Open Heaven 4 September 2026: Prayers For Leaders
MEMORISE: When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Proverbs 29:2
READ: 1 Timothy 2:1-2
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
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1 Father, I thank You for all our leaders. Thank you for preserving and protecting them as they bear the responsibility of leadership.
2 Father, please make our leaders wise and understanding people who love Your will and the people. Let them know Your will and establish Your purposes in their spheres of authority, in Jesus’ name.
3 Father, please strengthen our leaders in body, mind, and spirit. Help them to bear the burden of leadership effectively, in Jesus’ name.
4 Lord, please reveal Yourself to those in authority who are yet to experience Your glory. Let them encounter You and surrender to Your leadership, in Jesus’ name.
5 Father, please let a revival break out among our leaders. Help those who are not living and acting according to Your will to repent, in Jesus’ name.
6 Lord, please surround everyone in authority with God-fearing counsellors and advisers, in Jesus’ name.
7 Father, please help our leaders to be selfless and incorruptible, in Jesus’ name.
8 Father, please grant our leaders divine wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to make the right decisions at all times, in Jesus’ name.
9 Father, I commit the families and personal affairs of our leaders into Your care. Please uphold and protect all that concerns them with Your mighty hand, in Jesus’ name.
10 Father, please help our leaders to be humble enough to acknowledge their limitations. Help them embrace Your limitless grace and wisdom, in Jesus’ name.
11 Father, please protect our leaders from satanic manipulation. Do not let the devil have any influence over them, in Jesus’ name.
12 Your personal prayers for your leaders.
OPEN HEAVEN 4 SEPTEMBER 2026 HYMN 22:
SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare,
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
The joys I feel, the bliss I share,
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
Where God my Savior shows His face,
And gladly take my station there,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
Thy wings shall my petition bear
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His Word and trust His grace,
I’ll cast on Him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
4 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight.
This robe of flesh I’ll drop, and rise
To seize the everlasting prize,
And shout, while passing through the air,
“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”
OPEN HEAVEN 4 SEPTEMBER 2026 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 33-35
