A Prayer for Our Children to Observe Christ – Your Day by day Prayer – July 22

A Prayer for Our Children to Observe Christ
By Kristine Brown

“Absolutely goodness and mercy shall comply with me all the times of my life, and I shall dwell in the home of the Lord eternally.” (Psalm 23:6 ESV)

Psalm 23 is a spot I’ve turned to many instances in my life when my coronary heart ached, and I didn’t have phrases to say. Occasions once I longed for one thing solely God may present as a result of the damage lower deep, and nothing I did by myself would ease the ache. By some means the psalmist David knew the phrases I would wish.

Every verse of Psalm 23 feels prefer it got here straight from my longing coronary heart. So once I turned to this acquainted psalm the opposite day to learn it once more, God stunned me by bringing to thoughts one thing completely different. I anticipated to be drawn in by God’s promise to “restore my soul” like many different instances. I additionally anticipated the reality, “he’s with me,” to supply wanted consolation. However with each line, I couldn’t focus by myself state of affairs. As an alternative, I pictured the faces of my youngsters. 

True to God’s nature, he revealed a brand new factor by one thing I’d learn no less than 100 instances. Greater than something, I needed my children to know this identical consolation. I puzzled in the event that they flip to Psalm 23 in instances of bother. In the event that they know God “leads them in paths of righteousness” and prepares a desk for them, proper in entrance of their enemies. (Psalm 23:3,5) Do they perceive the hope accessible to them?

We wish the most effective for our children, and we all know it’s our job to show them about God and his love. So, how do we all know we’ve accomplished sufficient? It’s enjoyable snuggling up with their favourite books about Jesus or watching them say candy prayers earlier than bedtime, however what about after they develop up? We wish assurance that they may proceed to comply with Christ by their teenagers, younger grownup years, and past. It’s onerous to relaxation understanding their non secular selections are out of our management.

However by the reward of praying for our kids, God provides us a promise. He’s devoted, and in the case of our children, that’s all the peace of mind we want. 

2 Thessalonians 3:3 says, “However the Lord is devoted. He’ll set up you and guard you towards the evil one.” Sure, our kids will expertise issue. There will likely be onerous days, when they may “stroll by the valley of the shadow of loss of life,” however we are able to converse the reality of Psalm 23 over their lives and ask God to be with them. Simply as he has introduced us by, he’ll do the identical for them.

God calls us as dad and mom, grandparents, aunts, and uncles to sow seeds of religion in our kids’s lives. He encourages us to speak about him day and night time. (Deuteronomy 6:7) Nonetheless, with out prayer, our efforts will likely be fruitless. Fortunately we are able to name upon God and pray for our kids to comply with him all the times of their lives. As we pray, let’s insert our kids’s names.

Let’s pray:

Pricey Heavenly Father,
Thanks for the love you’ve for my youngster. I can’t fathom the depth of your love, however due to your sacrifice I do know there may be nothing extra essential to you than your youngsters. You’ve made a manner for my youngster to know you as Lord. You’re a good Father.

Forgive me for my errors as a father or mother. Forgive me for feeling like my efforts aren’t sufficient. You’re in management, not me. You have got good plans for my youngster. You’re my “devoted God who retains covenant and steadfast love with those that love him and preserve his commandments, to a thousand generations…” (Deuteronomy 7:9)

I pray the reality of Psalm 23 over my youngster in the present day. I ask that you just lead her beside nonetheless waters and in addition in paths of righteousness in your identify’s sake. Could she know you might be together with her, and that your rod and workers will consolation her. I pray your goodness and mercy will comply with him all the times of his life, and that he’ll dwell in your home eternally.
In Jesus’ identify I pray, Amen.

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