Thought I’d share some verse prayers I pray for people in my life who don’t know Jesus. I’m sure you have neighbors, friends, family members, too, that could use prayer. Take these, print them out, put his or her name in the blanks, and get busy praying in His Power!
Remember, though, the enemy wants to avoid the Sword of the Spirit at all costs (Eph 6:17b). If you decide to wage war this way, he will be all over you. Do. it. in. community.
Do it in community!
Jesus, we confess that every living soul belongs to You (Ez. 18:4) that you take no pleasure in the death of anyone (Ez. 18:32) that You are righteous in all your ways and loving toward all You have made (Ps 145:17) and that You are patient with ______________, not wanting him to perish but to come to repentance (1Pet2:9). May________________ repent and live!
LORD, on behalf of _________ we confess her offenses and sins weigh her down and she is wasting away because of them. How then can she live? Thank You that, as surely as You live, You take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather desire them to turn from their ways and live. May ___________ turn! May she turn from her evil ways. Please move in _____________’s heart so she will not die. (Ez. 33:10-11)
Master, please circumcise ___________________’s heart and the hearts of his descendants so they may love You with all their heart and with all their soul and live (Deut 30:6)
Please make ___________a worshiper of You and open her heart to respond to our message (Acts 16:4)
Open _____________________’s eyes and turn him from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to You, God, so they he may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Christ. (Acts 26:18)
Sovereign Lord, give ____________ an undivided heart and put a new spirit in her; remove from her her heart of stone and give her a heart of flesh. May she follow Your decrees and be careful to keep Your laws. May she be one of Your people and You be her God (Ez. 11:19-21)
Jesus, we confess that salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other Name under heaven given to _________________ by which he must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
In Your Name, when _________________hears the message of Your kingdom, please protect her from the evil one who wants to snatch away what was sown in her heart, so she cannot understand it (Matt 13:19).
Holy Spirit, come and convict ______________of guild in regard to sin, righteousness and judgment … Please guide him into all Truth (John 16:8, 13)
God, You command people everywhere to repent…May ______________repent, then , and turn to You that her sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from You. (Acts 3:19)
Jesus, we declare You are the Bread of Life. May ________________come to You and never go hungry. We know Your will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him has eternal life. No one comes to Jesus unless, You, Father draw them. (John 6:35, 40, 44) Please draw _______________ to Yourself (John 12:32).
Remove the veil from _____________________’s eyes so he can see the light of the gospel. Shine Your light in his heart to give him the light of the knowledge of Your glory in the face of Christ (2Cor 4:4-6).
Show _________________ the deceit in storing up treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. Help her store up for herself treasures in heaven…(Matt 6:19-21). Engrave on her soul that a woman’s life does not consist of the abundance of her possessions (Lk 12:15b).
May __________________ soon confess with his mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in his heart that You raised Him from the dead, so he will be saved. (Rom 10:9)
We know the man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned (2 Cor 2:14). So please, Jesus, open_____________’s mind so he can understand the Scriptures (Lk 24:45).
Show to _________________’s spirit that Your way is perfect and Your Word is flawless (2 Sam 22:31)
Show ______________________that all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Tim 3:16).
Put people in ___________________’s life who will gently instruct her; grant her repentance leading her to a knowledge of truth. Please cause _________________to come to her senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken her captive to do his will (2Tim 2:25-26)
Help ________________ overcome his unbelief (Mk 9:24b)
Thank You that you came to seek and to save what was lost, Jesus (Lk 19:10). Seek out ____________________________.
Sovereign Lord, please wash ________________, sanctify her and justify her in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by Your Spirit (1Cor 6:11).
Grant ____________________ godly sorrow that brings repentance, leads to salvation and leaves no regret… (2 Cor 7:10)
Show Your greatness and holiness, Lord, and make Yourself known in the sight of _____________________. Then he will know that you are the LORD (Ez 38:23).
Rescue _________________ from the dominion of darkness and bring her into the kingdom of the Son You love, in whom we all have redemption, the forgiveness of sins (Col 1:13-14).
God, thank You that You reveal Yourself to those who do not ask for You; You will be found by those who do not seek You. To ________________ who doesn’t call on Your name, say ‘Here am I, here am I’ (Is 65:1) Thank You that You reveal Yourself to those who aren’t even looking and don’t deserve it – just like You did for me.
* If you want a good resource on praying His Words back to Him over situations, I have come to A-Dore the book “Praying God’s Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds” by Beth Moore.
I even copied an idea from someone and had it taken to one of those Kinkos/Fed Ex places and they took out the binding and inserted one of those spiral-bound things. So I can flip it easier, take it with me, etc.
Have I mentioned His Word is Powerful?!