Story I read today and wanted to share it...
Once, while we were in Turkey, I had an unusual experience. Here we were...seated at dinner...I had just gotten off the plane...everybody in the team was tired...and there were 8 people seated at our table. The woman across from me said, "You know, I have recently seen 3 of my loved ones get saved. I didn't give them a tract. I didn't take them to church. I didn't buy them a book. GOD JUST MOVED ON THEIR HEARTS."
So I said, "Why do you think that happened?"
She said, "I took 1 John 5:16 where it says, 'You shall ASK for [LIFE...]and GOD WILL GIVE THEM LIFE,' and that's what I did." She continued, "For years, I've prayed for them but this time I took that scripture and claimed it for them and stood on it...and in a short while, all 3 of them got saved."
I thought, "I know that scripture. In fact, I've memorized the whole book of 1 John and I never saw this verse used that way." And so I got my Bible...read the verse and exclaimed, "How simple this is! How could I have missed it?" AND THAT'S WHEN THE LORD SHOWED ME HOW TO ADD THIS REVELATION TO THE SUPERNATURAL WEAPONS OF MY WARFARE...AND THEN SHARE IT WITH OTHERS. And let me tell you...it really works! If you see someone slipping away...missing it...losing it...you can "Ask for Life" for them and "God will give them life."
Prov. 31:8 tells us that we can speak for those who cannot speak for themselves...for those who are pointed towards destruction. That's where you and I come in.
1 Chron 4:10
In the name of Jesus, Father I ask for life for ###...and I thank you for giving her life. Praise the Lord!