A PRAYER FOR THE INTERCESSORS

Our Father, our Lord, bless intercessors who have stood as watchmen at their posts unseen and unsung in the hidden work of prayer. You appointed and anointed them by Your Spirit of grace and supplication for the authority they have wielded in standing in the gap between Your holy hand and the judgment that the sins of our nation deserve. Strengthen the hands of these intercessors with patient endurance and with Aarons and Hurs to come alongside (Exo. 17:10- 13).

Release and reappoint those who have been discouraged, distracted, or disillusioned by inordinate attacks on their body, soul, or spirit, or on their families or finances. Come, our Helper Holy Spirit, to the praying ones who have been robbed and beaten up. Pour the oil of Your Spirit on these wounded soldiers, take them up, and restore them to wholeness and health and to their gifting and calling in intercession.

Awake new intercessors in Your church that have been disinterested and lazy. Let us receive new mantles of intercession and hear Your appointment to our posts in prayer. By the Spirit of Christ Jesus, who ever lives to intercede, impregnate the hearts of every believer with the Spirit of prayer as simple obedience to the commands of God's Word to pray without ceasing and to pray for those in authority. Appoint new intercessors and birth in them a holy desperation for prayer until we see You answer and You show us great and mighty things we have never seen.

Raise up intercessors who will . . .

Respond to Your call in humility and holiness.

Respond to Your call to pray in the fear of the Lord.

Pray with grateful hearts of thanksgiving with their eyes on You.

Petition the God of the Impossible.

Pray with You, not just to You, "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done."

Ask our Father, our King, to have mercy and redeem and show us Your glory in the sight of all nations.

Let this be a trumpet call, as Nehemiah said, "The work is extensive and spread out. Whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us. Remember the Lord who is great and awesome." (Neh: 4:17,20)

Holy Spirit, touch Your church.

Show us Your glory.

In Your Name, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, AMEN

from Capitol Hill Prayer Partners

(Source: Taken from "Prayer For God To Call Out Intercessors," Prayer Portions, page 316.

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