Date: Tue. June 4, 2024.
Bible Reference: ‘No one can come to me, unless the Father…makes them want to.’ (John 4:44 CEV)
Coming home from a bar late one night a young man got on a bus where he encountered his very self-righteous aunt. Caustically she said, ‘Do you know you’re headed straight to hell?’ ‘Oh dear,’ he said, ‘Don’t tell me I’m on the wrong bus tonight again!’ Seriously, we all want our families to share our faith, but it can’t be forced. Jesus said, ‘You’re not in charge…The Father…draws people…that’s the only way [they’ll] ever come’ (John 6:44 TM). Does that mean you should stop praying for them? Of course not! But despite your prayers and best efforts there may still be family members who decide not to follow Jesus, and some of those who do may join other denominations.
Throughout history countless wars have been fought over religion; don’t turn your home into a combat zone as well. As former French First Lady Yvonne de Gaulle once said, ‘Even the presidency is temporary, but family is permanent!’
You don’t have to condone somebody’s lifestyle in order to let them know you love them and are committed to them. But don’t withhold acceptance from those who’ve been good to you just because they don’t worship God the way you do. Maybe they haven’t always made the wisest choices, but when the chips are down, chances are, they are the ones who’ll be there for you. Don’t beat them over the head with the Bible; just live it by setting an example they’ll want to follow. Jesus said, ‘If I am lifted up…I will draw all people’ (John 12:32 NCV). Instead of tearing your family apart, make your faith the glue that holds it together.
Personal Prophetic Prayer Points (PPPP):
✓In your own word pray as led concerning today’s message.
✓Lord meet me at the point of my needs this month.
✓By the power of The Most High God, I rebuke every sources and forms of sorrow in my life this year and beyond in Jesus name.
✓God make way for me where I least expected this month.
✓Heavenly Father make me to stand tall and remain so among my contemporaries.
Intercessory Prayer Point (IPP):
Pray for unity in the Body of Christ
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