Pray For the Lost

# 57 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Ti 2:3,4, “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim 2:3,4) All that has been said about prayer thus far in Timothy is linked to God's desire that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. That truth can be summed up in Joh 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Jesus ever lives to intercede on behalf of sinners as we read in Isa 53:12, “Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.” Even on the cross He prayed on behalf of sinners when He said, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” As Jesus prayed for the lost, shall we His church, not also pray for them? Sometimes we struggle with the concept of praying the will of God. Well, the salvation of souls is a good place to start! Any and all things that would be helpful to leading souls to Christ is certainly worthy of prayer! How close is this to the heart of God? Listen! Eze 33:11 "Say to them: 'As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Joh 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. Yes, we may pray for other things as well, but let us never forget that God's bottom line is to “set the captives free,” and anyone who is not with Christ is captive to the evil one, so pray! Pray for the lost!