![]() "For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Luke 11:10) It is a wonderful thing to read in the Word of God how he moved in the lives of both the believer and unbeliever. “Ahab's prayer was answered and Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, both who did evil in the sight of the Lord.” (2 Kings 13:1-4). Yet, even knowing these truths we can be quick to judge, and even quicker to give up on others. The reality is that we don’t know what the Lord is doing in the lives of others, or how he is moving. Our Lord is not just moving in the lives of the godly; he is moving in the lives of the ungodly because he is still in the soul winning business. As we endeavor to draw closer to God and abide in him, let us not forget to pray for our family and loved ones, friends,co-workers, etc., that may be struggling. May we continue to intercede and stand in the gap, even for those we have deemed to have no hope. “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44) “Many a time in the hour of sickness, and in the time of woe, God has heard the prayers of the unthankful and the evil. Do you think God gives nothing except to the righteous? What were you when you first began to pray? Were you good and righteous? Has not God commanded you to do good to those who are evil? Will he command you to do what he will not do himself? Has he not said that he ‘sends rain on the just and on the unjust,’ and is it not true? Is he not daily blessing those who curse him, and doing good to those who despitefully use him? This is one of the glories of God’s grace; and when there is nothing else good in the man, yet if there is a cry lifted up from his heart the Lord often agrees to send relief from trouble. Now, if God has heard the prayers even of men who have not sought him in the highest manner, and has given them temporary deliverances in answer to their cries will he not hear you even the more. Charles Spurgeon Don’t give up on people, pray for them. GiGi❤️
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