence, essential areas for intercession.
Your loved ones. Include both saved and unsaved family members for whom you feel personal responsibility.
Unsaved people. Ask God to assign some unsaved person as your personal prayer responsibility. Pray daily until that person comes to Christ. God will likely also provide opportunities for you to show Christian interest or love, or an opportunity to witness. You may also be led to pray for some to whom you will never be able to give a word of testimony.
Special needs. The Holy Spirit will suggest urgent needs for immediate intercessory prayer. This list will change from time to time. You may be impressed to pray as you read the newspaper, or listen to television newscasts reporting tragedy, famine, special international conferences, court cases, people injured in accidents, people seriously ill, problems of domestic unity among people you know, special church meetings.
How to Use Prayer Lists
1. Record prayer lists in a small diary or notebook. Brief prayers can be much used by the Holy Spirit. These instant expressions of your Christian love, concern, and desire have been called "telegraphic prayers," "lightning prayers," or " moment prayers."
2. Keep prayer lists handy.
3. Use the incidents of the day as an unwritten prayer list.
Praying through your day in this way is a beautiful way to pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17).
Jane Ault- quoted from her book: EMOTIONAL FREEDOM, THE CHOICES WE MUST MAKE [pp. 58, 59]
"Jesus is the Person of Truth. The Bible is his written word to us; therefore, it also is truth. The following Psalm of David describes the value of God's word:
~ How do you respond to challenges? Do you surrender the handling of them for advice from God? It is reassuring to know that He would help us with the solution and will provide direction in His time—even though we want an instant answer. He will answer, as He always has!
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I use prayer lists. Good word.
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