Only Hearing

…the word they heard did not profit them,… Heb 4:2 NASU

FATHER, some will always say, “I hope GOD will let me into heaven,” and never possess enough faith to come to say, “I am going to heaven,” because they are sluggards who refuse to labor (Prov 21:25). They ignore all Your counsel and have none of Your reproof (Prov 1:25). I pray ____ turn away from being a sluggard and to work at discovering more and more of JESUS.

I observe no spiritual fruit and no repentance from ____. (He/She) may crave or dream about being a Christian but is not diligent to obtain such (Prov 13:4). (He/She) has an unbelieving heart refusing to rely solely on CHRIST, thus (he/she) is turning away from You, FATHER (Heb 3:12).

Only You can cause ____ to have a change of mind accompanied by abhorrence of and sorrow for (his/her) deeds. Only You can cause (him/her) to believe in the “sum total of all that Jesus Christ is in His glorious Person” (ref#37, p276, [Acts 2:38]). FATHER, I pray that You astonish (him/her) “to the point of a loss of self-control” at the appearance of JESUS (ref#37, p305, [Acts 13:12]).

I pray the promise you make to the Israelite nation you apply to ____. You say, “…I will bring them back because I have compassion on them, and they shall be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them” (Zech 10:6 ESV).

Point ____ toward right actions, FATHER. Without You putting (him/her) on Your path (he/she) will wander forever. I pray You initiate ____.