DAY 9 OF 10 DAYS OF PRAYER 26'

10 Days Of Prayer 2026 — Day #9— Pray For Leaders

Welcome to day nine of 10 Days of Prayer.

We should always pray for those in authority. Proverbs 21:1 “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.” 
Quite an image. The heart of a leader is in the hand of the Lord. The Lord has great influence over leaders.

This verse gives clear direction and hold wonderful promise.
1 Timothy 2:1-3
“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Direction:
Pray for everyone with all forms of prayer. 
He specifically says to pray for leaders. Some translations say “especially" leaders.

Promise:
We will then live a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
It is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour. 
A climate is prepared for the true to be shared and many to be saved.

In the time of this direction given to Timothy he would have been asked to pray for some very corrupt and pagan leaders. But his obedience to pray would gain these results.

If we pray for our leaders we will get these results. Who our leaders are is never the problem. A leaders heart is in the hand of God. We only have problems when we do not commit ourselves to pray for our leaders.

PRAY FOR CHURCH LEADERS

We need to pray for those who lead the church.

Jesus requested support for himself from his disciples. Matthew 26:38 “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” They instead fell asleep. Even Jesus, the Son of God, sought support in His mission.

The Apostle Paul asked for prayer support for His heaven sent mission.

2 Thessalonians 3:1 “FURTHERMORE, BRETHREN, do pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may speed on (spread rapidly and run its course) and be glorified (extolled) and triumph, even as [it has done] with you,…”      

Colossians 4:3 “Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:…”      

Ephesians 6:19 “And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,…”              

1 Corinthians 16:9 “For a wide door of opportunity for effectual [service] has opened to me [there, a great and promising one], and [there are] many adversaries.”

1 Corinthians 2:4-5 “And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”

Follow this progression with me:
Paul asks for prayer so that he a door of utterance would be opened for the revelation he was given. 
Then he asked that utterance would be given to him and that he would speak with boldness.
Then he says a wide door has been opened to him.
Then he says his preaching was accompanied by the power of God.

We should follow this same pattern:
Lets pray open a door of utterance.
Let’s pray utterance may given with bold proclamation.
Let’s pray for a demonstration of power to accompany the 
                                                
We must pray for a wide door to be opened to us to go through and declare the word the Lord has given us with a demonstration of the power of God!!!

Our prayer will open the door to the prevailing word of God. 

PRAYER DIRECTIVES:

1. Pray for all with all prayer. Let the Lord direct you right now. There may be a specific intercession He desires you to make. A sudden encounter with a situation where god calls you to make the difference by standing in the gap.

2. Pray for our National, Provincial and Municipal leaders: 
 Prime Minister Carney     Premiere Ford      Mayor 

3. Pray for those who lead the church. Pray for the Pastors and leaders in the city of London.

4. Pray for Pastor Karl and Cheryl and our local leaders. Pray for Cheryl those who lead in ACC.