YOUR LOST LOVE ONE
"The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known. They speak without a sound or a word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world" (Psalm 19:1, NLT).
"But God shows His anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. They know the truth about God because He has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made they can clearly see His invisible qualities--His eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God" (Romans 1:18-20, NLT).
Do you have a loved one who has rejected the truth? Do they live far away, or do they live near, yet refuse contact with you? Do you wonder how they will ever be reached? Let me ask, are they able to see the sun, moon, and stars? You don't have to figure it out. Pray and let God work. Day after day and night after night the sun, moon, and stars are making Him known. God is ALWAYS speaking.
We are in an epic invisible war against the powers of darkness. Your loved one has been taken captive and is a prisoner of war. They have been blinded and brainwashed. They have believed a lie. Pray that God would go behind enemy lines, free them from their chains, and shine the "blinding light" of His truth on them. Psalm 146:7, NLT says, "The LORD frees the prisoners. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind."
When you are unable to go, and they are unwilling to listen to you when you do, you can pray, "O God, as my loved one looks up into the night sky, I pray that in Your compassion and mercy, You would loosen the scales from their eyes and flood them with the knowledge that You, the one who created the universe long to have a relationship with them."
Shine, O LORD! Shine Your blinding light and bring conviction of sin and the good news of a Savior. You don't know how God will do it. You and I just know that "even when we don't see it, He's working." Day after day and night after night, the heavens proclaim God's glory and display His craftsmanship. No matter where our loved ones are, there is a witness in the sky and its message has gone throughout the earth and its words to all the world.
