Pray For Your Husband: 31 Day Challenge–Day Twenty-Eight

Mike Leake

Day Twenty-Eight: That he would be blessed and be a blessing

And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. – Matthew 5:2-12

Kevin DeYoung has posted an interesting article in which he asks us to consider what kind of blessing we are. Contrasted to the Lord’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, many of us buy into what Pastor DeYoung calls “the Beatitudes of the World”. May it not be so for our dear husbands!

Lord Jesus, thank you for teaching us in your Word about those things that bless us even as we bless others. I pray today that you would impress these deep truths upon my husband’s heart. May he contemplate and embrace your call to meekness, mercy, purity, and peacemaking. May he hunger and thirst for righteousness. May he rejoice and be glad – even when he is persecuted for loving and walking with you. Lord, bless my husband this day, and please make him a willing blessing to others.

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An anonymous wife.

Pray For Your Husband: 31 Day Challenge–Day Twenty-Seven

Mike Leake

Day Twenty-Seven: That he might have eyes to see

So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; and taking food, he was strengthened. -Acts 9:17-19

We all have areas of spiritual blindness. In this account, the Lord Jesus sent a believer to the most unlikely of converts-to-be. Even Ananias couldn’t believe that he was hearing God correctly when he was told to seek Saul out in order to share the good news with him. What an amazing story of God’s relentless pursuit of sinners like us and the resulting glory of sight restored when Saul submits to the Lord’s healing touch!

Father, sometimes my husband, like me, is blind to the spiritual truths you want to reveal to him. Father, some husbands are even completely blind to knowing and loving you. Lord, I pray for my husband and husbands everywhere – that they might have 20/20 vision for the things you want them to see. I pray, too, for those men who are walking in spiritual darkness – that as you did for Saul, you would remove the scales from their eyes that they might see and come into your light to “glorify you and enjoy you forever.” Amen

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An anonymous wife.

Pray For Your Husband: 31 Day Challenge–Day Twenty-Six

Mike Leake

Day Twenty-Six: That the Work of His Hands Would Be Lasting

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff that the wind drives away.” Psalm 1:2-4

We are a people with divided interests with many good things demanding our attention. This intensifies our need for wisdom. As the head of our households, our husbands have a special responsibility to lead our family (and others entrusted to them) to embody what is lasting. That will actualize in many different ways. Let’s pray for our husband’s ministry to us and others today; that it would not be like chaff in the wind or vain chasing of the wind without purpose, but that it would yield sweet fruit for the kingdom and our families.

Lord, we come to you today on behalf of our husbands. We thank you for giving them hearts to follow your leading, and minds to discern what is lasting. Lord, we pray that they would be sensitive to your Spirit and that you would give them the forbearance to build the a lasting house—brick by brick. May you encourage and admonish and bless them in their endeavors, and may even the smallest vision of fruit from their labor bring them joy. We love you, Lord, and we give our husbands to you. Thank you for the privilege of being their helpers on this road. Amen.

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Nikki Leake is the wife of Mike and mother of two adorable children. She enjoys decorating, soul-food, elephant-petting, and worshipping Jesus.

Pray For Your Husband: 31 Day Challenge–Day Twenty-Five

Mike Leake

Day Twenty-Five: That he would have eyes to see God’s protection all about – for his family and him

When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. -2 Kings 6:16-17

Television. Radio. Forwarded emails. Facebook. Twitter. So many bits of information bombard our psyches these days – incessant and rapid fire. It’s sometimes hard to tell if the world is really coming unglued or if we just know about too many things in “real time”. It could make a man crazy and actually may – especially if a man thinks it would make him weak to talk about his worries for his family.

Lord, as you did for Elisha and the men who served with him, we would ask today that you open our husbands’ eyes to the great protection that is all about them when they are walking with you. We pray for spiritual eyes to see your goodness, your might, and your love – for him and his family. We pray that he would have eyes to see YOU and to stand fast and trust you in all things. Amen.

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An anonymous wife