We need to pray for our loved ones. When we do this, it helps us to build a strong relationship with GOd. There are many people in the Bible who prayed for their family and friends. We need to bring God’s presence into the lives of our loved ones through prayer.
Job set an example for us to pray for our loved ones. He used to pray for his children regularly. He faced many trials, despite he prayed for his children. His constant prayer tells us how much he loved his children.
The prayer of Hannah tells us the importance of prayer. Here, we see that she was a barren woman and sought a child from the Lord. She prayed earnestly, and God answered her prayer by giving her Samuel. This incident reminds us that God answers our prayers when we pray for our loved ones.
Prayer can move things. When we pray for our loved ones, we ask for God’s blessings, protection over their lives. Our prayer will help them to understand God’s guidance and work in their lives. Later, they will follow Jesus and become a true follower.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about praying for loved ones.
James 5:16 :—
“Confess your faults one to another, pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”
Philippians 4:6 :—
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”
Colossians 4:2 :—
“Continue in prayer, watch in the same with thanksgiving”
Ephesians 6:18 :—
“Praying always with all prayer supplication in the Spirit, watching thereunto with all perseverance supplication for all saints”
John 14:13 :—
“Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son”
John 15:7 :—
“If ye abide in me, my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, it shall be done unto you”
Matthew 18:19-20 :—
“Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heavenFor where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them”
Matthew 21:22 :—
“All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive”
Matthew 26:41 :—
“Watch pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”
Matthew 5:44 :—
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for them which despitefully use you, persecute you”
Matthew 6:6 :—
“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly”
Matthew 7:7 :—
“Ask, it shall be given you; seek, ye shall find; knock, it shall be opened unto you”
Romans 12:12 :—
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”
Romans 8:26 :—
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”
Jeremiah 29:12 :—
“Then shall ye call upon me, ye shall go pray unto me, I will hearken unto you”
Jeremiah 33:3 :—
“Call unto me, I will answer thee, show thee great mighty things, which thou knowest not”
Psalm 102:17 :—
“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, not despise their prayer”
Psalm 107:28-30 :—
“Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, he bringeth them out of their distressesHe maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are stillThen are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven”
Psalm 116:2 :—
“Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live”
Psalm 145:18-19 :—
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truthHe will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, will save them”
Psalm 17:6 :—
“I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech”
Psalm 18:3 :—
“I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies”
Psalm 18:6 :—
“In my distress I called upon the Lord , cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, my cry came before him, even into his ears”
Psalm 31:22 :—
“For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee”
Psalm 34:17 :—
“The righteous cry, the Lord heareth, delivereth them out of all their troubles”
Psalm 40:1 :—
“I waited patiently for the Lord ; he inclined unto me, heard my cry”
Psalm 4:3 :—
“But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him”
Psalm 50:15 :—
“Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, thou shalt glorify me”
Psalm 55:17 :—
“Evening, morning, at noon, will I pray, cry aloud: he shall hear my voice”
Psalm 5:3 :—
“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, will look up”
Psalm 65:2 :—
“O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come”
Psalm 66:19 :—
“But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer”
Psalm 6:9 :—
“The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer”
Psalm 91:15 :—
“He shall call upon me, I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, honour him”
Luke 11:9 :—
“I say unto you, Ask, it shall be given you; seek, ye shall find; knock, it shall be opened unto you”
Luke 18:1 :—
“He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, not to faint”
Luke 22:40 :—
“When he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation”
Luke 6:28 :—
“Bless them that curse you, pray for them which despitefully use you”
Proverbs 15:29 :—
“The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous”
Isaiah 56:7 :—
“Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people”
Isaiah 65:24 :—
“It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear”
Hebrews 4:16 :—
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, find grace to help in time of need”
Mark 11:24 :—
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, ye shall have them”
Mark 9:29 :—
“He said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer fasting”
Job 22:27 :—
“Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, he shall hear thee, thou shalt pay thy vows”
Acts 12:5 :—
“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him”
Acts 1:14 :—
“These all continued with one accord in prayer supplication, with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, with his brethren”