A Prayer Guide for the 2026 Election

10/30/20261 min read

  1. Pray that God would intervene in this election and turn voter’s hearts to make righteous judgments when they cast their ballots (Zech 8:16).

  2. Pray for the defeat of Amendment 1 and for the end of abortion in Virginia and in our nation. Pray that preborn children would be saved from death (Prov 24:11).

  3. Pray for the defeat of Amendment 2, that marriage would be honored (Heb 13:4). Pray for the restoration of a biblical understanding of marriage in Virginia, and that marriages would display Christ’s love for the church (Eph 5:32).

  4. Pray that transgender ideology would be defeated in Amendments 1-2, and for a restoration of the truth that God has created image bearers who are immutably male and female (Gen 1:27).

  5. Pray for the election of officials who fear God (Prov 1:7) and that the political campaigns of the unrighteous would fail.

  6. Pray that churches would engage the state of Virginia with God’s Word and that they would be bold for gospel and for Christ as King over all of areas of life.

  7. Pray for those who are elected that they would serve God for the good of the people and wield justice to rightly punish evildoers (Rom 13:1-4).

  8. Pray for light of the Gospel to shine brightly in the state of Virginia and that God would grant revival and mercifully bring those who are dead in their sins to new life in Christ (Eph 2:1-7).

  9. Pray for Christians to be faithful as salt and light (Matt 5:13-16) and as ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor 5:20). Pray for wisdom and boldness in the ministry of the gospel.

  10. Should Amendments 1-2 be ratified, pray for the success of the court cases that have been filed to overturn those amendments on the basis of the Virginia General Assembly’s procedural violations in the constitutional amendment process.

  11. Pray that the church would be sanctified and become increasingly faithful to Christ regardless of the election results (John 17:17; Eph 5:23-27).

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