The Fire for the Harvest

Prayer guide · six targets

Read the Scripture aloud, speak the declaration together, then pray the specifics by name. Where a line says “name,” say the actual name out loud.

1. Target 1

   He gives the power to get wealth

   every business owner in this church remembers where the ability comes from and what it is for.

   “And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

   Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   We remember the Lord our God. It is He who gives us power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant.

   The business owners of Glory City Aiken carry that power, and what they build serves His covenant in this city.

   Pray it specific

   • Name every business owner and self-employed person in our church, one at a time.
   • Name the business itself and what it sells, and declare the Lord as the source of its increase.
   • Name the person among us who is meant to start a business and has not yet.

2. Target 2

   The work of their hands established

   businesses that last. Plans that hold, and work that stays standing year after year.

   And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.

   Psalm 90:17 (NKJV)

   Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be established.

   Proverbs 16:3 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   The beauty of the Lord our God is upon us. He establishes the work of our hands. Yes, He establishes the work of our hands.

   We commit our works to the Lord, and our thoughts are established.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the one decision each owner is facing this week: a hire, a lease, a loan, a price.
   • Name the contract, client or project that is unsettled, and commit it to the Lord.
   • Name the business that is close to closing, and declare the work of those hands established.

3. Target 3

   A just weight

   integrity. Honest pricing, honest books and honest work in every business tied to this house.

   Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.

   Proverbs 11:1 (NKJV)

   The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

   Proverbs 11:3 (NKJV)

   And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

   Colossians 3:23–24 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   A just weight is His delight, and our businesses are His delight. The integrity of the upright guides us.

   Whatever we do, we do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. From the Lord we receive the reward of the inheritance, for we serve the Lord Christ.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the place in your own work where a shortcut is tempting: an invoice, a tax line, a promise to a customer.
   • Name your employer or your biggest client, and declare that you serve the Lord Christ in that work.
   • Name any unpaid debt or unfinished job, and declare it made right.

4. Target 4

   Skill, favor and open heaven

   excellence that gets noticed, good workers, steady customers and freedom from debt.

   Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.

   Proverbs 22:29 (NKJV)

   The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

   Deuteronomy 28:12 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   Our people excel in their work. They stand before kings; they do not stand before unknown men.

   The Lord opens to us His good treasure, the heavens. He gives rain in its season and blesses all the work of our hand. We lend, and we do not borrow.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the position each business needs filled, and call in the right worker.
   • Name the door: the decision-maker, the contract or the customer each owner needs to stand before.
   • Name the debt on the business, the amount if you know it, and declare it paid.

5. Target 5

   The peace of this city

   the businesses of Aiken and the CSRA, whether or not their owners know the Lord yet.

   And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace.

   Jeremiah 29:7 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   We seek the peace of Aiken, and we pray to the Lord for it. In its peace we have peace.

   The shops, restaurants, farms, clinics and trades of this city prosper in peace, and their owners come to know the Lord.

   Pray it specific

   • Name three local businesses you used this week and the people who served you.
   • Name the largest employers in Aiken and the CSRA, and pray for those who lead them.
   • Name one business owner you know who does not follow Jesus, and declare their salvation.

6. Target 6

   The kingdom first

   businesses that put the kingdom first and fund the harvest.

   But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

   Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)

   Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

   Proverbs 3:9–10 (NKJV)

   Declare together

   We seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things are added to us.

   We honor the Lord with our possessions and with the firstfruits of all our increase. Our barns are filled with plenty, and our vats overflow with new wine.

   Pray it specific

   • Name the kingdom work your business or your paycheck is meant to fund: a mission, a family, a ministry.
   • Name the increase you are believing for by December 31, in a number.
   • Close by thanking Him aloud that He has heard.