One attribute for each day of the month, each with a passage of Scripture.
Pray that leaders will recognize they are accountable to God for all they do.
“Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”
— Psalm 2:10-12
Pray that leaders will be approachable and teachable in spirit.
“Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.”
— 1 Peter 5:5
Pray that leaders will be emboldened to execute their responsibilities without fear.
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
— Proverbs 28:1
Pray that leaders will be circumspect in how they govern.
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
— Ephesians 5:15-16
Pray that leaders will be civil in their behavior and pursue peace.
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
— Romans 12:18
Pray that leaders will have a mind to work and fulfill all the duties related to their position.
“So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.”
— Nehemiah 4:6
Pray that leaders will exercise compassion and kindness in all their dealings with people.
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”
— Colossians 3:12
Pray that leaders will make the most of the position they have been given.
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
— Colossians 3:23
Pray that leaders will be dependable in both the important and seemingly insignificant matters they handle.
“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”
— Matthew 25:21
Pray that leaders will be diligent in all the tasks they manage.
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
— Proverbs 10:4
Pray that leaders will remain faithful in their roles and relationships.
“Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?”
— Proverbs 20:6
Pray that leaders will be gracious in word and action toward all those they interact with on a daily basis.
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24
Pray that leaders will exercise gentleness in their responses.
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
— Proverbs 15:1
Pray that leaders will speak with truth and be honest in all their dealings with people.
“Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.”
— Proverbs 16:13
Pray that leaders will be humble before the Lord and others.
“By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.”
— Proverbs 22:4
Pray that leaders will be just in their decisions and actions.
“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.”
— Deuteronomy 16:19
Pray that leaders will be exemplary in their leadership roles.
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.”
— Exodus 18:21-22
Pray that leaders will exercise loyalty in their duties and relationships.
“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”
— 1 Samuel 18:1
Pray that leaders will recognize that it is mercy that preserves and upholds them.
“Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.”
— Proverbs 20:28
Pray that leaders will be patient in spirit and deed.
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
— Ecclesiastes 7:8
Pray that leaders will persist in the work they are given despite all odds.
“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Pray that leaders will exercise prudence in their choices and decisions.
“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
— Proverbs 22:3
Pray that leaders will be known as reasonable and rational.
“Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.”
— Philippians 4:5
Pray that leaders will be responsible in all their deliberations, decisions, and actions.
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.”
— Luke 16:10
Pray that leaders will believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and confess Him to be their Savior.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
— Romans 10:9-10
Pray that leaders will be guarded in their tongue and spirit.
“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.”
— Proverbs 14:17
Pray that leaders will put the needs of those they serve above their own and govern in humility.
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
— Philippians 2:3-4
Pray that leaders will serve others even as they are being served.
“And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.”
— Mark 10:41-44
Pray that leaders will remain steadfast in their calling.
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:58
Pray that leaders will be strengthened to bear the weight of their responsibilities in the midst of pressures and challenges.
“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.”
— Proverbs 24:10
Pray that leaders will rule with the wisdom that comes from God.
“Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?” [Solomon]
— 2 Chronicles 1:10
