It’s time to pray!
Anchor Scripture for March
“But the Lord reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne.He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.”
Psalm 9:7-10 NLT
Today marks the beginning of the 4th year of the Fast 10 and I can already tell that it will be different. For this month, I wasn’t led to put together the usual monthly devotional like the previous years, but rather a focus on being more intentional about praying and interceding. The past 3 years of devotionals have consisted of prophetic words, warnings, calls for repentance, and self-examination, but this year is a call to action. That we would take our prayer and intersession times more seriously and genuinely pray concerning the state of the nations and increase our fasting.
I’m sure the month to month will look differently and there may be months where all there will be is a scripture and one prayer point (Ex: this month, it is Psalm 9).
I have listed some prayer topics and scriptures below to start. Feel free to choose one or more topics to take into prayer today and anything else that comes to mind.
It’s time to pray!
Starter Prayer Topics
Pray for salvation and for the spiritual growth of the body of Christ
“This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.” (1 Timothy 2:3-4 NLT)
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” (Ephesians 1:17-19 NLT)
Pray for the nations to repent and turn back to God
“Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT)
Pray for the capacity of leaders and those serving in the church (as people are looking for hope, they will be turning to the church!)
“He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”” (Matthew 9:35-38 NLT - *v37-38)
Pray for God to release divine wisdom on his people so we would know how to navigate the different times and seasons
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.” (Proverbs 3:5-8 NLT)
“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” (James 1:5 NLT)
Pray that fear will not overtake us
"So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.” (Matthew 6:25-33 NLT, *v31-32)
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7 NLT)
Pray for our government and those in leadership
“I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.” (1 Timothy 2:1-4 NLT)
Pray for peace in the US and for your local community
“And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.” (Jeremiah 29:7 NKJV)