“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast”
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
These bible passages can only be effective if people have given their lives to Christ. A disciple is a follower of Jesus Christ and you cannot follow someone you don’t know. Therefore, the first step to becoming a disciple is to surrender to Jesus and let Him be Lord and savior over us. We pray for the unbelievers in the church, families, neighborhood, nations
Acts 26:17-18 “I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them, to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.”
We have been rescued so we may in turn go out to rescue others. One of the ways to assist is to intercede for those who have not accepted Christ. Pray that God will raise intercession to intercede for unbelievers.
2 Corinthians 5:20 “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
An ambassador is a true representative of a person or nation etc. If we represent Christ, then we must make every effort to understand the way His kingdom operates. Pray that God will help His church to be proper representatives of His nature on earth
Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”
Pray that Go will raise believers that will stand in boldness to preach the word to the perishing world.
Matthew 9:38 “Ask the LORD of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
Pray that God will raise laborers of souls. Today we have laborers of money, selfish gain, prosperity etc., meanwhile souls are going to hell.
Isaiah 40:3 “A voice of one calling: "In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Matthew 3:1 “In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea.”
Pray that God will raise the voice of a John the Baptist in our day
1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts revere Christ as LORD. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.’
Pray that believers will always be ready to tell people about Jesus as ordered by this bible verse. Most often believers are intimidated probably because they are not walking right with God or lack the word of God and so are not challenged to share the gospel.
Titus 3:5 “He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.”
Many people believe that salvation is by good works, but according to this verse it is not. Pray the God will in His mercy remove this mind set from people, so they can be open to receive the free gift of salvation.
Acts 16:30-33 “Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.”
Pray for an open heart to believe the word of God
John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
Pray for the love of God to move into the hearts of people
John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment but has passed from death to life.”
Pray for an open ear to hear and believe the Word of God
Romans 10:9-10 “If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved.”
Pray for the power of God to convict souls to open their hearts and confess Jesus
Mathew 16:26 “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
There is nothing we can trade for salvation. Pray for an understanding of the urgency of salvation
2Corithians 4:4 “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
Pray that God will open the eyes of the unbelievers
Mathew 13: 22 “The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.”
Pray that God will touch the hearts if men so they will realize that wealth does not bring salvation.
Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
Pray for a desire for a mind that can be transformed by the Word for God
2 Corinthians 3:14 “But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.”
There is always a covering on the minds of the unbelievers, so pray that the fire of God will burn off the covering
Ephesians 4:18 “They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.”
Pray for a revelation of the Word of God for the need of salvation to unbelievers.
2 Corinthians 4:6 “For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
Declare this word that Jesus the light of the world will shine forth in the hearts of unbelievers; that they may come to have knowledge of the Word of God and the understanding of the need for salvation
Isaiah 42:16 “I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.”
Declare this word upon every soul that needs salvation
Thank God for hearing our cry.
Ennette Heaggans