But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew19:26
And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
Matthew 18:13-14
In Matthew 19:23-26, Jesus is speaking to his disciples about being saved and how difficult it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. The disciples were concerned and asked him, “Who then can be saved?”. And Jesus replied, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Persevere and don’t give up, good and faithful servants! Continue praying and asking Him for those loved ones to be saved! Matthew 19:26 tells us he doesn’t want one to die.
This is a portion of a letter Matt and I received from a friend this past Christmas:
“On September 25th, our 51st wedding anniversary, we attended the God Loves You Tour at the fairgrounds. It was awesome, “Marty” (name changed) stood up and prayed with Franklin Graham! I have prayed for him for 46 years to accept the Lord!! It’s still his journey to read the word, we some days do it together, which has never happened. I pray every day for clarity and hunger for God’s word.”
I know many of you are praying for loved ones to receive Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. I pray that the scriptures and the excerpt from our note encourage you as much as it does me.
Precious Heavenly Father, we thank you for sending your Son, Jesus to this earth to die a criminal’s death, so we can spend eternity with you. We thank you that “Marty” accepted your Son as his Savior. We rejoice with all of heaven over his life-changing decision. I ask, Father, that you would draw ____________________ to you. Please move in their hearts and minds. Open their eyes to see and their ears to hear You. I pray they would accept your Son Jesus into their hearts. Thank you, Father. In Jesus’ Holy Name I pray, Amen.