A Christian Family Prayer Guide

The following is a prayer guide that a Christian family can use to pray together daily. These are prayers that are from or are based on the Word of God. It’s very fruitful for a family to take time to pray these prayers together every day.

1) A Prayer for Salvation

If you would like to know Jesus Christ personally and would like to invite Him into your heart, to be your Lord and Savior, you can pray this or a similar prayer. If you already know the Lord, you can pray it as a prayer to daily recommit your life to the Lord :

Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. I recognize that I have sinned and done wrong. I repent of all my sins. Forgive me for all the wrong I have done. I do believe that You died on the cross to pay for my sins, and I believe that three days later You rose from the dead, so that I could be saved. Thank you, Lord, for loving me enough to die for me. Lord Jesus, come into my heart. Become my Lord and Savior. Make me the person you want me to be. You said in your Word that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Right now, Lord, I‘m calling on your name. Lord Jesus, save me and fill me with your Holy Spirit. Thank you, Lord, for saving me, and I now confess I am a child of God. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

2) A Husband’s Daily Prayer for His Wife

Husbands, the following prayer is a very fruitful prayer to pray for your wife every day.

Dear heavenly Father, thank you, Lord, for the gift my wife is to me, to our family, and to the church and the kingdom of God (Proverbs 31:1–31). Bless my wife today, Lord! Expand her territory! Cause your hand to be upon her mightily! And keep her from evil that she may not cause pain (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)! Help me this day to be the full blessing to her that you want me to be. Fill her day with joy, peace, grace, and encouragement. Help her walk in your love, joy, and peace. Help her spend the time in your Word and in prayer that you want her to spend today (Psalm 1, Psalm 119:18; and Philippians 4:6-7; and 1 Thessalonians 5:17).

Help her put you first in her life. Help her not to make any graven images. Help her not to take your name in vain. Help her remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Help her to honor her father and mother today. Help her value life. Help her not to steal. Help her not commit adultery. Help her to tell the truth. Help her not covet (Exodus 20:1-17).

Empower her this day to fulfill all your call upon her life for this day. Help her live today as the living sacrifice you want her to be for you and your will (Romans 12:1-2). Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer. And thank you again for the gift my wife is to me. Dear Lord, bless her and keep her; make Your face shine upon her, and be gracious to her. Dear Lord, lift up Your countenance upon her, and give her peace. In Jesus’s name, Amen.

3) A Wife’s Daily Prayer for her Husband

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you, Lord, for the gift my husband is to me, to our family, and to the church and the kingdom of God (Psalm 1). Bless my husband today, Lord! Expand his territory! Cause your hand to be mightily upon him and keep him from evil that he may not cause pain (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)!

Help me this day to be the full blessing to him that you want me to be. Fill his day today with joy, peace, grace, and encouragement. Help him walk in your love, joy, and peace. Help him spend time in your Word and in prayer (Psalm 1, Psalm 119:18; Philippians 4:6-7; and 1 Thessalonians 5:17).

Help him put you first today. Help him make no graven images in his life this day. Help him not take your name in vain. Help him remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Help him honor his father and mother. Help him value life. Help him not steal. Help him not commit adultery. Help him tell the truth and help him not covet (Exodus 20:1-17).

Empower him this day to fulfill all your call upon his life. Help him to live today as the living sacrifice you want him to be for you and your will (Romans 12:1-2). Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer. And thank you again for the gift my husband is to me and to the kingdom of God. Dear Lord, bless him and keep him and make your face shine upon him, and be gracious to him. Dear Lord, lift up your countenance upon him, and give him peace. In Jesus’s name, Amen.

4) A Parent’s Daily Prayer for their Children

Parents, the following prayer is a very fruitful prayer to pray for each of your children every day.

Dear heavenly Father, thank you, Lord, for the gift my son/daughter is to me, to our family, to the church, and to the kingdom of God. Bless my son/daughter today, Lord! Expand his/her territory! Cause your hand to be upon him/her mightily and keep him/her from evil that he/she may not cause pain (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)!

Help me this day to be the full blessing to him/her today that you want me to be.

Fill his/her day today with joy, peace, grace, and encouragement. Help him/her to walk in your love, joy, and peace. Help him/her spend the time in your Word and in prayer that You desire (Psalm 1, Psalm 119:18; Philippians 4:6-7; and 1 Thessalonians 5:17).

Help him/her to put you first in his life. Help him/her not make any graven images. Help him/her not take your name in vain. Help him/her remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Help him/her honor his/her father and mother today. Help him/her value life. Help him/her not commit adultery. Help him/her not steal. Help him/her tell the truth. Help him/her not covet (Exodus 20:1-17).

Empower him/her this day to fulfill all your call upon his/her life for this day. Help him/her live today as the living sacrifice you want him/her to be for you and your will (Romans 12:1-2). Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer, and thank you again for the gift my son/daughter is to me.

Dear Lord, bless him/her and keep him/her. Dear Lord, make Your face shine upon him/her, and be gracious to him/her. Dear Lord, lift up Your countenance upon him/her and give him/her peace. In Jesus’s name, Amen.

5) The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–15)

Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

6) The Prayer of Jabez

Lord, bless me indeed. Expand my territory. Place your hand anew upon me, and keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain. (Based on 1 Chronicles 4:10)

7) The Prayer of Isaiah

Here I am, Lord. I am available. Send me this day to do your will! ( Isaiah 6:8) Use me to do many miracles this day for your glory!

8) Pray the Ten Commandments

Lord, thank you for this day. Help me this day put you first in every way and in all that I do. Help me, Lord, not make or have any graven images. Help me, Lord, not take your name in vain. Help me, Father, remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Lord, help me this day honor my father and mother. Lord, help me this day, not murder. Help me not commit adultery. Help me not to steal. Help me, Lord, tell the truth. Help me, Lord, not covet. Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

9) A Daily prayer for Wisdom : (Like the prayer of Solomon , 1 Kings 3: 4–15)

Thank you, Lord, for this day. Lord, on this day, give me wisdom to be the ________ (husband, wife, Dad, Mom, boss, employee, etc.) that you want me to be. Help and guide me by your Holy Spirit to do and be the best I can. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

10) Paul’s Prayer

Here I am, Lord. What would you have me do this day? (Acts 9:6) In Jesus’s name, Amen.

11) A Prayer of King Jehoshaphat (Based in part on a prayer by King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20:12)

Lord, we don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you. Deliver us from this present evil and from the evil one. In Jesus’s name, Amen.

12) A Prayer Based on Psalm 91 - A Prayer for Protection

Today, I dwell in the secret place of the Most High, and so I abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Today I say of the LORD, you are my refuge and my fortress: my God; in you I trust. Surely you deliver me from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. You cover me with your feathers, and under your wings I trust: Your truth is my shield and buckler. And so, I am not afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flies by day; nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness; nor for the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

A thousand may fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall not come near me. Only with my eyes do I look and see the reward of the wicked. Because I have made the LORD my refuge, even the Most High, my habitation; no evil befalls me, nor does any plague come nigh my dwelling, for He gives his angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways. They bear me up in their hands, lest I dash my foot against a stone. I tread upon the lion and the cobra: the young lion and the serpent I trample under foot. Because I have set my love upon Him, therefore He delivers me: He sets me on high, because I have known His name. I call upon Him, and He answers me: He is with me in trouble; He delivers me, and honors me. With long life, He satisfies me, and shows me His salvation. In Jesus’s Name, Amen.

13) Aaron’s Blessing Prayer

The LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up His countenance on you, and give you peace. (Based on Numbers 6:24–27)

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