The Prayers of Jesus

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Our Daily Bread Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Jesus, how are You praying for me? I’d never thought to ask that question until my friend Lou shared the experience of his heart-cry to Christ when he was faced with a situation that required more wisdom and strength than he was able to muster. Hearing him voice that noteworthy question in prayer has helped me add a fresh dimension to my understanding and practice of prayer.

In Luke 22, there was no mystery as to how Jesus was praying for Simon Peter: “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail” (vv. 31-32). When Peter was battered through trial, his faith flickered. But because of Christ’s grace, it didn’t fail.

The book of Acts tells us how Jesus’ prayers for Peter—His eager but weak disciple—were answered. God used him to preach the good news about Christ to Jews and gentiles alike. And Jesus’ prayer ministry hasn’t ended. Paul reminds us that “Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us” (Romans 8:34). When you find yourself in the throes of trial or temptation, remember that Jesus, who prayed for His disciples (see John 17:13-20) remains in prayer for those who have believed their message about Him.

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0:00.0	I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail.
0:05.4	Luke 22, verse 32.
0:09.5	Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread.
0:13.7	The prayers of Jesus was written by Arthur Jackson and read by Wes Ward.
0:21.8	Luke chapter 22 verses 28 through 34.
0:26.8	You are those who have stood by me in my trials and I confer on you a kingdom just as my father
0:34.1	conferred one on me so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom
0:39.4	and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift
0:47.0	all of you as wheat, but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail,
0:52.7	and when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
0:56.4	But he replied, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.
1:02.4	Jesus answered, I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times
1:09.6	that you know me.
1:13.4	The prayers of Jesus.
1:16.7	Jesus, how are you praying for me?
1:19.4	I had never thought to ask that question until my friend Lou shared the experience of his
1:25.2	heart cry to Christ when he was faced with a situation that required
1:29.6	more wisdom and strength than he was able to muster. Hearing him voice that noteworthy question in prayer
1:37.0	has helped me add a fresh dimension to my understanding and practice of prayer. In Luke 22, there was no mystery as to how Jesus was praying
1:47.5	for Simon Peter. Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat, but I have prayed for you,
1:55.5	Simon, that your faith may not fail. When Peter was battered through trial, his faith flickered, but because of Christ's
2:05.6	grace, it didn't fail. The book of Acts tells us how Jesus' prayers for Peter, his eager but weak
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