This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that if we ask anything according to His will, [that is, consistent with His plan and purpose] He hears us. And if we know [for a fact, as indeed we do] that He hears and listens to us in whatever we ask, we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted to us] the requests which we have asked from Him.
I John 5:14-15 (AMPC)
Since that fateful day in the Garden when Adam and Eve fell and brought us with them into separation from God, He has been single-minded in purpose. In Genesis 3:15, we see the first promise of Jesus and in Revelation 13:8 we find that Jesus was the Lamb slain before the world was ever even formed. He was the answer before ever was a problem.
God spent thousands of years preparing for the moment all of humanity would be bought back and brought back to Him. The whole of the Old Testament points to it and the entirety of the New Testament reveals it — God’s plan of redemption is Jesus.
God’s heart is for the lost. He longs for them. He yearns for them. He wants us to feel the same way He does about them. And when we pray for their salvation, we are joining with His plan and purpose. He listens and He acts every single time we pray.
We have been praying together for a week now, but maybe we haven’t seen any evidence of change in the people we’re praying for. Don’t lose heart. If we pray according to His purpose, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, we know we have granted to us the requests we have asked from Him.
Let’s pray together.
PRAYER POINTS FOR ME
- Father, strengthen my faith today to continue to pray, even if I don’t see change yet.
- Father, help me see the lost the way You see them. Give me a burden for their salvation.
- Father, lead me in my prayer for the lost today.
TODAY’S PRAYER FOR THE LOST IN WARREN, OHIO
Father, reveal Yourself to all the Lost in the city of Warren today. Send someone to tell them of Your goodness and lead them into Your sweet salvation. Your Word says You came to seek and to save the lost. Help us to be bold to share our faith with those in Warren who need a Savior. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
We will see you back here tomorrow to pray together again.
“If we pray according to His purpose, He hears us.” ♥️