Prayer For The Lost

 Here is a prayer you can use when praying for your lost family members, friends and neighbors. You put their names in the prayer. Pray for them daily.

Our Father and my God,

I come before Thy throne of grace in the precious name of Jesus Christ, Thy only begotten Son. Lord, I thank Thee for Thy mercy, Thy patience, and Thy great love toward sinners. Thou art not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Father, today I lift before Thee those who are unsaved. Some are family members, some are friends, some are neighbors, and some are people I may never meet in this life. Yet Thou knowest each one by name.

Lord, I pray that the Holy Spirit would move upon their hearts with holy conviction. Speak to their souls in a way that no preacher, teacher, or witness can. Let them see their need of salvation. Let them understand that life is but a vapor and that eternity is drawing near.

Open their blind eyes that they may see the truth of the Gospel.

"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ... should shine unto them." (2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV)

Lord, remove every veil that hinders them from seeing Christ. Break through the hardness of their hearts. Let them recognize their sin, their need of forgiveness, and the great salvation that is found only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

I pray that they would hear Thy voice calling them to repentance.

"Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." (Ephesians 5:14 KJV)

Father, do not allow them to find peace in this world while they are separated from Thee. Let the emptiness of sin become evident. Let worldly pleasures lose their hold. Let every false refuge fail until they find their rest in Christ alone.

Send laborers across their path to speak words of truth and life. Give them ears to hear and a heart willing to receive the Gospel.

Lord Jesus, reveal Thyself to them as Savior, Redeemer, and King. Let them see the love displayed at Calvary, where Thou didst bear our sins in Thy own body upon the tree. Help them to understand that salvation is a gift of grace received through faith.

I pray that this very day they would repent of their sins, confess Jesus Christ as Lord, and receive eternal life.

May the Holy Spirit continue His work until Christ is formed within them and they become new creatures in Christ.

And Father, while I pray for their salvation, help me to be faithful in prayer, faithful in witness, and faithful in living a life that points others to Jesus.

For Thy glory and for the salvation of souls I pray.

In the name of Jesus Christ my Lord,

Amen.

This prayer reflects the biblical theme that salvation begins with the convicting work of the Holy Spirit (John 16:8), the opening of blind eyes (2 Corinthians 4:4-6), and God's desire that sinners come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9 KJV).