Prayer for the Lost

As a church, we are burdened to pray for the unsaved or backsliding loved ones. It seems that many pray in a spirit of fear and worry instead of faith.  We need to pray with the promise from God's Words in faith.  It seems that salvation of some seems to be an impossibility, thus we need to know in Mark 10:27, "All things are possible with God"

When we pray and serve, we engage using the mighty power of God.  In reality, Christ has redeem all mankind.  Each person is actually God's purchased possession, although he is still held by the enemy.  We must pray by faith for the person to be redeemed.  We pray that the work of the enemy be defeated in the person.  Our prayer must be persistent.  Our prayers are against the powers and rulers of darkness.  We will find that as we pray, the Holy Spirit will give new directions.  It takes faith, patience, and persistence in knowing and experiencing how Christ is far above all authority of the rulers, powers, and forces of darkness.

When we pray, we are to present the person by name to Jesus Christ as His purchased possession.  We pray against the powers of darkness that claim a hold on this person's life so that this person will have the freedom to choose to accept or reject Jesus Christ apart from Satan's interference or bondage.  We pray that they Holy Spirit will draw this person towards Christ, convict them of their sins, and reveal to them the truth of salvation.  We pray that God will bring circumstances, people, and events into this person's life in order to reveal to them their need for Christ.  We pray that God will use us as instruments to being this person to Christ.  We pray that the Holy Spirit will guide our word and deed.  We pray that Christ's life, character, and nature will be formed in the person.