2025 NATIONAL PRAYER
God of hope, fill us with all joy and peace in believing, so that we will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
You have caused us to be born again to a living hope through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; therefore, we hope in what we do not see.
This world is not our home or reality, but the Lord is our Rock,
our Truth, our certainty.
God of hope, we pour out our praise and are filled with Your powerful presence.
We pour out repentance of sin and are filled with forgiveness and righteousness.
We pour out pain from the attacks of the enemy-anxiousness, fear, anger-and You fill us with courage, assurance, and love.
We pour out our needs, the desires of our hearts, and are filled with Your Kingdom provision and purpose.
We pour out our hearts for our nation, for the people and places, relationships and responsibilities the Lord has established: the Church, Family, Education, Business, Military, Arts, Entertainment, Media, and Government. May all who live, serve, and steward in these be filled with Your purpose, wisdom, strength, and truth.
Let Your lovingkindness, 0 LORD, be upon us, as we have hoped in You.
In abounding hope, anchored by our hope in the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen!
CHURCH
Pour out to the God of hope and be filled with: One Spirit and one hope of our calling, believing in the God of all, over all, through all, and in all; Diligence to realize the full assurance of hope with patience, believing we will inherit all His promises; Eagerness in perseverance as we hope for that which we cannot see; The steadfast confession of our hope, in full assurance that He who has promised is faithful.
Ephesians 4:4-6 - There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over al I and through all and in all. Hebrews 6:11-12 - And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and endurance inherit the promises.
Romans 8:25 - But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. Hebrews 10:23 - Let's hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
FAMILY
Pour out to the God of hope and be filled with: Living hope in believing through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; God's pleasant and precious riches in our hearts and homes, built and established by His Word and wisdom; The desire to dwell in the house of the Lord, and for the Lord to dwell and fill our family and house as our Shepherd, who directs and disciplines us as He surrounds us with goodness and loving kindness; The Holy Spirit, who fills our family with life, love, and peace.
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Proverbs 24:3-4 - By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. Psalm 23:6 - Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Romans 8:6 - For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.
EDUCATION
Pour out to the God of hope and be filled with: Sustained sweetness in our soul that only comes from wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the Lord; Endurance and encouragement from the Word of God, not distracted or dismayed by the foolishness, anxiousness, and wickedness of those that teach against the Word and ways of God; Truth and trust in the Lord, believing in faith that He cares for us, and therefore we live in hope all day, every day, without worry or fear; Security, life, and light, believing God sweeps away discouragement and lights up the darkness in hearts that are devoted and resting sure and secure in Him.
Proverbs 24:13-14 - My son, eat honey, for it is good, yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off. Romans 15:4 - For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Psalm 25:5 - Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day. Job 11:13-18 - Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him, if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear. You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by. Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning. You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.
BUSINESS/ WORKPLACE
Pour out to the God of hope and be filled with: Love as we labor, and joyful, confident, expectation that this love will accomplish God's purpose and provision; The fear of the Lord, believing He holds the plans and blessings of today and the future; Provision in God, believing the Lord is our portion and Shepherd, who guides and provides in all as we submit our work as worship to Him for His glory.
1 Cor. 9:9-10 - For it is written in the Law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing." God is not concerned about oxen, is He? Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops. Proverbs 23:17-18 - Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the LORD always. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. Lamentations 3:24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him." Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
MILITARY
Pour out to the God of hope and be filled with: Provision and protection, believing He is our help and shield; Strength and courage, believing in all the Lord's unchanging attributes, abilities, and affections; Salvation and deliverance, believing in God's deliverance as He watches over us with unfailing love; Victory, now and forevermore, believing that God leads in just causes and righteousness for those who hope in Him.
Psalm 33:20 - We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. Psalm 31:24 - Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD. Psalm 33:16-18 - No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. Matthew 12:20-21 - A battered reed He will not break off, and a smoldering wick He will not put out, until He leads justice to victory. "And in His name the gentiles will hope."
GOVERNMENT
Pour out to the God of hope and be filled with: All repentance and sorrow for iniquity and prejudice, seeking forgiveness; Justice and righteousness through the love and leadership of the Lord; Confidence through the fear of the Lord, and for integrity in the hearts and ways of all who serve in the three branches of government; Compassion and comfort for those in need, not filled with pride and greed, believing in the God who calls us to share, steward, and serve through that which He has generously given to us.
Psalm 33:5 - The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. Psalm 119:147 - I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. Job 4:6 - Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? Psalm 9:18 - For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA
Pour out to the God of hope and be filled with: Skill and the ability to perform every good work with the talents God has given us as His creation; Creativity inspired by the beauty and glory of God, who created every person in His image and for His purpose; Hearts to serve Him in truth, telling of the great things God has done; Worship-singing, dancing, and playing instruments-filling our hearts and lips with worship to the Lord.
1 Samuel 12:24 - "Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you." Exodus 35:35 - He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs. Psalm 87:7 - Then those who sing as well as those who play the flutes shall say, "All my springs of joy are in you." Titus 2:11-13 - For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope-the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.