Bible Verses About Intercession

Jesus and the Spirit are already praying for you.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. Romans 8:26

Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25

Lord, thank You that I don’t pray alone. When I don’t know what to say, Your Spirit prays for me. Jesus is praying for me right now. Teach me to join Him, and to pray for the people on my heart. Let my prayers line up with His. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Samuel’s promise, and James’s reminder that prayer works.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way. 1 Samuel 12:23

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective. James 5:16

Father, forgive me for the times I’ve stopped praying for people. I don’t want to stop. Teach me to pray for my family, my friends, and even the ones who are hard to love. Let my prayers be steady and honest, and let them make a difference. I believe prayer is powerful because You are. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Standing in the gap for someone else.

I sought for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I would not destroy it; but I found no one. Ezekiel 22:30

I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day nor night. You who call on Yahweh, take no rest, and give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Isaiah 62:6-7

Lord, You looked for someone to stand in the gap, and I want to be that person. Give me a burden for the people and places You love. Make me watchful and faithful, even when I don’t see results. Don’t let me give You any rest until what You promised is done. Let me be someone who prays on behalf of others. In Jesus’ name, amen.

For the one you pray for, and the prayer that blesses you too.

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9-11

Lord, I lift up the people who need You today. Give them love that grows, wisdom that guides, and a heart that follows You. And as I pray for them, please do something in me too. Let me be changed, the way You healed Job when he prayed for his friends. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Start the day by praying for others.

Lord, before the day takes over, I want to pray for others. Bring to mind the people You want me to pray for, and show me how. Give them what they need today. Make me faithful in this small thing, because it matters to You. In Jesus’ name, amen.