{"id":621,"date":"2025-09-02T00:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=621"},"modified":"2025-09-01T20:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:42:07","slug":"september-2-ask-seek-knock-prayer-for-christian-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-2-ask-seek-knock-prayer-for-christian-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPTEMBER 2\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014 Prayer for Christian Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I urge you, believers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join together with me in your prayers to God in my\u00a0<\/em><i>behalf, Romans<\/i> 15:30<\/p>\n<p>Today let\u2019s pray for our Christian Leaders, our Pastor, Sunday School Teachers, Bible Study Leaders, Bible College Instructors, and\/or any Christian Authors or Ministry Leaders who have impacted our lives with the truth and teachings of God\u2019s word.<br \/>\nJust as Paul, the Lord\u2019s disciple, always asked his fellow believers for prayer, so we should always be praying for those in Ministry that we know and that minister to us.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pray for strength as they face difficult challenges in today\u2019s world. Psalm 46:1<\/li>\n<li>Pray for the wisdom to know what to do. Ephesians 1:17<\/li>\n<li>Pray for protection from harm and the enemy. Psalm 91<\/li>\n<li>Pray for boldness and courage in their leadership. Acts 4:29<\/li>\n<li>Pray for the Holy Spirit to fill them. Romans 15:13<\/li>\n<li>Pray for humility and reliance on God. Psalm 25:9<\/li>\n<li>Pray for guidance and direction from God. Psalm 32:8<\/li>\n<li>Pray for good health, so they may prosper in all things. 3John:2<\/li>\n<li>Pray for endurance, that they will not become weary in well-doing. Gal.6:9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord\u2019s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.<\/em><br \/>\n2 Thessalonians 3:1<\/p>\n<p>Please, also pray for us here at SGLY Ministry.\u00a0 Thank you and God Bless you.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a92023 SGLY Ministry\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smilegodlovesyou.org\"><em>www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I urge you, believers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join together with me in your prayers to God in my\u00a0behalf, Romans 15:30 Today let\u2019s pray for our Christian Leaders, our Pastor, Sunday School Teachers, Bible Study Leaders, Bible College Instructors, and\/or any Christian Authors or Ministry Leaders&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[948],"tags":[962,975,972,949,45,966,965,287,967,3,969,970,976,968,963,954,662,960,974,50,971,973,961,3308,30,32,964],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-seek-knock","tag-2thessalonians-31","tag-3john2","tag-acts-429","tag-ask-seek-knock","tag-believers","tag-bible-college-instructors","tag-bible-study-leaders","tag-brothers-and-sisters-in-christ","tag-christian-authors","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-disciples","tag-ephesians-117","tag-galatians-69","tag-ministry-leaders","tag-pastors","tag-pray","tag-prayer","tag-prayer-for-christian-leaders","tag-psalm-259","tag-psalm-461","tag-psalm-91","tag-romans-1513","tag-romans-1530","tag-september-2025","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-sunday-school-teachers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ASK-SEEK-KNOCK-2-Romans-1530.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":722,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-12-ask-seek-knock-prayers-for-those-who-have-lost-a-loved-one\/","url_meta":{"origin":621,"position":0},"title":"SEPTEMBER 12\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014Prayers for Those Who Have Lost a Loved One","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"September 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.\u00a0 Psalm 119:76 For,\u00a0 I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.\u00a0 Romans 9:2 There is much grief and sorrow when a loved one is lost, whether they are young or old, for it hurts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ask-Seek-Knock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ask-Seek-Knock","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/ask-seek-knock\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ASK-SEEK-KNOCK-Psalm-11976-and-Romans-92-.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":737,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-17-ask-seek-knock-pray-against-evil-temptations\/","url_meta":{"origin":621,"position":1},"title":"SEPTEMBER 17\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014Pray Against Evil Temptations","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"September 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cWatch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. 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