A Soul Winner's Prayer

I been thinking and maybe some of you theologians can give some substance to my penny thoughts.....

Simon the Sorcerer was emotional irrational and the man of God perceived two things...

First he was in the gall of bitterness....

Second he was in the bond of iniquity......

Over the years I have come to notice that people who respond with emotional irrationality to the unexpected more times than not deal with issues of bitterness.....

Bitterness seems to wrap unresolved issues from yesterday to yesteryear.....

And the root of most of those bitterness seems to always be a root of sin......

Simon was living with the misery of bitterness....

Because he had never dug out the root of sin.........

That root can lie dormant for years but let the unexpected storm pass and it buds out with the galling response of a bitter reply......

Angry irrational behaviour indicates an abiding bitterness rooted in an old sin......

My prayer today is that I never allow sin to continue in my members and that I never display the irrationality of angry bitterness....

No wonder David prayed......

Ps 51:1-131 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

This prayer is what I view as a true soul winner's prayer....

Create in me, restore in me, renew in me, cast me not, take not from me....

After living this prayer I might one day be a soul winner.....

I stood in the streets of my city last night inviting souls to the house of God for Pentecost Sunday when oppostion came, lies were told, and the police showed up.....

The joy I felt with the opposition was incredible....

The people of the neighborhood rose up and defended the people of God....

Amid that I was able to pray for a new convert family in the middle of the park.....

And never a word was issued in self defense.....

I am so thankful that resentment, anger, bitterness or irrational response was not found in my spirit last evening....

But then that root of sin was long gone....

Sudden revelation comes to me.....

It is impossible for me to win others....

If I have not won the battle for my own human spirit....

Lord...

Create, renew, restore in me your Spirit....

Blessings...

rks