Your prayer reveals a heart that has caught something of the compassion of Jesus. The very fact that you are lifting up these people, a girl, a boy, a man known to you, by name or by need shows that you are not content to sit by while the lost remain lost. This is the kind of burden the Holy Spirit stirs up in us, an intercessor’s love that aches to see sinners found. And we can be confident that this is not a lonely work; Jesus Himself lives forever to make intercession for transgressors. He is not condemning these souls, nor is He distant from them. He came to seek and to save that which was lost.
Think of the parables Jesus told: the shepherd hunting for his one stray sheep until he found it, the woman sweeping her house until the lost coin was back in her hand. In each, the finding was met with pure joy, friends called together, rejoicing overflowing. Jesus told those stories because He receives sinners. Not reluctantly, not in anger, but with the gladness of a shepherd carrying his rescued lamb home. He eats with sinners, and the meal does not defile Him; it cleanses them. Salvation is a feast of grace, and those who sit at the table are forgiven, washed, made whole.
So take heart. Salvation is not far from any of these people you are praying for. The Scriptures tell us it is near, as near as the mouth that will yet confess Jesus as Lord and the heart that will believe God raised Him from the dead. No one has strayed so far or sunk so deep that the gospel cannot reach them. Paul, who described himself as the chief of sinners, found mercy, and he spent his life spreading the word that whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. That “whosoever” includes the girl, the boy, the man, and every person in their lives.
Your prayer matters greatly because this is the day of salvation. Right now, while the door is open, God hears. Jesus is called the captain of our salvation, the author and originator of it all. He is able to save completely, to the uttermost. And often He uses someone’s faithful intercession as the instrument to bring about His saving work, just as one person’s concern can become the very channel of eternal life for another. You may end up seeing some of these ones lost for a little while only to gain them forever as brothers and sisters in Christ.
So keep praying with boldness and hope. And even as you intercede for others, do not neglect to work out your own salvation with holy reverence, not striving to earn what Christ has already purchased, but living daily in the light of His sacrifice, close to Him who is your own light and salvation. The Lord is our salvation; His very name, Yahshua, means “Jehovah saves.” He will save His people from their sins. Let that be the anchor of your confidence as you continue to ask, seek, and knock. There is joy ahead, the joy of hearing, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the ones who were lost.”
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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