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The Father's Business Podcast
The Father's Business Podcast
Devotional-Praying for Those in Authority (Prayer Portions)
What if the most powerful way to change leadership isn’t a vote, a memo, or a trend, but a prayer said with a clear, focused heart? We open Scripture and trace a vivid portrait of the qualities that shape wise, courageous, and compassionate authority—then we pray them over the people who lead our governments, churches, families, and communities.
Anchored in 1 Timothy 2:1–2, we explore why praying for leaders matters for public peace and personal holiness, then step through a living gallery of biblical models.
All these threads tie back to Jesus, our model of perfect leadership. We pray for leaders to reflect His shepherd heart, submission to the Father, purity of motive, union of grace and truth, costly obedience, and deep compassion. If you’ve felt discouraged by shallow leadership or polarized discourse, this conversation reorients the focus to character that lasts and actions that bless.
Listen, pray along, and share this with someone who leads—or someone who prays for them. If the message resonates, follow the show, leave a review, and tell us which biblical quality you’re praying over a leader this week. Your voice and your prayers matter.
The Father's Business was founded by Sylvia Gunter to encourage people to a deeper relationship with God. Thank you for listening to this devotional. First Timothy two, one and two says, I urge you then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, and intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people, for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. God desires for righteous men and women to rule. His desire extends to all nations and all levels of leadership. The challenges in the days ahead will require God molded and God directed leadership. Join me in praying for all those in authority in government, our churches, in families, and all leadership positions in all of society, that they may be men and women of God like character. So Father, we pray for leaders who are. Leaders of faith like Abraham. Leaders with wisdom like Joseph. Leaders with humbleness and meekness like Moses. Leaders with the fear of the Lord and trustworthiness. Mm-hmm. Leaders who have the fear of the Lord and trustworthiness like the leaders that Moses chose to help him rule. We pray for leaders that are sent by God, like Miriam, leaders who have the courage of Joshua, leaders who have wholeheartedness to follow after God like Caleb. A leader with a heart of intercession for the people like Samuel. We pray for leaders of with the perseverance of Job. We pray for we pray for leaders with the perseverance and the obedience of Job. We pray for leaders with God's validation, like David, who was a man after God's own heart. We pray for leaders with capability like Ezra's leaders. We pray for leaders that have a prayer life like Nehemiah by which the hand of God was on him. We pray for leaders that have a prayer life like Nehemiah by which the hand of God was on his leadership. We pray for leaders with the integrity of Daniel. We pray for leaders with a servant heart like Mary. We pray for our leaders to have the to We pray for leaders that have submission under God's authority like the centurion. We pray for leaders with the honesty of Nathaniel. We pray for leaders that have evidence of having been with Jesus like Peter and John. We pray for leaders that have been filled with faith and the spirit, which God's grace and we pray for leaders that are filled with faith and the spirit, with God's grace and power like Stephen. We pray for leaders with the certainty of God's choosing and commissioning like Paul. We pray for leaders with genuine interest in the welfare of others like Timothy. Father, we ask for you to bless all leaders, asking God to shape them into Christ-like leadership, with a shepherd's heart like our shepherd, with total submission to our Father, with a pure heart, with total grace and truth, with complete obedience to you, with willingness to suffer for what is right, and with compassion. Jesus perfectly exemplified all of these leadership qualities and more. We pray that all leaders, both spiritual and secular, will be growing in these biblical leadership qualities, for the need is so urgent. This devotional is taken from prayer portions by Sylvia Gunter. Go to www dot the father's business to learn more and order.
