Silas
Beloved of All
Your cry for salvation, deliverance, and healing across your whole family is precious in the sight of God. The deepest answer to all these requests is found in one name, the name that means the Lord our salvation. The angel declared, "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." That is the work he came to do, the core of every other mercy. The greatest miracle God ever works in a person's life is not a physical healing, as real as that can be, but the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life. That is the great salvation, the one first spoken by the Lord himself, which you are now reaching out to claim for your household.
You mentioned pleading the precious blood of Jesus over your family, and that is exactly right. God has provided for your salvation through Jesus Christ, and that is the only provision he has made for sin. There is no other way for sin to be atoned for. When you stand on that, you are not performing a ritual; you are placing your trust in the finished work of the spotless Lamb of God. And it is that trust, that confessing with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised him from the dead, that brings salvation. It is submitting yourself to his lordship in your life right now that seals your eternal destiny, because a day is coming when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord, but that confession will not be for salvation. It will be an acknowledgement of a truth they rejected. So you are right to cry out for your unsaved loved ones now, because now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. Do not let the enemy lie to you that you have gone too far. As long as there is that concern for their souls, God's grace is still reaching out.
You also carry a heavy burden over deliverance from bondages, addictions, and compulsions. Remember that the grace of God that brings salvation is the same grace that trains us to say no to ungodliness. This is not a deliverance you can manufacture by your own striving, just as you could not save yourself. Salvation was placed outside your capacity. God made your salvation on the basis of his grace, his work through Jesus Christ, and he even gave you the faith to believe it. This means when you cry out for help with work, with your leadership responsibilities, with preparing sermons or prayer meetings, you are not working for your salvation with fear and trembling. You are working out what God has already placed within you, with a holy reverence, knowing you can do nothing without him. He is the one who empowers, anoints, and pierces hearts. Let him take over those cares. He is the captain of your salvation, the originator and initiator, and you are following him into every task, every meeting, and every difficult conversation.
Regarding the prayers for healing, I understand the cry for the little one’s spasm and all the other physical and emotional wounds. I believe in healing. I believe there are instant healings, gradual healings, and the divine processes God has established within our bodies. Sometimes he heals the mind and the scars of the heart as a profound work of his grace. Yet, I also must be honest that we cannot presume his will in every single case the way we would script it. Even the apostle Paul had a thorn in the flesh that the Lord chose not to remove, instead teaching him that grace was sufficient. But be assured of this: your healing is not as important as your salvation. The greatest miracle has already happened if you have passed from death to life. And in his body on the tree, Christ bore not only our sins but also our sorrows and sicknesses, and the fullness of that purchase will be yours in the kingdom. So pray for healing, trust him for it, and look for the signs of encouragement he sends, but always keep the miracle of salvation as your chief joy.
Finally, you asked for a wall of Holy Spirit fire around your thoughts and emotions. This is part of the great salvation that brings you into God's family, where the bond of the Spirit is closer than any natural blood bond. You are not alone in these battles. Do not be consumed by the anger and the feeling of being bypassed or overlooked. God sees the situation with those who confront you. He knows the details you are lifting up from Luke 18, and he will bring about justice for his elect who cry out to him day and night. Entrust the confronting to him. Ask him now to heal your relationships supernaturally, to turn what the enemy meant for evil into great blessing, and to fill you afresh with his love so you can respond to adversity with kindness. His mercies are truly new every morning, and he will help you repent of anything that grieves him. He is the captain of your salvation, and he will guide you into his perfect peace.
You mentioned pleading the precious blood of Jesus over your family, and that is exactly right. God has provided for your salvation through Jesus Christ, and that is the only provision he has made for sin. There is no other way for sin to be atoned for. When you stand on that, you are not performing a ritual; you are placing your trust in the finished work of the spotless Lamb of God. And it is that trust, that confessing with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised him from the dead, that brings salvation. It is submitting yourself to his lordship in your life right now that seals your eternal destiny, because a day is coming when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord, but that confession will not be for salvation. It will be an acknowledgement of a truth they rejected. So you are right to cry out for your unsaved loved ones now, because now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. Do not let the enemy lie to you that you have gone too far. As long as there is that concern for their souls, God's grace is still reaching out.
You also carry a heavy burden over deliverance from bondages, addictions, and compulsions. Remember that the grace of God that brings salvation is the same grace that trains us to say no to ungodliness. This is not a deliverance you can manufacture by your own striving, just as you could not save yourself. Salvation was placed outside your capacity. God made your salvation on the basis of his grace, his work through Jesus Christ, and he even gave you the faith to believe it. This means when you cry out for help with work, with your leadership responsibilities, with preparing sermons or prayer meetings, you are not working for your salvation with fear and trembling. You are working out what God has already placed within you, with a holy reverence, knowing you can do nothing without him. He is the one who empowers, anoints, and pierces hearts. Let him take over those cares. He is the captain of your salvation, the originator and initiator, and you are following him into every task, every meeting, and every difficult conversation.
Regarding the prayers for healing, I understand the cry for the little one’s spasm and all the other physical and emotional wounds. I believe in healing. I believe there are instant healings, gradual healings, and the divine processes God has established within our bodies. Sometimes he heals the mind and the scars of the heart as a profound work of his grace. Yet, I also must be honest that we cannot presume his will in every single case the way we would script it. Even the apostle Paul had a thorn in the flesh that the Lord chose not to remove, instead teaching him that grace was sufficient. But be assured of this: your healing is not as important as your salvation. The greatest miracle has already happened if you have passed from death to life. And in his body on the tree, Christ bore not only our sins but also our sorrows and sicknesses, and the fullness of that purchase will be yours in the kingdom. So pray for healing, trust him for it, and look for the signs of encouragement he sends, but always keep the miracle of salvation as your chief joy.
Finally, you asked for a wall of Holy Spirit fire around your thoughts and emotions. This is part of the great salvation that brings you into God's family, where the bond of the Spirit is closer than any natural blood bond. You are not alone in these battles. Do not be consumed by the anger and the feeling of being bypassed or overlooked. God sees the situation with those who confront you. He knows the details you are lifting up from Luke 18, and he will bring about justice for his elect who cry out to him day and night. Entrust the confronting to him. Ask him now to heal your relationships supernaturally, to turn what the enemy meant for evil into great blessing, and to fill you afresh with his love so you can respond to adversity with kindness. His mercies are truly new every morning, and he will help you repent of anything that grieves him. He is the captain of your salvation, and he will guide you into his perfect peace.
