Salvation is a free grace extended to every sinner;
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” So that all have the opportunity to put their faith in God and be delivered from darkness into light.”
So that all have the opportunity to put their faith in God and be delivered from darkness into light. Ephesians 2:8-9 “8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” 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.”
According to these verses stated above, none of us merit this gift from God and therefore, it is only fair that we intercede for others so they can also by the mercy of God, gain access to this gift. Many people or religious organizations have different ways to access God but the Bible is very specific about salvation- ONLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST- Acts 4:12 “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.” It’s Gods desire that all will repent and come to him. It is important that the church stands.
God has commanded his church to share the good news of salvation so that many can come to repentance and serve God. Mathew 28:19-20 “19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
It is God’s desire that people get saved, therefore as intercessors we have the responsibility to stand in the place of prayer and come into agreement with the word of God regarding salvation.
Ezekiel 18:23 “Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?”
1 Timothy 2:4: God "desires all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
2 Peter 3:9: "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
The gift of Salvation is not dependent upon our righteous acts. We pray so the unsaved can also have access. Titus 3:5 “He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
We pray because we have a God who is full of love for his own and ready to forgive and wipe away our sins. Micah 7:18-19 “18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.”
We interceded because it is a battle for the soul of man. God desires salvation, the devil desires death and destruction and therefore ensures to stand in the way of salvation at all cost. John 10:10 “10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Prayer Points
Pray that believers will be eager to share the gospel wherever the Holy Spirit directs: Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
Pray that many will answer the Call to go out and preach the Gospel of salvation: Acts 26:17-18 “17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them. 18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.”
As simple and as straightforward this verse is, one will wonder why salvation is so difficult. Pray for the Holy Spirit to quicken the hearts of those needing salvation: Romans 10:9-10 “9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.”
Pray that the fire of God’s word will burn down every blindness from the devil covering the minds of unbelievers: 2 Corinthians 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 for the mercy of God to locate unbelievers and spare them from the deception and destruction of Satan. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 “9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, 10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.”
Pray that God will cause the unsaved to see the light, as he did for Saul of Tarsus: John 3:19-20 “19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.”
Some people look at themselves and imagine how unqualified they are for salvation, yet salvation is for all. Pray for the grace of salvation upon the unsaved in our families, communities and churches.
Romans 10:12-13 “12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
The size and type of our sins matter nothing when confronted by Calvary. When Jesus died, he died for all shades of sin. The devil has been using this to hold sinner’s hostage. Pray that the unsaved will respond to the call of God: “come now” Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”
Pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to work in the hearts of unbelievers so that they can turn their hearts to the Lord: Isaiah 45:22 “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.”
Pray that God the Holy Spirit will convict the hearts of those needing salvation and send them off to Jesus for repentance. John 16:8 “And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.” John 6:44 ““No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.