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When Praying For Our City, begin by thanking the
Lord who is "guarding the city" right now! Psalm 127:1
says, "Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman keeps awake
in vain."
1. Pray for
Spiritual Awakening in the Churches in your City
Pray the Scriptural prayers found in Eph 1:15-21, 3:14-21; Phil
1:9-11; Col 1:9-12, 4:12; 1 Thes 3:10-13, 5:23; 2 Thes 1:11-12,
2:16-17, 3:1-5; Phil 4-6; and Heb 13:20-21.
When you pray these Scriptures, insert the name
of congregations and assemblies in your city, asking God to
bring the fullness of Jesus' life into the church. Remember the
example of Epaphras, a servant of Christ who "wrestled in
prayer" for the Christians that lived in three cities
- Colosse, Laodicia, and Hierapolis (Col 4:12).
2. Pray Against
the Spiritual Strongholds of Darkness over your City
Ephesians 6:12 teaches of the constant spiritual battle in the
heaven lies.. actual strongholds that the enemy has over
geographic areas
(see Dan 10:10-13).
Command the "rulers, authorities, powers of this
dark world, and the spiritual forces of evil" in the north,
south, east, and west of your city to "give up" those people
held in spiritual bondage (see Is 43:5,6). Praise the Lord that
people will come to Jesus from the four sections of your city.
(Lk 13:29)
3. Pray for the
Leadership and Authorities in your City
Such as the Mayor, the City Council, Police Chief, School Board,
etc.
1 Tim 2:1-4.
4. Ask God to
Bless your City
Proverbs 11:11 The greatest blessing God can send is Jesus
Christ, who will turn people from their wickedness, and bring
them salvation
- Acts 3:26.
5. Pray for the
Welfare of your City
Jeremiah 29:7
6. Pray for the
People of your City to Turn to God
Remember the Nineveh (read Jn 3:1-10) and Samaria did (John
4:39-42).
7. Pray for Peace
within your City and for the Prosperity of the City
Psalm 122:6,7
8. Pray for your
City to Support Righteousness and Goodness
Prov 11:10
9. Pray for your
City to be a Testimony of Righteousness
Matthew 5:14,16
10. Pray that your City
would recognize the time of God's visitation
Luke 19:41-44 |
