If you have been following me or even just checking in once and a while, you have figured out how important God is in my life. The Bible teaches and instructs the way to Heaven is through our Lord Jesus Christ; by saying the prayer of salvation, confessing our sins, and asking Jesus into our hearts, we will spend eternity with him.
I am excellent with this and have been since I was eight years old, but as close as I am to God, I have a sibling who isn’t. Now what? I can’t bear to think of him one day in hell, yet he has let me know often enough he just doesn’t believe.
Do I accept this and let him live his life while I live mine? Hell No!!! No way in hell will Satan win this battle. I took these cares to my pastor many years ago, asking her, how do I live everyday knowing my brother could go to hell?
Her response was quite simple, “Does Jesus wish for anyone to go to hell?” No! “When you pray for your brother, do you pray the Lords will be done?” Yes! “Do you believe this is a prayer of Gods will?” Yes! “Then why are you worried? This is a real, sincere prayer of love from a sister for her brother to her Lord, who loves us all.”
Matthew 7:9 NIV “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone.”
1 Timothy 2:3-5 NLT “This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. For, There is one God and One Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity-the man Jesus Christ. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone.”
So, I have been praying for and over my brother for more years than I can count; I have had fierce debates with him, leaving me to pray harder.
My husband and I, my brother and sister-in-law, gathered yesterday to celebrate our father’s 80th birthday. We were talking about the world we live in, Covids effects, etc. My brother in passing made a comment “well if there is a God up there” … my heart jumped! Then as they were leaving he was commenting on being lucky he had a job to go to tomorrow as many don’t. I simply said, “you aren’t lucky you are blessed because your sister prayers for you and over you every day.” He simply looked at me and nodded! My heart filled with Joy!!!
Miles from the quips we usually share at that comment, so, please, if you are praying for those you love, don’t stop as this same pastor also calmed my heart when my little papa died. She asked me the same questions and I gave her the same answers. God honors our prayers and we never know when he steps in, how he will accomplish it or who he will even use. Just walk every day, continuing your prayers, and knowing he will.
Be blessed and be a blessing and thank you for joining me. 🥰
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