Leaning on His Strength

Key Scripture: Psalm 147:10-11

¹⁰ His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
       nor his delight in the legs of a man;
¹¹ the LORD delights in those who fear him,
       who put their hope in his unfailing love. 

General Prayer Focus: Marketplace

Specific Prayer Focus: Not Trusting in our Own Strength

Prayer: Father, today I lift up the men and women in the marketplace whom You have gifted with incredible skills and abilities.  I thank You for these ones who have chosen to use the gifts they’ve been given for Your glory and Your purposes.  Yet, at the same time, I thank You that Your plan is not dependent upon our strength and that You actually take no delight in what we can accomplish with our own power.  Father, I pray that each man and woman who is working in the marketplace would depend fully upon You for everything, having the fear of Lord and putting their hope completely in Your love.  I pray that they would not trust in their own might or wisdom or ability, but that they would seek You daily to help them in their jobs, with their decisions, tasks, goals and dreams.  I pray that You would protect them from pride and keep them leaning upon You and listening to You for guidance and direction.  I pray that they would have the fear of the Lord so that they would make righteous choices that would please You and that they would be filled with Your love daily, in Jesus’ Name.  Amen!

Wealth Transfer to the Righteous

Key Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:26 (NIV)

To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God… 

General Prayer Focus: The Marketplace

Specific Prayer Focus: Wealth Transfer to the Righteous for the sake of the Gospel

Prayer: Father, I thank You for the men and women of God who work in the marketplace and seek to please You in their jobs.  Lord, I ask that You would give them great wisdom and knowledge in their spheres of work, that they may prosper in everything they put their hands to.  Father, I pray that You would cause Your people to desire to please You above all else when it comes to their jobs and their finances.  I pray that they would have great wisdom in how to invest and spend their money and that they would be given guidance and direction from Your Holy Spirit as they make business decisions.  I pray that they would be found trustworthy with Your wealth, for all the wealth of the world belongs to You, and that they would have hands that are open to allow finances to flow through them without wanting to keep and hoard it for themselves.  I pray that You would even use the wicked of the earth to amass wealth and then cause it to be transferred into the hands of the righteous, who would be listening for Your command on where it should go.  I pray that You would use Your men and women in the marketplace to acquire wealth for the sake of the Gospel and to aid the poor and oppressed of the earth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen!

Integrity in the Marketplace

Key Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV)

²³Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, ²⁴since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 

General Prayer Focus: The Marketplace

Specific Prayer Focus: Working with integrity

Prayer: Father, today I pray for Christians in the marketplace, that You would fill them with strength and might in their inner man to work at their jobs with all their heart.  I pray for a spirit of excellence to be upon every Christian in the workplace and that You would bless and anoint the work of their hands.  No matter how insignificant their job might feel or how stressful, I ask that You would empower them to work as though working for You and not for man.  When they are tempted to use questionable methods or take immoral shortcuts, I ask that You would remind them Who they are serving and enable them to make the right choices, doing their work with integrity.  Even if they cannot see the benefit in this life, let them have revelation of the eternal reward waiting for them.  I pray that You would make them shining examples of the heart and character of Jesus Christ in the marketplace, in Jesus’ Name.  Amen.