19TH AUGUST
1 Corinthians 2:14
“The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.”
Pray for each person in your life who needs Christ, because they are unable to grasp spiritual truth unless God reaches into their heart!
Those people that God has sent you to, the people you encounter each day, have values and perspectives that are completely different from God’s. There is no way that they will see life from God’s perspective and “accept the things of the Spirit of God.”
This is why prayer is such a huge part of living as a witness. Saving faith is a person’s response to God’s initiative in their hearts and lives. God must open a person’s understanding and reveal himself to them. Only then, as a result of the work of God’s Spirit, will they be able to recognise the truths of the gospel and turn to God in faith.
That means that you must call on God for his work in the lives of the people you encounter. God loves to answer that kind of prayer. Make this kind of prayer a part of the way you operate and you will see your witness making a deep impact on those you pray for.
MAKE IT PERSONAL:
Take a moment now to pray for the people you’re building relationships with—and for anyone else God brings across your path today—that he will help them grasp the spiritual truths you share with them.