Students in our nation need our prayer! Using the Bible as a guide, let’s pray for a fullness and power of the presence of

Christ in schools and campuses across the nation.

Jesus cared for and valued young people

We all know the words of Jesus in Matthew 19:14, Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of

heaven belongs to such as these. It is also generally accepted that at least one of Jesus’s disciples were teenagers, with John the

youngest. God has plans for our youth!

Students are living in times that are hostile to faith and biblical values

School shootings, depression and anxiety, suicide, addictions, sexual immorality, gender confusion, technology. Our students are often

in a dark and oppressive environments. Pray for the breaking of these strongholds of darkness in our schools and on our campuses and

for the light of Christ to break through with hope, peace, and purpose.

Scripture challenges and expects much of young believers

Timothy was a young disciple of Paul, also a minister and teacher of the Gospel. Paul reminded him that even though he was young, he

was no less valuable in the Kingdom as a follower of Christ. Pray for young people and students to act biblically and reach those

around them for Christ.

PRAYING FOR STUDENTS USING GOD’S WORD

PRAYER POINTS:

Thank God for all the Christian youth and ask Him to strengthen them. (Ez 34:11; Acts 15:32; Col 2:2)

Pray for students to know their value and worth in Christ. (Ps 139; 1 Pet 2:9; 1 Jn 3:1-2)

Pray for young people to be anchored in God’s Word. (Eph 6:17; Ps 119:105)

PRAYER POINTS:

Pray that they would be an example of Christ to those around them. (1 Tim 4:12; 2 Tim 2:2)

Pray for students to be led by the Holy Spirit’s leading in witnessing opportunities. (Acts 4:29; Col 4:3)

Pray for revival on campuses, student-led renewal, and personal evangelism. (Is 44:3; Joel 2:28-29)

PRAYER POINTS:

For students to pursue righteousness. (Ps 111:10; Rom 6:18; 2 Cor 3:17)

Pray for hope. (Jer 29:11; Rom 15:13; 1 Pet 1:3)

Pray for God to set students free from spiritual captivity. (2 Tim 2:25-26; 2 Cor 4:4-6; Rom 10:9)

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Father we lift up the young men of our nation to You for no matter their race, creed, color, family origin, life

experiences or socioeconomic background, they need You.

For those who have no hope, help them to understand that there is a glorious hope they can have in Christ Jesus.

For those who feel unloved, let them know that you love them enough to have sent Your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ

to die for them that they may have a relationship with You.

For those who have no father, or an absent father, help them to know that You are a Father to the fatherless and You

will always be there for them.

For those who feel rejected and like no one cares, help them to know that if they come to you through Christ You will

accept them in the Beloved.

For those who are bound by addictions and destructive habits, help them to know there is power in the Name of

Jesus to break every chain in their lives and set them free.

For those who are angry and full of rage, help them to understand that under it all they are really hurting and

brokenhearted and Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted.

For those who have suffered wrong and whose hearts are full of revenge, help them to know that You are the

Righteous Judge and vengeance belongs to You, not to them.

Father stem the tide of bloodshed in our nation for even as Abel’s blood cried out from the ground, the blood of our

young men is crying out from the ground.

Restore unto our young men the value and sanctity of life.

Cause them to know that You and You alone give life and they do not have a right to just take it away.

Open the eyes of our young men and help them to see that there are better ways to resolve issues than violence and

murder.

Draw them unto You by the power of Your Holy Spirit and break up the hardness in their hearts.

Father help them to know and understand that in spite of the poor examples many of us who name Your Name have set, it

does not change the fact that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and they need Him.

Father forgive us, Your people, for the many ways we have brought reproach to Your Name and become a stumbling

block in their eyes.

Cause us to see ourselves as we truly are and to humble ourselves and pray and seek Your face.

Help us to sincerely repent of our sins and turn from our wicked ways, the ways that we know are displeasing to You

and that violate the principles of Your Word for then You shall hear from heaven and heal our land.

Father the enemy has come in, but like a flood, we ask You to raise up a standard against him like only You can.

Have mercy upon us, O God, and touch the young men of our nation.

We ask and pray these things in Jesus’ Name. AMEN.

By Kim Sweeting at Unwalled. Reprinted with permission.

A PRAYER FOR THE YOUNG MEN OF OUR NATION

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