Pray for the Market Place PDF Print E-mail
  • Pray for Christians to contend for the faith against the department stores, media promotions and others that present and promote tolerance of same sex marriages,turning the grace of God into promiscuity and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. (Jude 3)
  • Pray for Christians in business to respond to the needs of their employees, clients and community with good works, not as a motivation for their salvation, but out of love and respect for God’s great gift toward those who believe. (Matthew 25: 34-40 )
  • Pray they will use their time, talent and treasure to glorify God by seeking His will and His righteousness, seeking His kingdom, and praying for His will, making a tremendous difference in the workplace among their customers, employees and communities. (Acts 26:20)
  • Ask God to bless those that practice business with righteousness. Pray for Christians businessmen to have creativity and good ideas in order to serve Christ in the workplace. (Deuteronomy 8:18)
  • Pray for businessmen to put Christ first, being filled with His Spirit, seeking to build the kingdom of God and expose people to His righteousness. (Matthew 6:33)
  • Pray for Christians to visibly apply their faith to the workplace, walking with integrity. Pray they will have a positive impact for Christ in the corporate world. (Proverbs 3:5-10)
  • Pray for a move of God’s spirit to draw professionals to becoming vital Christians so that that the world may know of His great love and forgiveness. (Matthew 6:33)
  • Pray for secular professionals to be exposed to Biblical principles in the workplace so they can see the relevancy of the Bible to their professional ethics. (Joshua 1:8)Pray that young professionals will seek to be mentored by mature Christians who will pass on what they have learned to be successful. (Matthew 28:19-20; Psalm 1:1-3)
  • Pray for those who have lost their jobs, that God will meet their needs in a way that they know that it is God who supplies their needs.
  • Pray they will soon find meaningful employment and will glorify God. (Ecclesiastes 3:13)
  • Pray for righteous trade so all the city will prosper. (Job 36:11)
  • Ask God to expose unrighteousness in the marketplace and for men and women to stand up for righteousness.
  • Pray that God will reveal unlawful business to the police to shut down.
  • Pray that Christian businessmen will commit their business and their ways to the Lord. (Proverbs 16:3) Pray for business owners to be faithful, just and committed to the development of their employees. (Colossians 4:1)
  • Ask God to guard workers from selfish ambition and vain conceit, giving them a heart of contentment, even when they are in a less than ideal work situation. (Philippians 2:3) Help them to see that in everything they do, it is you they really work for, and not for men. (Colossians 3:23)
  • Pray for the agricultural workers who help supply the goods in the marketplace, asking God to bless them with abundance. Deuteronomy 16:15) Pray they will follow Christ and find ways to be part of the spiritual harvest. (Matthew 9:38)
  • Pray for Christians in the marketplace to have a service-oriented perspective in their business dealings, having the same attitude Christ did when He gave up all His rights as God, and becoming a servant in the form of a man. (Philippians 2:5-7)
  • Pray for businessmen to have a peace of mind as they trust God rather than be anxious and worried. Assure them what you have called them to do and that you will enable them to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit. (Philippians 4:6-7)
  • Help believes in the workplace to stand against temptations of power, popularity, money and sex. Pray they will see God’s way of escape when they are tempted, and have the courage to do what is right. (1 John 2:16; I Peter 5:8)
  • Ask God to give marketplace believers open doors to share Christ in the community and at work, making the most of every opportunity. (Colossians 4:3,5)