Hebraic Musing – What Might We Do
to Hasten a Lost Person’s Decision?
What does it take to win someone to Christ? Let’s start with two things – Righteousness
and Faith.
Righteousness on our part?
Is our heart right? “If I
regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.” Psalm 66:18 And
Jesus promised - “If you abide in Me, and My
words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” John 15:7 NKJV
Faith is necessary for Healings, Miracles and Salvation
according to Jesus. “And when He had
come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe
that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He
touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith
let it be to you.” Matthew
9:28-29 Would you agree the greatest healing happens
when a lost person accepts Jesus as LORD?
What is required
for Righteousness & Faith to work for salvation of lost souls?
Desperation should be driving us to travailing tears for the lost! “Those
who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.”
Psalm 126:5 Travailing is defined
as “painful or laborious effort” like in childbirth, as in being “Born
Again.” Paul travailed. “My little
children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed
in you.” Galatians 4:19
Persistence is critical.
Lucifer was described in Isaiah 14:17 as the one holding the lost as
prisoners! “Who made the world as a
wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his
prisoners?’ And Jesus reminded
us that - “No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods,
unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.”
Mark 3:27 Be persistent! What’s at stake?
Aggression is required in warfare. How was the war won? “And they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to
the death.” Rev.12:11 What
are our weapons? “For the weapons
of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down
strongholds” 2 Corinthians 10:4 How do we fight? “Put on the whole armor of God, that you
may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do
not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, … powers,… rulers of the darkness,… spiritual hosts of
wickedness…. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may
be able to withstand in the evil day, … praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance
and supplication for all the saints”
Ephesians 6:11-18
Pleading is very effective and God expects us to plead. Remember Abraham pleading for Sodom, Moses
for Israelites, Hezekiah for Judah (2 kings 19), etc. Does God mind a good debate with His
children? If God is “A father of the
fatherless, a defender of widows….” (Psalm 68:5) then He respects pleadings
for the fatherless.
Promises from God that we can rely on. “for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that
which was lost.” Luke 19:10
The Lord is “not willing that any should perish but that all
should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9
Unity pleases God.
He likes to join us when two or more are gathered? “Again I say
to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it
will be done for them by My Father in heaven..” Matthew 18:19 In John 17, Jesus says “may be one” five times! In the OT - “How could one chase a thousand, And two
put ten thousand to flight, …”
Deut.32:30
Jesus gave Paul, and us, a job to do. “to open their eyes, in order to turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may
receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified
by faith in Me.’ Act 26:18
How can we
avoid getting discouraged when the situation looks impossible?
Are we called
to get aggressive in our war for souls?
Are we to
plead with God to convince Him? Or to
convince ourselves?
If caring for
the lost is this hard, maybe that’s why 95%
of “professing Christians” have never won a single soul to Christ?
“…all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love
for one another.” John 13:35
Yosef a.k.a. Joe Brusherd
January 25. 2022
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the
Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)” Weekly “Hebraic Musings” http://insightsbyyosef.blogspot.com/
Note – Inspired
by & excerpted from “Praying Effectively for the Lost”
Chapter 3 - Lee E. Thomas
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