Fervent prayer

​The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16b

Do not give up on your children and your children’s children. Do not give up on your loved ones and friends. Pray without ceasing. Now is not the time for giving up. Now is not the time for wavering. Hold fast to the promises of God “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” (Acts 2:39). You may think them stubborn, but pray. You may think them hard hearted, but pray. 

Spurgeon wrote:  "But," you say, "my children have such hard hearts." Look at your own heart. You think they cannot be saved: look at yourselves, he that saved you can save them. Go to him in prayer, and say, "Lord, I will not let thee go except thou bless me;" and if your child be at the point of death, and, as you think, at the point of damnation on account of sin, still plead like the nobleman, "Lord, come down because my child perish, and save me for thy mercy's sake." And oh God that dwellest in the highest heavens you will never refuse your people. Be it far from us to dream that you will forget your promise. In the name of all your people we put our hand upon your Word most solemnly, and hold you to your promises. You have said your mercy is unto the children's children of them that fear you and that keep your commandments. You have said the promise is unto us and unto our children; Lord, you will not run back from your own covenant; we challenge your word by holy faith this morning—"Do as thou hast said."

Pray, pray without ceasing, for God is faith that promised.

GiGi❤️