When I first became a Christian and decided to follow Christ with all my might, I began to go in prayer before the Lord for my husband to realize the truth...That Jesus is indeed God, in the hope that he would run into the open arms of God. At around the same time, I was reading the Bible one day and came across the scripture in Corinthians that says, 'Me and my household shall be saved.' I started to declare those words into my soul, into my atmosphere, and my home..However, its been years now and the wording of the prayer has changed, but not the plea itself. Later, someone shared with me a testimony of their own family members coming to Christ, quoting the same scripture. They explained to me, that when God says 'household', he meant our entire families...extended, blended, etc. That revelation opened me up to a whole new level of faith as I believed for all of my family members that are rooted in Hinduism and Islam, to get the revelation that Jesus Christ is Lord of ALL.
Last week, my grandmother's sister passed away. The wounds of it all are still so fresh that I am literally pained as I write this. We are a close family and we cherish frequent family gatherings. This time, we held each other, and cried together. In the time of her illness, we would pray for her. We would intercede before God in prayer and fasting for her to be miraculously healed. But, God had a different plan. In the time prior to her being in the hospital, The Lord sent someone to her home to take her (Muslim) and her husband (Hindu) to church (Christian). It was in a church in Valencia, Trinidad, that the Pastors heard from God that her time on Earth was quickly coming to an end. They told her about the Lord and got her to say the sinner's prayer. She even got baptized! But, it was also the time and place where her husband received a touch from God. Other family members who were present in the hospital and at home where we grouped together to pray were beginning to see a new thing, a new way to pray, a new way to worship, a new God from whom they had been blinded for so long. Now she's gone, and I believe she's the first family member who was a Christian and died - therefore, giving us comfort that she is definitely in heaven giving Jesus honor and praise, moment after moment. I am not sure sure if the rest of them called upon the name of the Lord Jesus before they passed, but I know she did.
Today, I am once again in awe of the Lord and His faithfulness. He hears the prayers of the righteous, and He delivers us out of all our afflictions. He heard my little voice as I cried out and heard me pray a prayer of such limited understanding for my unsaved family to know Him before death. And, He answered. It fills me with so much hope that soon my husband too will be delivered and set free and will rise up as a mighty man of God. I stand on the promises of God that me and my household shall be saved.
I pray that every loved one that you are petitioning before God be saved, delivered and completely set free in the name of Jesus Christ. I claim their salvation for them now and plead the blood of Jesus over their lives, in Jesus Name, Amen.
HE IS FAITHFUL. ALL HIS PROMISES ARE SURE.
