Prayer for salvation is the most important prayer we will ever pray when we are ready to become a Christian (Born again), it is our first real conversation with God.
Prayer for salvation is also a prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals who feel convinced of the presence of sin in their lives and have the desire to renew a personal relationship with God through Christ Jesus.
Prayer for salvation starts with faith in God, by acknowledging that Jesus Christ is God and also admitting we are ready to trust Jesus as our savior and lord.
Below are short prayers for salvation individuals can pray when they decide to live a new life different from the past life of sin and also decides to allow Jesus to come into their heart, take up residence there and begin living through them.
How to Pray for Salvation
Dear Loving Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of God Who shed His Precious Blood on the Cross for my sins.
I am deeply sorry for all the times I rejected Your words and commandments; abstained from You and lived in disobedience to Your statutes, ordinances, and commitments. Forgive my offenses and show me the path to life.
I implore You, Lord Jesus, to transform my heart to be like Yours loving and full of holiness. Heavenly Father, forgive all my sins and cleanse my heart from all unrighteousness and iniquities.
I regret all the various ways that I paid heed to evil practices, knowingly and unknowingly. My Redeemer, have mercy on me and blot out my sins especially the sins of (mention them). I have sinned in thoughts, words, and deeds.
I have sinned in what I have done and in what I have failed to do. Please Lord, cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Forgive me Lord just as you forgave Peter’s denial and those who crucified you.
Do not regard my trespasses; rather hear my cry of repentance. Remember neither my transgressions nor the evils I have committed against You and against Heaven.
I plead Your Mighty Precious Blood for purification. I am tired of living in sin. I come before you with a repentant heart, asking for your grace and humble spirit to reveal to me all the ways that I have obstructed the work of your spirit from manifesting in my life.
Lord Jesus, I am deeply sorry for my disobedience. please, come and free me from every yoke of evil and iniquity. create in me a clean heart,o lord and renew the steadfast spirit within me.
Lord Jesus, forgive me for all the times I have hurt other people and restore to me the joy of my salvation. Let Archangel Michael disperse and repel all evil spirits and their devices that had control over my life because I distanced myself from the Light of Your truth.
Lord Jesus, I am sorry because I have wronged You by separating myself from Your love. Your word assures me in 1 John 1:9, that if I confess my sins, You are faithful and righteous to forgive and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness.
By faith, I abundantly receive Your forgiveness for my sins. Holy Spirit, sanctify me and help me to serve God in spirit and in truth.
Therefore, Lord Jesus, in response to Your infallible word in Revelation 3:20, I open the door of my heart to You and beseech You, through the merits of Your death on the Cross, to come into my heart and make Your home; reign as my Personal Lord and Savior both now and forever.
According to the power of Your words in Romans 10:9, I confess with my mouth that You are Lord and I believe in my heart God raised You from the dead. I appreciate You Lord for saving me. Amen
