Welcome to our service today. It is great to have you here and we would love to invite you to stay after the service and join us for morning tea.
Last week I wrote Part 1 of an article by Harry Vaughan about ‘How to Pray for a Prodigal’. This week is Part 2……
Pray that their heart will become tender. Sin hardens the conscience. Ask God to make your loved one sensitive to His voice and unwilling to find peace in disobedience. Pray specifically for repentance. Don’t settle for temporary reform or emotional regret. Pray for genuine repentance that leads to a transformed life and restored fellowship with God. Pray with faith and perseverance. Many prodigals have returned after years of prayer. Don’t interpret God’s silence as His absence. He is able to reach where you cannot and speak when no one else can.
Finally, guard your own heart. Refuse bitterness, despair, or manipulation. Keep loving, keep praying in faith, keep trusting, and leave the timing with God. The Father who welcomed the prodigal home has not changed. His arm is still long enough to reach the far country, and His grace is still powerful enough to bring wanderers home.
“My son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.” — Luke 15:24
With love & blessings, Sandra