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Written by Wendy Neill
Do you struggle with how to pray for those who don’t know Christ? I have a younger brother who walked away from Jesus as a teenager. I have been praying for him for 30 years, sometimes in tears, sometimes with my face on the ground. To be perfectly honest with you, I get weary. I believe the Bible teaches that we all have free will, so what’s the point in praying for him? He has chosen to reject God. Can God make him accept his free gift of grace?
During one such time of weariness, I found myself in a Harding Lectureship class titled “Praying for Lost Loved Ones.” The speaker reminded us that God desires for all to be saved (2 Pet. 3:9), and that Jesus came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10; John 3:16-17). He also recommended a book that I later read called Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets. I didn’t agree with everything in the book, but it inspired me to intercede, to mediate, and to pursue reconciliation through prayer.
No one likes a nag. Or a pest. But God invites us to continually knock on His door in prayer.
The persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8 reminds me of this truth—because of her faith, and because she took her requests to the one who had the power to do something about it.
Today, as we lift up our continued prayer for God’s provision: financial and workers, I will remember the persistent widow and never tire of asking for what I trust God will provide. I ask in faith, and I take my requests to the One who has the power to do something about it.
Thank you, Lord, for always listening.
