The Prayer of Salvation
Heavenly Father,
I come to You today admitting that I am a sinner. I have lived life my own way, and I need Your forgiveness. I believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ, died on the cross to pay the price for my sins, and that He rose from the dead to give me eternal life.
Lord Jesus, I ask You to come into my heart and life today. I turn away from my past and surrender my future to You. Wash me clean, make me new, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I receive Your free gift of grace and declare that You are my Lord and Savior.
Thank You for loving me, forgiving me, and making me a child of God. From this day forward, I am Yours.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Supporting Scriptures
These verses form the biblical foundation for the prayer above, showing God’s love, our need for a Savior, and His promise of eternal life.
Our Need for Salvation
- Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
- Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
God’s Love and Provision
- John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
- Romans 5:8 – “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
How We Receive Salvation
- Romans 10:9 – “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
- Romans 10:13 – “For, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”
- Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”
The Assurance of a New Life
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
- John 1:12 – “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”