🛐 One Appropriate Prayer For The Rebellious Soul

The stubborn, rebellious, uncircumcised heart, the out-of-covenant individuals, often called the "lost," have but one single need. There's only one relevant prayer that would change their life: submission, obedience, and repentance to YeHoVah (the Father) through Yeshua, His Son. No other need matters until this prerequisite is met BY the individual being prayed for. 

Here's an example that most everyone can relate to: I can sachet through any store and fill my cart with what I want. I can act like it's already mine. But I can't HAVE ANYTHING in my cart until it's PAID FOR. In a spiritual sense, people aren't entitled to any provision from a Holy Elohim unless they have clean hands and a pure heart through repentance and obedience. We can't grab a spiritual shopping cart, reach the checkout, and say, "This is for ____."  Yes, the Father extends His Grace and Mercy for a time. But the danger is in waiting to repent, thinking another day will be ours to play with. Elohim said no one would sit at His table without a PROPER GARMENT ON. We can't speak for those that want a pass because they're in a precarious spot. We can't say, "It's ok; they're with me." It's not our table or our venue. There's a price we've all paid to have a seat at the Father's table. We must come under His authority to be under His covering.

My single prayer for the uncommitted, uncircumcised, rebellious individual(s) in my own family is, "Give them an experience that turns their heart toward You; cause them to be humbled enough to choose the path of Life that Yeshua offers." The wages of sin are death, but the gift of Elohim is eternal life. No amount of prayer can change this eternal principle.

We make our petitions known before the Throne of a Holy Elohim. We respect the immense honor of doing so by humbling ourselves first, by confessing our sins to Yeshua, and by being made clean in His Atoning blood. We ask (pray) as a Son or Daughter of our Heavenly Father, AFTER confession and repentance. It's the deciding factor in whether we have met the "qualification" to ask for anything in prayer. Yeshua's blood Atonement of sin positions us spiritually to be in right-standing to the Father, so our petitions of prayer are heard and answered according to His will. Yeshua pays the price of entry (His death, burial, and resurrection), but we first must ACCEPT the seriousness of our sin and repent; THEN, we obtain the right to call YeHoVaH "Father" and make our petitions known. 

Asking for our rebellious-hearted friends and family to be spared any hardship and to forego the hard-learned lessons for being unrepentant and finding pleasure in their iniquity is an unrealistic expectation of a Holy Heavenly Father. Those walking in repentance through Yeshua know that they too will have troubles. It rains on the just and the unjust alike, yet here's the difference in outcome:

• Psalm 34:19 tells us: Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord God delivers him from them all. And also

• Romans 8:28, which says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”

The unrepentant are told in Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin are death, but the gift of YHVH is eternal life through Yeshua our Lord." To live in a perpetual separation from YHVH is a dangerous state to be in.

Simply put, choose life and the blessing instead of the curse and the consequence of death. Understanding this FIRST is the most important need of the wayward. Accepting this positions the believer to give wise counsel to those burdened by the hardships of hard-hearted friends and family who live constantly navigating from one tumultuous situation to another.

• Pray for the eyes to see, and the ears to hear, what the Word of Elohim says.

• Ask for the Ruach ha'Qodesh to convict their heart and to bring them to a humble place of repentance.

Once this prayer is lifted to the throne, leave it there and TRUST the Father to handle it. Trust that His will be done in His way, according to His timing, not yours. Be available to listen, always responding with the steadfast, unchanging message- humbly repent, and fully submit to Yeshua and His ways, and then to walk in obedience.

May the Father, Son, and Ruach 'ha Qodesh strengthen every heart to truthfully speak to the wayward, to point them to a better, blessed life, and a sure eternity through the life-altering prayer of surrender and submission.

If this resonates with you, please leave a comment so I can know you were here. I love to hear your perspective too.