LOST!
Have you ever been lost in the woods? Have you ever stopped on a hunt and looked around and not recognized any landmarks? Has your flashlight gone out while deep in the swamp looking for a wounded deer? Has one of the guys failed to show up at the rendezvous point by dark? I have experienced all of these events during my days and nights hunting large game. It is a scary and hopeless feeling if you are lost. It is equally so if a close friend or relative is lost. Did you pray to be found or to find the lost?
How about the spiritually lost individual? Do you have a burden for them? Do you pray for their salvation? They are forever lost and don't even realize their plight. How scary is that? Do you know someone who is without salvation?
Our Sunday school class just completed a several week study on praying for the lost. Our leader presented scripture to support Gods call for us to pray for the salvation of the lost individual.
We need to ask God to show us what to do. Does he want us to form new friendships, perform acts of kindness, give of our time or our finances?
Here are some scriptures to start with to prepare you to help the lost.
Matthew 9:35-36. Christ had compassion for the lost.
Romans 1:16 and 2 Timothy 1:7-9. Remove from me any shame of sharing the Gospel with the lost.
1 John: 8-9. Forgive my sin of omission for not sharing the Gospel
Luke 11:5-12; 18:1-8. Pray to be persistent in prayer for the lost.
I have been a poor prayer warrior for the lost. I have been familiar with these verses most of my Christian life but failed to use them as they are intended. The power is in putting them to proper use. I am now practicing the art of praying these verses.
Read the referenced verses and turn them into prayers to help you become a prayer warrior for the lost.
Next week I will share with you the verses we studied about praying for the lost person.
Sportsman's tip: Learn to use a compass and keep one with you when hunting or fishing.
God's speed,
Doctor Johnny
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