Our church has a wonderful prayer team led by Meredith Fichtel.

Meredith writes:

Jesus prayed, saying, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son so He can give glory back to You. For You have given Him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one You have given Him. And this is the way to have eternal life – to know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the One You sent to earth… I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as You and I are One –as You are in Me, Father, and I am in You.” John 17: 1 – 3, 20 – 21a

The promise of eternal life is guaranteed by the Father and the Son for those who believe, trust, and abide in Him. “Who God is” is the surety, the bond, for all of God’s promises, which we access by faith. Faith powers prayer. And prayer is God’s gift of communication with Him and with our Savior – the holy pathway to a growing, strengthening, more intimate relationship with the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Or it’s not, if we don’t pray.

Eternal life is a prayer away. Hope is a prayer away. A transformed, abundant life is a prayer away. Jesus said to admit our sins with a repentant heart, and ask God to forgive us for them, offering Him our surrendered lives, and accepting His gift of salvation. Salvation doesn’t come to us by magic or some blanket decree. It was paid for by the blood of Christ who became the sacrifice that redeems us, saves us, from the penalty of sin. We can live because Jesus died for us.

“(God’s) purpose was for the nations to seek after God and … find Him – though He is not far from any of us. For in Him we live and move and exist… but now He commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to Him. ” Acts 17: 27- 28a, 30b

As if the gift of eternal life was not enough, Jesus promised saved believers the gift of power, purpose, peace and the indwelling of His Holy Spirit. “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father… If you love Me, obey My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth…. I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. ” John 14: 12, 15 – 17a, 27

The prayer of salvation is acknowledging our sin, repenting, surrendering to the claim of Christ on our lives, and accepting with joy and thanksgiving the gifts of our Savior. We are assured as saved believers abiding in Him that we will be heirs to all of God’s promises, including the wonderful promise given in Romans 8: 28.

Heavenly Father, With all my heart, I believe in Jesus Christ as Your Son and my Savior, that He died for my sins, and advocates for me before You day and night. Forgive my sins, Lord, and accept this my humble prayer of repentence and surrender in Jesus’ Holy name. Amen.

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