Pray for Our Pastors

“Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.” Ephesians 6:19

In these verses, Paul is telling the Ephesians how to pray for him. I think these are excellent words to pray for our pastors. I once heard someone say that a church will never be more spiritual than its pastor. Those of us that want to see revival should be praying fervently for these men of God, that God would bring personal revival to their hearts and that it would spread throughout their congregations. I’ve never heard of a revival that caught fire without the pastor! If your pastor seems to be asleep at the wheel, God is perfectly able to wake him up through your prayers. And don’t just pray for your pastor, but for pastors all over the world. Here are a few other suggestions:

Pray they will be drawn into a deeper walk with God through prayer and God’s Word

Pray their hearts will be broken over the spiritual condition of their churches

Pray they will have God’s priorities with their time

Pray for their marriages and family relationships

Pray they will be equipped and empowered by God’s Spirit

Pray they will be humble in God’s sight

Pray they will fear God and not man

Pray they will have courage to say the hard things

Pray for protection from the enemy’s schemes