Intercede For New Converts – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional July 6th

(Your Intercession Creates The Avenue For God To Intervene In Their Lives)

TO THE BIBLE: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
“Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

LET’S TALK
It’s so important for us to intercede for those who might not fully understand the things of God yet, or who are still growing in their faith.

It reminds of Paul’s words in Galatians 4:19: “My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you.” Paul loved them so much that he constantly prayed for them to become rooted and grounded in Christ.

In another letter Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae, he prayed this beautiful prayer: “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding” (Colossians 1:9). When we pray for other believers like that, we’re actually praying the will of the Father.

But, you know, sometimes people don’t experience God’s best for them because they don’t know any better.

Hosea 4:6 says: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Other times, they might know the right thing but choose not to follow it.

For new converts—people who are still growing in the faith, spiritual priorities may not yet be clear. They may not fully appreciate the importance of attending church services or studying the Bible regularly.

That’s why our prayers matter so much. When we pray for them, we create the avenue for God to intervene in their lives, opening their hearts and minds to His truth and wisdom.

Christ takes root in their hearts, and they begin to line up with God’s perfect will.

As an intercessor, you’re persistent; you keep praying that they walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing Him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in their knowledge of God (Colossians 1:10).

So, don’t give up! Keep praying for your friends, people in your church, and Christians all over the world.

Go Deeper:
Philippians 1:9-11; Ephesians 1:17-18

Pray:
I pray for those who are new in the Faith or struggling in ignorance, that they’ll be filled with the knowledge of your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. I pray that Christ dwells richly in their hearts by faith, and that they walk worthy of you, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in their knowledge of you day by day, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Acts 17:16-34, Job 6-8
TWO YEAR
Galatians 1:1-9, Isaiah 26

Act:
Spend some time to pray for new converts in your local church and around the world, that they may be established in the faith, doing the will of the Father.