Day 20: Standing in the Gap for Intercessors
Colossians 1: 9-12 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.”
Pray that God will fill intercessors with knowledge, spiritual wisdom and understanding to be able to discern the path of intercession as it concerns the burden of God.
Pray that they will walk worthy of the call they have answered as an intercessor
Pray that they will please God in the work they do and bear fruits that bring glory to God.
Pray that they will be strengthened in the power of the word of God. Ephesians 3:16 “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.”
Thank the Lord for every intercessor around the corners of the earth.
Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Pray for an out pour of the Pentecostal anointing upon every intercessor
Ephesians 1:18 “I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints.”
Pray that they will be enlightened in the power of the Word of God as they dwell in the Word of God and will understand the hope in which they have been called.
2 Corinthians 12:9 “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Pray that they will embrace the grace of God in their daily walk. It never easy when you are attacked just for standing in the gap.
2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”
Pray that they will grow in the grace and knowledge of God who has called and appointed them to carry this work.
Acts 20:32 “And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”
Commit every intercessor to the Lord and to the Word of God to help them be built up so that they are able to be diligent in the call.
Titus 3:14 “And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.”
Pray for a devoted heart to do the work that God has entrusted into their hands.
2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”
Pray that intercessor will examine themselves daily whether they are still in the faith or not, so they can repent and get back to track.
1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
Pray that they will be committed, standing strong in the call and not give up, giving their all and all in this work knowing that its never going to be in vain.
2 Corinthians 7:1 “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”
Pray that they will constantly cleanse themselves from all filthiness and allow the holiness of God to flow within their inmost being.
2 Timothy 4:18 “The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”
Pray that the hand of God will protect them from every evil attack of the enemy.
2 Samuel 22:3-4 “My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.”
Declare this verse over them in Jesus mighty name.
Ennette Heaggans