for those who choose not pray, that is fine, it is your decision. But im very dissapointed in seeing the underestimation of prayer going on in this thread. All this stuff that we see is going on right now and that will happen in the future has already been revealed in Revelations. And God is not vengeful. He is all merciful, righteous, and just. This is God we are talking about. He will take care of the judgment and punishment of these people.
My message for anyone in this thread like me who is a Christian: please don't underestimate prayer. And please don't hold hatred in your heart for these people, so you choose not to pray for them. It won't help us in our spiritual journey, and that is not what God want's us to do. God says to love your enemies. Our mission is to carry out and continue the work of Jesus Christ on earth. We, the church, must share the word of God and help those in need.
No sin is too great for God to not forgive. Why? Because Jesus Christ took it upon himself to die for our sins so that we might have eternal life. And did Christ curse those who humiliated, tortutured, mocked him, and left him bloody, hanging naked on the cross? Keep in mind God saw what we, humans, wicked and sinful as we are, have done to his son. But what did Jesus say? He said “Father forgive them, they know not what they do.” So we, as Christians who strive to be like Christ, should ask the same for God to forgive these people.
We communicate with God through prayer. No prayer goes wasted or unnoticed. Why? because God is omnipresent and omnipotent. So that means if we pray for these people to have a change of heart and turn to Christ, and it doesn't reach them in this life, God will use those prayers when they stand before His throne on judgement day. Trust God's timing. He know's what he is doing. Again, this is God we are talking about. So let us ask God to have mercy on them, and that is what he wants us to do.
For those who wish to respond or doesn't agree with my message, please dm me. I dont want to go back and forth/ defeat the purpose of this thread.
I want to end off with a story from the Bible. There was a boy who was possessed by a demon, and the demon robbed him of speech. The disciples faced the demon-possessed boy, and they tried to help them, sought the healing of this boy to drive the demon out but they failed completely. So the disciples asked Jesus privately, "why couldn't we drive the demon out?" And what did Jesus say?
1. There was lack of faith. Matthew 17:20 says, “Because you have so little faith.” The disciples didn’t have the faith to believe that Jesus could operate through them and give deliverance. It is the same thing that is going on here. We doubt the ability of Jesus to put forth His power in delivering these people.
2. There was lack of prayer (Mark 9:29). Certain situations require urgent and persistent prayer, and if this is deficient there will be a deficiency of power. Evidently the disciples had not prayed enough , they were powerless. So choosing not to pray for these people will not help the situation at all.
3. There was lack of fasting (Mark 9:29). Fasting denotes such an intensity of desire and purpose that we are ready to put aside legitimate things to seek God's face and get His blessing. It may mean denying ourselves secondary things for a time so that spiritual power may be released and souls who are in bondage may be delivered.
Please remember to have faith, pray, and fast. You have no idea how much it blesses you and helps souls in need in this life and souls who are facing judgement this very second. God wants to bring ALL His children into His kingdom.
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1 John 5:16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death.
James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Romans 12: 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.