Grace and Prayer

 

    

    Grace is a beautiful word full of life giving power.  It is perfect day to talk about it since it is the first day of Spring: the day that we acknowledge the world coming back to life after being dormant for so many months.  Grace is a simple elegance and refinement in action and words.  It honors other people.  It also goes hand in hand with prayer.

    When it comes to a soul at risk of being damned, it is not a good time to be quiet.  Society may say that this is stuff that we have no right to talk about, that we are being judging, that we are trying to bully society to be as the Christian world is.  In reality society is bullying us to keep our mouth shut.  There is too much at stake to be quiet, but through prayer you can find grace in how to approach a conversation.  It has to be a conversation because God is a fierce warrior.  He will defeat evil and trample over you if you get in the way.

    Pray by name for every person that you know is not a Christian.  Do not give up on their souls even if they have.  Pray salvation over them and protection until they have their face to face interaction with God.  They will see your righteousness and if you persist, then nations may see your righteousness.  Imagine how many people you could talk to about salvation if they can see the Holy Spirit living within you.  He directly affects your personality.

    When you are saved, you receive your name from God.  You are no longer the person you were before.  Your soul has been reborn.  That means you don't have to take the same path.  You can start over.  Your new name is holy and written in the book of life.  You need to live up to that responsibility by allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to you in your new soul.  He will help you make the changes that you need to make.

    God delights in you and spending time with you.  This is worth rejoicing over.  Prayer is just a conversation between you and Him and He loves hearing your voice.  He will never stop working on your behalf.  Praise Him for caring so much to give you that kind of sanctuary.  Thank God for having angels fight the spiritual world, so that you don't have to.  

    Prepare the way for those who will follow in your foot steps.  You are a holy creation redeemed by God.  Your lifestyle and prayer life should represent that honor.  He sought you.  He was persistent.  Now you never are alone in life.  He will never desert you.  He loves you.  Does your life display that love, that grace?

Isaiah 62