Strive together with me in prayers to God on my behalf. —Romans 15:30
Augustine is best known to most through his Confessions, the personal account of his early years, filled with prideful pursuits in academia, wanton sexual promiscuity, and the persistent rejection of Christian truth. Yet his mother prayed fervently for her son, even when there was no evidence that her prayers were being heard or answered.
History relates that she went to the local bishop one day, seeing if he could somehow talk some sense into her prodigal child. Looking into her eyes, he assured her that God would choose His own way of getting through to her son. At the age of thirty-two, Augustine stopped running from God and was powerfully converted to faith in Christ.
One of the most powerful means of grace in children’s lives is the gift of praying parents. Though untold weeks and years can elapse without getting the answer they hope for, this process is part of what God uses to sanctify believing parents, draw them closer to Him, and amaze them with the lengths He’s willing to travel to rescue their children.
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The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings
©2012 Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
How could prolonged, seemingly unanswered prayer be a means of grace in your life? In the lives of others?