Through prayer we stand in the gap for the nations, trusting God to work on their behalf. By praying we recognize…
Our God is the Sovereign King over the nations! “‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” Jer. 32:17
The nations desperately need God to overcome their blindness to the truth of the gospel which is robbing God of glory He alone deserves. “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” 2 Cor. 4:4
God works through our dependent prayers in Jesus’ name! “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14
We often do not pray because we don’t think it will make a difference. We also don’t pray because we don’t know what to pray. But we can have confidence and fresh content for our prayers by praying the Scriptures! Before praying the Scriptures, get unreached people group cards like the ones you prayed for at Engage Global at Joshua Project.
We can have confidence and fresh content for our prayers by praying the Scriptures!
Then pray God’s Word for each specific people group. Below are just a few examples of how you can pray the Scriptures as you add the specific unreached people group in the verses below. These five verses are just an introduction to equip you to pray all of Scripture for the nations.
Five Bible Verses to Pray for the Nations
Matthew 6:9-13
“This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’”
May the __________ know you as their Father. May your name be hallowed among the _________. May your kingdom come and your will be done among the ___________. May you give the __________ their daily bread. May you forgive the ________ of their debts and deliver the ____________ from the evil one.
Psalm 47:2, 6-7
“For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!”
May the _______ praise you, the one true God, as King.
Isaiah 52:13-15
“Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind— so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.”
May the _____________ see and understand what Jesus has accomplished in His death and resurrection.
Philippians 2:9-11
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
May the ___________ bow their knees to Jesus and acknowledge in their language that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Acts 26:17-18
“I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’”
May you send missionaries to the ________________. May you open the eyes of the _________ to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Jesus.
Continue to add to your list of Scriptures like the ones above. Be a part of seeing God do marvelous works as you stand in the gap for the nations!
