Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“PRAYING FOR THE LOST”

From as far back as I can remember, I have heard thousands of prayer requests from faithful Christians for the salvation of their loved ones. No doubt, many prayer requests were uttered on my behalf before I was saved. This is biblical and we can never go wrong by praying to see lost loved ones and lost people in general, to be saved.

Apostle Paul was an ethnic Jew, but he was also a religious leader within Judaism before he was gloriously saved; fact is, he was a Pharisee (Philippians 3:5, 6.) He was highly decorated within his previous religion and knew it inside and out. His well-versed past is what drove his passion for the lostness of his people.

Paul possessed a deep desire for his fellow Jews to be saved. It was his desire and his prayer. He knew that they were ridden with religion, and they were trusting in their religious efforts to be right with God. Following his own conversion, he began to understand the shackles of religion at an all-new level. This is the reason for his passion for their souls. He knew that they were blinded by religion and needed regenerated by the Holy Spirit.

Do you have a desire for the lostness within your family and community? Does it grieve your heart that they are trusting in something other than Christ and Him crucified for their salvation? It should and it should drive us to our knees for their souls! Let’s practice making petition for their souls on our knees!

Romans 10:1—”¹ Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.”