THE BIBLE TEACHES US TO PRAY FOR MISSIONS
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10)
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Matthew 9: 37 – 38)
When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. (Nehemiah 1:4)
I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you sent me. (John 20:17)
“In no other way can the believer become as fully involved with God’s work, especially the work of world evangelism, as in intercessory prayer.” — Dick Eastman
“We can reach our world, if we will. The greatest lack today is not people or funds. The greatest need is prayer.” — Wesley Duewel
“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer.” — Samuel Zwemer
“Just a word of warning. Passionate prayers not only change the world, they have a way of transforming the people who pray. … God’s goal is to recruit every one of us for his search and rescue team.” — Debbie Meroff
Let us Pray!
WHERE TO BEGIN PRAYING FOR MISSIONS
In order to effectively pray for missions, you need an understanding of missions and a burden for the unreached.
When Nehemiah heard about what had become of Jerusalem and its people in Nehemiah 1, he was deeply moved to the point where prayer and fasting for his people proceeded naturally. If you want to consitently pray about missions, educate yourself about it.
Learn more about God’s heart for the nations, the state of the nations and God’s plan for them. Do your research, contact us for more material and resources and pray that God shares the burden in His heart for the nations with you.
Secondly, do not do it alone. Be part of a group to keep you accountable. Even if it’s just you and a friend, it helps to do spiritual warfare together. Get in touch with us to put you in a prayer cell.
Recieve regular prayer needs from missionaries and also regular testimonies of what your prayers are doing. Whenever you pray and later hear about God’s miraculous answer to a prayer you made, your faith is strengthened. Get in touch with us to give you prayer updates.