As true Christians, we are called to spread the word of God to those who need to hear it and these prayers for unbelievers empower us to be able to do so.
We all have family and friends who don’t personally know God. While we talk to them about our Heavenly Father and His love for them, they don’t seem to listen. All of us believers know how uncertain life is and how hard it is to live without God. We don’t want those we love to miss Heaven so we need to pray for them.
If you are attempting to share the word of God with someone who needs to hear it, you might also want to use some Bible verses for unbelievers.
Let us pray.
Prayers for Unbelievers
Short Prayer
Lord, I lift up my loved ones and friends who do not yet know You. Please open their hearts to Your truth and draw them closer to Your love and salvation. Amen.
📖 2 Peter 3:9
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
Prayer for Non-Believers to Hear His Love
Oh Holy God, May Your word be heard by those who have not yet heard it. Might Your word of love and peace be heard throughout the world. May your love be open to those who have not yet felt it. May your presence be known to those who have not yet experienced it. May your grace be granted to those who have not yet received it. I come to you in prayer on behalf of those who do not yet know You. I pray that they would come to see how good and loving You truly are. I pray that they open their eyes to see the beauty of Your creation. I pray that their hearts would be softened to hear Your voice speaking to them. I pray that they become drawn to You and become open to Your love so that they can know the joy of having a relationship with You. I pray that they would come to know You as their personal Lord and Savior. In the almighty name of your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
📖 John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Prayer For Unbelievers Salvation
Dear Heavenly Father, Some so many people don’t know you or your love for them. Others believe You don’t exist but we know You do. We also know You sent Your Son to earth to show them Your love. Jesus died and was resurrected so all can have eternal life. Without Him, there would be no hope or access to You. Please send people and events into the lives of unbelievers so they know You exist and want to have a relationship with them. Break down barriers that keep You from those you are pursuing. Keep pursuing unbelievers with a passion to bring them to salvation. We ask that You step into the lives of unbelievers miraculously so they can’t deny that You love them. Do things they can’t explain. Reach deep into their hearts to draw out their fears and mistrust so they can see You working in their lives, even though they don’t know you. Finally, show them the truth of salvation and how much they need it. Amen.
📖 Romans 10:13-14
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"
Prayer To Help Unbelievers
Lord, we come humbly before you to ask that you help unbelievers in whatever ways they need help. They may be hungry or could be the CEO and think they don’t need You. We know they do. Whatever their need, we ask in your Holy Name to help them. Help them so that Your Name is glorified and so that they come to know You in a personal and intimate way. Jesus told us to meet people’s physical needs so that when they listen to us when we speak of Your love. How can we speak of love yet walk away when someone is in need? We ask that You use us in whatever way possible to help meet the needs of unbelievers. Put those we are meant to serve in our daily path so we can show them how much You love them and want them to be saved. Pierce our hearts with a burden to serve the unbelieving world and show us how to do it. We ask for all these things in Your precious and Holy Name, Amen.
📖 1 Timothy 2:3-4
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
Bible Verse Prayer For Unbelievers
Hear me dear Heavenly Father as we pray for unbelievers, Many people know and have memorized John 3:16 but in prayer we want You to remember what Jesus said in John 3:17 so You, our Father, can stand by Your promise to save all those who ask. “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him may be saved.” We know You sit as a righteous Judge, a Holy Judge, and can’t bear anyone with sin to enter your presence. Thankfully, we have Jesus and His sacrifice and resurrection to cover our sins so we may be in Your presence. Unbelievers don’t know this. They believe You are just judging them on their actions, their sins. Some may be so deep in sin they can’t see a way out. Reach out to them Lord, use who is near, to help pull unbelievers out of that pit and show them Your love. If these unbelievers only knew how much You loved them! If they realized what You did just so they could live forever with You, they would run to You. Help them see, Lord. Help them see how much You love them. Send the Holy Spirit to show them that You want to wipe away their sin and save them. Amen.
📖 Acts 4:12
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
Prayer For Unbelievers Desiring God
Oh Dear God, hallowed be thy name! We expectedly seek prayer for those unbelievers who desire to know You. Many have heard of You and Your miracles but they have never experienced You for themselves. They secretly want to experience Your love and miracles in their lives but don’t know how to reach out to you. Our prayer is that you use us to show them. Put us, as many as necessary, in their lives to answer their questions and show them Your way. Help us to live our lives that demonstrate Your love to them so they do not doubt that You exist and that You love them. Come into their lives in unusual and miraculous ways so they do not doubt that You are seeking them out. Speak to them by name so that they know You are calling them. Comfort them if they are in a time of distress so they know it is You who is there. We pray for the Holy Spirit to act in the lives of all those in unbelief who desire to know you, that He teaches them about You even while they remain in unbelief. We pray for the Holy Spirit to give them an urgency about finding salvation in You. Your Scripture says knock and the door shall be opened, seek and you shall find. Dear Lord, these people are knocking. They are seeking in the only ways they know. Open the door to them and show them who You are and how much You love them. Bring salvation to them. Amen.
📖 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Short Prayer For Unbelievers
Dear Gracious Father, How we love You and how we know You love unbelievers. You would save every person if they would only ask! We pray for unbelievers now, that they realize time is short but Your love is long. We ask that You reveal Yourself to them so they might believe and come to know Your love through salvation. We ask that you use us to help in that process and show Your love to them in any way possible. Amen.
📖 Ezekiel 33:11
"Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?"
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Prayer Points for Unbelievers
Use these prayer points to guide your personal prayer time:
- Pray for God to soften the hearts of unbelievers to receive the gospel message
- Ask God to remove spiritual blindness from those who do not yet know Him
- Pray for divine appointments and opportunities to share the gospel with non-believers
- Ask the Holy Spirit to convict unbelievers of their need for salvation
- Pray for wisdom and boldness to effectively share God's love with family and friends who don't believe
- Ask God to send more laborers into the harvest to reach the lost
- Pray for protection over unbelievers from the deception of the enemy
- Ask God to reveal Himself to non-believers through dreams, visions, or circumstances
- Pray that unbelievers would encounter genuine Christians who reflect Christ's love
- Ask God to break down intellectual and emotional barriers that prevent people from believing
- Pray for a spirit of repentance to come upon those who are far from God
- Ask God to grant unbelievers understanding of the truth of the gospel
- Pray for specific family members and friends by name who need salvation
- Ask God to create a hunger and thirst for righteousness in the hearts of non-believers
- Pray that believers would live as effective witnesses through their words and actions
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Bible Verses for Unbelievers
Find strength and comfort in these scriptures:
2 Peter 3:9
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Romans 10:13-14
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"
1 Timothy 2:3-4
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
Acts 4:12
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Ezekiel 33:11
"Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?"
Romans 1:16
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
Matthew 28:19-20
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
John 6:44
"No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day."