WOULD YOU PRAY FOR THOSE YOU LOVE

One of the greatest stories ever told is the narrative Jesus gave of the prodigal son.

It is the tale of the young man who asked for his inheritance prematurely, then ran off and wasted it all, in wild living.
(The word prodigal comes from the word for “wasted”).

Finally he comes to his senses and goes home to his fathers house.

This story is a picture of the emptiness of running from God.

It tells of the wayward coming home to God.

How wonderful is the statement that Jesus made revealing the awesome love of the father.
He was watching, waiting, and willing for his prodigal child to come home.
“So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran toward him, threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.” Luke 15:20

Maybe you have loved ones who have wandered far from home.
Perhaps you have grown weary in your heart, from the burden of worry as they live in the “hog pen” of the world.

You can know for certain that prodigals do come home in response to prayer.

If you truly love them, pray for them daily using the following model if you wish.

Lord please;
Bring them to a place of famine and need (Luke 15:14)
Create within them a holy hunger and homesickness (15:16-17)
Cause them to come to their senses (15:17)
Draw them home (15:18)
Give them the desire to receive the gift of repentance (15:18-21)
Give us welcoming grace (15:20)

Hold fast to the truth that God wants none to perish in a lost state, but for all to come home, and has already paid the fare for the voyage to His house. (John 3:16)