RCCG 14 DAYS PRAYER AND FASTING GUIDE
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TOPIC FOR DAY 8: Leaders And Government
BIBLE TEXT(S): 1 Timothy 2:1-3 (KJV)
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
INTRODUCTION: These are the group of people with official authority to control and make decisions for a country or state. They are to govern with a righteous heart and having the good of the people as their major interest, but this is not the case these days. Our collective prayer is potent to change positively.
PRAYER POINTS:
- Father have mercy on all our leaders who are working contrary to the assignment placed in their hands in Jesus’ name. Romans 9:15-16
- Father thank you for giving us leaders with the heart to lead righteously with compassion for the people they lead in Jesus’ name. 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
- Father, help our leader to always listen to the people they are leading to know what their needs are in Jesus’ name. James 1:22.
- Father, please help our leaders to fear you and know that they are accountable to you for each decision they take in Jesus’ name. Proverbs 9:10
- Father, help our leaders to be honest in the way they handle our finances in Jesus’ name. 1 Timothy 6:6-10.
- Father, humble our leaders and make them to always seek pastoral care and
counsel in Jesus’ name. Hebrews 13:7 - Father, help our leaders to make Godly friends that will add value to their lives in Jesus’ name. Psalm 1:1-3.
- Father, help our leaders to be generous and have compassionate hearts for the poor and needy in Jesus’ name.
- Father, give our leaders the courage to resist manipulation, pressure and the fear of man in Jesus’ name Proverbs 29:25.
- Father purge and purify the leaders from every wicked and evil contamination they have involved themselves that would deny them from making it to heaven in Jesus’ name. Psalm 51:7, 2 Timothy 2:21.
- Father, give our leaders grace to refuse and reject harmful policies imposed by evil organisations to destroy citizens of our nations in Jesus’ name. Lamentations 3:37
- Father please frustrate the wicked leaders in authority in my nation and pull them down in Jesus’ name. Psalm 7:9
- Father sanitize all arms of the government by replacing the wicked with those who are ready to pursue justice and righteousness in Jesus’ name. Proverbs 29:2
- Father let the government prioritise the needs of the common man in the provision of social amenities in Jesus’ name. Philippians 4:19
- Father make our leaders and government have value for life in all our nations in Jesus’ name. Exodus 20:13
