A Prayer for Misplaced Souls – Your Each day Prayer

A Prayer for Misplaced Souls
By Emily Rose Massey

“However God demonstrates His personal love towards us, in that whereas we had been but sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8, NASB

Have you ever ever tried to share the gospel or fact of God’s Phrase with somebody, they usually requested you to cease? That uncomfortable second occurred to me a number of years in the past with my youthful sister whereas we had been out to dinner. Evidently, the drive again dwelling was quiet and awkward. I skilled blended feelings in regards to the state of affairs as a result of I wished her to have a relationship with the Lord as I do. On the identical time, I used to be a bit offended that she refused even to debate the Christian religion. After we meet opposition relating to sharing our religion, it is rather simple to turn into offended at those that mock or push again; maybe our first intuition is to show our backs on them or set it in our hearts to by no means focus on the Lord round them ever once more.

As a substitute of bitterness or offense in the direction of those that may disagree with our beliefs, we must always have compassion on them as a result of, at one time, earlier than Christ saved us, we, too, had been enemies of God and misplaced. Even when our unsaved family and friends damage us, these conditions ought to drive us to wish for misplaced souls. Romans 5 is a strong chapter within the ebook of Romans, and in verse 8, we’re reminded of God’s nice love for us:

“However God demonstrates His personal love towards us, in that whereas we had been but sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8, NASB).

God cherished us a lot that He gave His solely Son to die for sinners. Not solely ought to this fact trigger us to rejoice within the present of our personal salvation, nevertheless it also needs to fill our hearts with a lot hope that God’s mercy is accessible to these we love and even these we have no idea. If we can’t attain them with our phrases of the reality, we are able to pray that the Lord might carry another person to share the gospel with them. Allow us to not shrink again when sharing the reality with those that appear guarded or hostile. Could our phrases at all times be seasoned with grace and love as we proceed to level them to the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness. Allow us to have hope that God Almighty can attain those that appear unreachable. Nobody is just too far gone for His arm to rescue! 

Let’s Pray:
Father God,
Thank You for loving me a lot that You despatched Your Son to die for my sins so I could be in fellowship with You ceaselessly. You know the way badly I need my family and friends to know You want I do. You like them greater than I do as a result of You created them. I ask that You start to arrange their hearts to obtain Your grace to consider Jesus is the one technique to true forgiveness and everlasting life. Draw them to You, I pray. I additionally pray You’d give me the boldness to proceed sharing Your gospel and Phrase and never enable intimidation to carry me again. Assist me to beat the worry of man and to worry You alone. You’re worthy of telling others about You and Your plan of redemption, regardless of if we’re hated and despised for it. In Jesus’ identify, Amen.

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