Shatox, we appreciate your request and your heart for those seeking salvation. We stand with you in prayer and in the Word of God. Let the request be properly addressed.
Let us first clearly present the Gospel message. The word salvation is a very important word in the Bible. It is used about 160 times in the New Testament. The word save, which is akin to salvation, is used more times than salvation. The Greek word translated salvation is soteria and means deliverance, preservation, and safety. It primarily indicates spiritual rescue from sin and all its consequences. It may also indicate a temporal, physical deliverance, as in the case of Paul's deliverance from a deadly storm.
Salvation is the great inclusive word of the Gospel, it sums up the longest to the Gospel message. It means to rescue from danger and to save from destruction. It affects the whole of our beings including forgiveness, healing and liberty from all enemies of the mind and soul.
Faith believing in the Lord Jesus, or receiving Him and believing God in the atoning work of Jesus is the condition of salvation. It is freely offered to all men and just as we must receive a gift in order to make it our own so also salvation must be received by faith. It is because of the Grace of our God towards man. When a person believes and receives the Gospel then they will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Therefore, the scripture concludes that whoever will may come.
We acknowledge that Shatox is seeking for the salvation of others including Operation Empower and are therefore in Jesus Name making petition at the Throne of Grace.
The prayer is as follows.
We come before You, Lord, lifting up all those who are seeking salvation. We pray for Operation Empower and all those who are seeking salvation, that they may come to know the truth of Your Word. We ask that You open their hearts and minds to receive the Gospel message, that they may confess with their mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in their hearts that You raised Him from the dead.
Thank you for the scriptures, Shatox. We encourage everyone in this discussion to continue to speak the word when praying for salvation for others, This will build your faith as you are declaring God's will in Jesus Name. Remember to declare healing and deliverance as these are also part of God's promise of salvation. Take hold and speak forth God's provision and plan of salvation. His provision is precious. But without belief that the provision exists, then it cannot be appropriated. Speaking God's word, appropriates God's promises. Do so boldly and without fear but also in reverence knowing that the meek will inherit the earth.
Father, we ask that You draw all men to Yourself, that they may turn from their sins and follow Jesus. We pray that they will read and study Your Word, especially the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and that they may find in He a revelation of the depth and breadth of Your salvation. But also all of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.