Day 12: Intercession

Scripture Focus: Ephesians 1:15-19; Colossians 1:9-12

“We have not ceased to pray for you.” —Colossians 1:9, NASB

“Moms, it takes courage to keep praying for 18 years, for 20 years, for a lifetime. What ‘impossible’ walls did you walk around this school year? What walls collapsed? What prayers did you keep praying when you didn’t see any cracks in the wall?” —Fern Nichols*

When Fern Nichols’ sons entered junior high, she had the usual motherly apprehensions. But overriding those fears was a deep trust that God, and only God, could protect and keep her children. Only God could change the lives of friends and coaches and teachers.

What specific prayers are you praying for your family and closest friends? If you are a mom, do you know what your children are struggling with right now? Do you know their deepest desires and longings? Are you interceding for them in prayer for specific areas of spiritual growth?

If you are married, what about your husband—do you pray for his protection from evil? Do you know the details of his day so you can stop at critical times to pray for him? Do you have prayers from Scripture that you’ve memorized and applied specifically to his needs?

Perhaps you are single and childless; there are still many for whom you need to be interceding in prayer. Pray for the children in your church, for your extended family, for your pastor and spiritual leaders, for the ministry of Revive Our Hearts, for our nation, for revival.

There is so much to pray for!

Take Time to Reflect

Use Paul’s prayers in Ephesians 1:15-19 and Colossians 1:9-12 to pray for specific loved ones. Also, search for other prayers in Scripture that you can use in praying for the people whom God lays in your heart.

We are not limited to praying Scripture, but it is a wonderful tool in helping us to pray according to the Father’s will.

True Woman Wyoming Prayer Focus

In 1984, Fern Nichols called together like-minded moms who gathered each week to pray for their children and school; thus began the first Moms In Touch group. From that simple beginning has grown a worldwide community of praying moms in every state and in more than 120 countries around the world. Pray for the national Moms in Touch ministry as well as the moms attending True Woman Wyoming that they would be empowered to pass the torch to the next generation.