A Prayer for Lost Souls – Your Everyday Prayer

A Prayer for Dropped Souls
By Emily Rose Massey

“But God demonstrates His own like toward us, in that whilst we were nonetheless sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8, NASB

Have you at any time tried to share the gospel or real truth of God’s Word with a person, and they questioned you to stop? That unpleasant second occurred to me a couple years back with my young sister though we have been out to evening meal. Unnecessary to say, the travel back dwelling was tranquil and awkward. I seasoned combined feelings about the problem mainly because I wanted her to have a relationship with the Lord as I do. At the exact time, I was a bit offended that she refused even to discuss the Christian religion. When we meet opposition relating to sharing our religion, it is pretty straightforward to turn out to be offended at people who mock or thrust back again perhaps our initial instinct is to transform our backs on them or established it in our hearts to hardly ever explore the Lord all around them at any time all over again.

As a substitute of bitterness or offense to those who may possibly disagree with our beliefs, we should really have compassion on them mainly because, at one particular time, prior to Christ saved us, we, much too, were being enemies of God and shed. Even if our unsaved good friends and household harm us, these situations really should generate us to pray for lost souls. Romans 5 is a highly effective chapter in the e book of Romans, and in verse 8, we are reminded of God’s great adore for us:

“But God demonstrates His individual appreciate towards us, in that even though we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8, NASB).

God beloved us so significantly that He gave His only Son to die for sinners. Not only need to this truth of the matter cause us to rejoice in the gift of our own salvation, but it ought to also fill our hearts with so much hope that God’s mercy is offered to people we enjoy and even those we do not know. If we simply cannot arrive at them with our words of the fact, we can pray that the Lord may perhaps bring an individual else to share the gospel with them. Permit us not shrink again when sharing the reality with those who appear guarded or hostile. Might our text always be seasoned with grace and love as we proceed to issue them to the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness. Permit us have hope that God Almighty can attain all those who feel unreachable. No 1 is much too considerably absent for His arm to rescue! 

Let us Pray:
Father God,
Thank You for loving me so a lot that You despatched Your Son to die for my sins so I can be in fellowship with You permanently. You know how poorly I want my mates and loved ones to know You like I do. You like them additional than I do because You produced them. I request that You begin to get ready their hearts to receive Your grace to believe Jesus is the only way to real forgiveness and everlasting everyday living. Attract them to You, I pray. I also pray You would give me the boldness to continue sharing Your gospel and Word and not allow for intimidation to hold me back. Support me to get over the worry of person and to worry You by itself. You are deserving of telling others about You and Your strategy of redemption, no make any difference if we are hated and despised for it. In Jesus’ identify, Amen.

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