New believers are like newborn babes—totally dependent. A newborn cannot take care of himself. He is dependent upon his parents for everything. So it is with new believers. They are dependent upon us. They have just been born again and they don’t have a clue how to live their new life in Christ. Without our help they may very well slip back into their old lifestyle and be lost to the Kingdom. Every new believer is eternally valuable to God and to us. Therefore we must do everything we can to see them become established in their new faith.
“… I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail.”
–Luke 22:32 (NIV)
Lord Jesus, help me to prayerfully watch over every new believer You entrust to my care. In Your holy name I pray. Amen.