Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you a poor soul who has been graciously saved by grace. Lord, I don’t know why you chose me, but I am forever grateful that you did. I certainly didn’t deserve anything at all.
You are a holy God and you are full of mercy and grace. Lord, I lift up to you all of those who read this prayer and ask that you open up their eyes of understanding to know that they are sinners because of their heritage in Adam and Eve. When they sinned in the garden, sin entered into the world and has been passed down from generation to generation.
Help the reader take a good look at themselves and be honest. Help them see that they are not capable of saving themselves but need a Savior. God, you sent your Son Jesus Christ to this earth in the form of man so we can identify with Him. Your precious Son took on all the sins of mankind when He went to the cross and died. He took on mine and He took on the sins of those who read this prayer. Oh, Lord, thank you that you made a way for us to be right before a holy God.
Jesus beat death when He rose from the grave three days after he was buried. He is ALIVE, in Heaven right now at your side. This shows us that we too can have the promise of a new life after death.
I pray that the reader will turn to you Lord. That they will bow their knee to you and allow you to be master over their life. Lord, please open their spiritual eyes so that they may see their desperate need.
Your Word tells us that this life is not the end of it all. When we die we will either go to heaven or hell depending on who we serve down here. Some will continue to serve themselves and will not respond to your Word. They will spend eternity in Hell. Your Word teaches that Hell is a real place and it is eternal torment. Lord, please, don’t let anyone who is reading this prayer go to Hell. I beg you Lord. Please help their unbelief right this minute.
There are others who believe they are Christians and on their way to Heaven, but have been deceived by false teaching. Lord, if anyone is reading this prayer falls into this category, please give them a nudge in their hearts to examine themselves to see if they are truly in the faith. It is not by good works that they will be saved, and it is not by being a nice person, joining a church, giving money or anything else man can do.
Lord you want us! You want our soul and you want our bodies for service. If there is someone out there who does all the right things in their mind, but does not love you God, does not love your Word, and does not love their fellow Christian brothers and sisters, then by you own Word, that person is not saved.
They need to be born again. Born anew, and become a new creation. That is what you do for us. And, it is wonderful that you actually adopt us into your family, God. You become our Heavenly Father, and we can call you Father. Once that happens then you take care of us. We don’t have to worry or fear anymore. We will have peace deep down inside knowing when we die we will go to Heaven. There is no uncertainty about it. We can be sure!
If there is someone reading this that is not sure, then Lord I pray you will touch their heart today and nudge them to get right with you. Open their eyes that they might see. Help that person to become one of your family members Lord. Help that person to make a fresh new committment to live the rest of their life for you and not for themself. Help them to allow you to be Lord and Master.
Oh, this is a beautiful time of the year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. But, it is so much more. It is a time when we can take a look at ourselves and make sure we are on the right path for eternity. Jesus did so much more for us than we can even imagine, and Heaven awaits us with multitudes of blessings and things we can only dream of. What a day that will be when we meet him face to face!
Lord, please bless the readers of this prayer and have mercy on them.
In Jesus name, thy will be done. Amen
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