-(3.27.26) Heavenly Father, thank You for the privilege of praying for the nation of Saudi Arabia. We come before You today with hearts full of love for its people and with confident faith that You desire all to come to a saving knowledge of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, we first praise You for who You are – the sovereign King of all nations, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, full of mercy and abounding in steadfast love. We thank You for the many ways You have blessed our nation, Saudi Arabia. You have given this land breathtaking desert landscapes that display Your majesty and abundant oil that brought financial blessing. We praise You for the rich cultural heritage of the Saudi people – the warm hospitality passed down through Bedouin traditions and the strong family ties. We are especially mindful that this is the land You allowed to be the birthplace of the Islamic religion and the home of the two holiest cities for all Muslims, Mecca and Medina. Father, as we stand in intercession, we repent for the ways this nation and its people, like all nations, have fallen short of Your glory. We repent for times when wealth and tradition have been trusted more than the living God. We repent for any blindness and hardness of heart that has prevented Saudis from seeing the fullness of Your love revealed in Jesus. Forgive us, Lord, and cleanse this land by Your mercy. Lord, we lift up our petitions with expectation. We pray for the leaders and authorities of Saudi Arabia. Grant them divine wisdom to lead with justice, integrity, and compassion. Bring supernatural peace and stability throughout the Arabian Peninsula so that the Gospel can be heard in safety and security. We ask for new opportunities for the Gospel to bless this nation eternally. We pray that a new generation will rise up hungry for the Truth. May they encounter the living Christ who satisfies every deep void of the heart. We pray for the pilgrims that many would have supernatural encounters with Jesus during their time in Saudi Arabia through dreams and visions. Heavenly Father, we boldly ask You for a revival in Saudi Arabia. Pour out Your Holy Spirit in a fresh and powerful way. Let the call to prayer that echoes across the cities and deserts five times each day be joined by a greater spiritual awakening. Remove every spiritual barrier. Strengthen the secret believers and let the underground church grow and multiply in wisdom and boldness. Raise up the Saudi disciples who will shine Your light to the ends of the earth. Most of all, we pray for the salvation of the lost. Lord Jesus, save the people of Saudi Arabia! Reveal Yourself to them as the true Savior and Lord. Let thousands upon thousands come into Your Kingdom from this influential nation. We pray that Saudi Arabia becomes a beacon from which the Gospel flows to all nations and fulfills the great commission. We thank You in advance for the great things You will do. In the powerful name of Jesus, we pray, Amen (A.J.).

-Holy Spirit, we lift up Saudi Arabia to your hands. Let your mercy be upon this nation. Holy Spirit, we pray for your fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control to flood this nation. Holy Spirit, we pray that Saudi Arabia would be your nation. Let the name of Yeshua HaMashiach be reverenced as Lord and King in the streets of Mecca and Medina. Let salvation through the blood of the lamb flow through the streets of Saudi Arabia. We pray that you God would pour out your spirit on all people, that their sons and daughters would prophecy, that their old men would dream dreams, and their young men would see visions.*   

-Jesus, we pray for the protection of your Christians in Saudi Arabia. We pray for each Christian to stand firm and be equipped with the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, for their feet to be fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace, for their shield of faith, their helmet of salvation, and their sword of the spirit-the word of God. Finally, let these believers pray in the Holy Spirit on all occasions. We pray that your children would seek to love you with all their heart, all their soul, and all their strength. Holy Spirt, let them overflow with your love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Jesus, we pray for each of your followers to dwell in good soil where your seeds spread over them. Father, we pray that their hearts would be noble and good.  We pray that they would hear your word, retain it, and through perseverance produce a crop a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.** 

-Father, we pray for an end to human trafficking in Saudi Arabia. We agree with the prayers of your son Jesus Christ in setting the captives free in this nation. We pray for conviction to fall upon the guilty that they may turn from their ways and seek your face Yeshua. We pray for mental, physical, and spiritual healing for the afflicted in Saudi Arabia. Father, may you rebirth their soul through the power of your Holy Spirit, washing them in the blood of the lamb. Let them rest in your presence Father. 

-Jesus, we pray against the drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia and pray for conviction and repentance for the guilty. We pray in the name of Jesus for the destruction of all the trafficked drugs.

-Father, we pray for the stateless persons in this nation along with the refugees from Yemen. Jesus, we pray that you would be their great shepherd. We also pray for the provision of food, water, shelter, clothing, education, and clean sanitation facilities for all those in need.  We pray for those who are poor in the eyes of this world to be rich in faith and inherit the kingdom that you God promised to those who love you.    

-Finally, we lift up the leaders in government. Jesus, help them lead as you would lead. We plead for the salvation of these leaders in Saudi Arabia, and that they would enable you God to operate through them as they lead this nation. Amen. 

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[1]Open Doors, (Date Accessed January 2017).

[2]CIA World Factbook, (Date Accessed February 2015).

[3]CIA World Factbook, (Date Accessed February 2015).

*Scripture quotations are based upon text obtained from New International Version of Galatians 5:22-23, (1984); Joel 2:28, (2011).

**Scripture quotations are based upon text obtained from New International Version of Ephesians 6:14-18, (2011); Deuteronomy 6:5 (2011); Galatians 5:22-23 (1984); Luke 8:15 & Matthew 13:8, (2011).