Sometimes it is hard to know what or how to pray for those missionaries who live so far away in another country and another culture. It’s always helpful to pray for their health and fruitfulness, but beyond that it might seem like you are praying the same prayers all the time. In the last few years, I have found praying the words of Scripture for my family to be a helpful practice. Andrew Case has a book called “Setting Their Hope in God” that has taught me how to pray Scripture for our children.
So, as I have been reading the Bible lately, I found two passages that I thought would be great ones to pray over missionaries. If you ever wonder what you should pray, other than the normal things, maybe the examples below will help you. And while you’re at it, using this model to pray for yourself or loved ones might bless your prayer life like it has mine!
“Lord, please help [Missionary’s name] be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of You, God, fully pleasing to You, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of You. May they be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks you You, who have qualified them to shared in the inheritance of the saints in light.” (Taken from Colossians 1: 9-12.)
“God of peace, You brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant. Please equip [Missionary’s name] with everything good that they may do your will, working in them that which is pleasing in Your sight, thr0ugh Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” [Taken from Hebrews 13:20-21]