7/26/2023 0 Comments Scripture on prayer changes things![]() Sometimes those who fight the hardest against the influence of Jesus are those with whom God is speaking to. ![]() Keep praying for individuals that God puts on your heart, even when they seem like those who will never change. Prayer without ceasing can mean not giving up. However, this can also apply to persistent prayer for others. This is an ongoing conversation with God throughout the day as I go about the activities and necessities of life. I usually look at this as a commandment to stay in prayer day after day and hour after hour. Pray Without Ceasingġ Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to pray without ceasing. His heart had truly been changed as we prayed, even though we couldn’t see it at the time. The letter started with, “I never thought I’d be writing this letter to you…” It was wonderful news of how he had come into a real relationship with Jesus Christ! And, of course, it included an apology. It was from Eli, who was studying for a year overseas. As camp came to an end, I continued to pray for him on and off, not knowing how camp had influenced him.Ī few months after camp, I got a letter from Australia. We believed that God was talking to Eli as he heard the gospel presented throughout the weeks of summer camp. Many times we saw God changing things and people that we prayed for. We prayed for campers, staff, protection, health, and blessings. Several evenings a week a few of us would sit on a road between cabins once our campers were asleep. We frequently prayed for him together, as well as on our own. That caused several of us on staff who were Christians to concentrate prayer on him. Throughout the summer Eli would come to me and tell me I was destroying the minds of the children by what I was teaching from the Bible. Several on staff did not exhibit a close walk with God, even though they must have claimed to be Christians on their applications. This children’s camp did not check too closely concerning the beliefs of its staff members, even though they stated that they wanted to hire Christians. Frequently I included a salvation message since most of our campers were unchurched non-Christians. Every day I would present a brief Bible story with an application. One summer I was doubling as a camp counselor and the daily Bible teacher in the chapel. This is especially true when we pray together, agreeing in prayer in prayer for people and their situations. Most people go through a process of God working in their hearts to influence their thoughts and outlooks on life before they awake to seeing through eyes of faith and putting their trust in the Lord Jesus.Įven if that person has not yet come to yield his or her life to Christ, you keep on praying, for you know that prayer changes things.įaithful prayer for people changes them. ![]() Have you ever prayed for someone to come to know Jesus? It’s likely that it didn’t happen instantly, although it could. Roberts Praying for People Pray together, and watch to see how God answers.
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