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Praying God’s Word Over Our Children

by Marci Ferrell
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There is no better way to grow in your love for your children than to intercede for them in prayer. #praying #prayer #prayingforourchildren @thankfulhomemaker

“I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.”

~Martin Luther

Our children are a gift from the Lord, a heritage, a reward (Psalm 127:3) and they are ever so precious to the Lord and us.  Caring for our children is an immeasurable responsibility but as believers, we are not left alone in or to fend for ourselves.  We can cry out to the One who created all things and is the only One who can redeem them.

Related Link: Spiritual Disciplines Series

We must take the time to train them up in the ways of the Lord, but they must see that their parents are truly dependent on the Lord for all things.  Do they see us on our knees crying out to the Lord for needs?  Giving Him praise in and through all things?  Do we pray with them so they too will come to trust in God’s provision in all things?  Remembering that He does supply us with all our needs and He does work all things out for good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28).

Praying the scriptures was familiar to me but not something I did easily on my own until I was introduced several years ago to Setting Their Hope in God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children by Andrew Case.  This book is packed with scripture prayers to pray over and with your children.

 

It will direct your hearts to God’s Word, and you will find yourself spending more time in prayer as you are praying the very words of God over your children.  If your children are not saved, what better time spent than crying out for the salvation of their souls.  As their parents, you know them best, where they struggle, what concerns them and the decisions they have to make.  There is no better way to grow in your love for your children than to intercede for them in prayer.

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Praying Through the Word

Let me share a prayer from the book so you can see the richness of praying through God’s Word.  Take the time to pray over your children the truths of the Word shared here, try not to skim over it or come back again when you can meditate on God’s Word.  Look up the references in your Bible to see the source of the prayer.

“Eternal God,

Let my precious children rejoice in the Word, through whom all things were made.  May they seek life only in Him.

Praise be to Your name for causing them to receive Him and believe on His name, for giving them the right to become Your children.  Open their eyes to the glory of the Word, the glory of Your only Son, full of grace and truth.  From His fullness let them receive grace upon grace–the grace and truth that come through Jesus Christ.  Help them to do what is true and come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been carried out in You.

Help them not to judge by appearances, but instead to judge with right judgment.  And when they thirst, let them go to Christ and drink.  Let them follow closely after Him always, so that they will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.  Make them abide in His Word as true disciples so that they may know the truth and be set free by it (John 1 & 8).”

~Setting Their Hope In God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children page 193

 

You don’t need any more than your Bible to pray God’s Word over your children.  This book and Andrew Case’s book on scripture prayers for your husband, Prayers of an Excellent Wife: Intercession for Him, have been right next to my Bible.  I do use them daily in interceding for my husband, children, and grandchildren.  I still enjoy praying through the Psalms with Psalm 121 being a favorite.

Related Link: EP 56 Prayer (part of the Spiritual Discipline Series)

Another resource that has been a guide to praying the scriptures is a little book by Donald Whitney called Praying the Bible. He has a mini-series on YouTube that's a help too. 

 

Benefits of Praying the Scriptures

Praying the scriptures will keep you in God’s Word and help you in meditating on it throughout the day.  It will keep your prayers Christ-focused and remind you of the gospel daily.  You will grow in your knowledge of God and His Word.  It will expose sin in your life which will drive you to desire more of the Word to be reminded of the Gospel.  Your love for God will increase and so will your love for others as you pray His Word over them.  It will deepen your prayer life and take your eyes off self and put your eyes on the only One who deserves our attention and praise.  May we pray with bowed heads and humble hearts to the Lord.

“What makes a heart upright and what makes prayers pleasing to God is a felt awareness of our tremendous need for mercy.”

~John Piper

 

Related Links:

How to Pray Using Scripture – Kevin DeYoung

10 Reasons to Pray the Scriptures – Desiring God

EP 98: 4 Truths to Pray for One Another – Thankful Homemaker

A Birthday Prayer for My Husband – Thankful Homemaker

Setting Their Hope in God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children by Andrew Case

 

Prayers of an Excellent Wife: Intercession for Him by Andrew Case 

 

Related posts:

  1. EP 45: Our Best Parenting is Done by Prayer
  2. Our Hearts as Mothers – {and a free eBook on Motherhood: Delighting in our Children}
  3. Podcast EP 56: Prayer (Spiritual Disciplines Series)
  4. EP 15: Prioritizing God’s Word When Life is Busy


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I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wi I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wives, and mothers.  How many times do we focus on our needs that aren’t met?  Unfair situations or circumstances?  Self-pity is a selfish tendency that takes our eyes off Christ and puts them on ourselves.  We forget that “God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.” Are we able to give God “thanks in all things”?⁣
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Come take a listen to EP 105: Practical Steps to Overcome Self-Pity at the link in my profile (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Your household is the most important schoolroom y "Your household is the most important schoolroom your children will ever know. And the lessons they learn don't begin and end when you crack open the family Bible. They are always watching and learning from your example—often without even realizing it. That's a tremendous responsibility and opportunity for Christian parents—one that we must make the most of, for God's glory and our children's good."⁣
 ~ John MacArthur⁣
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Come listen to EP 20: The Blessings of Loving Our Children at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"The visible church is where you will find Christ' "The visible church is where you will find Christ's kingdom on earth, and to disregard the kingdom is to disregard its King."⁣
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Read - Building Loving Relationships In Your Church Family at the link in my bio @thankfuhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
Isaiah 48:10:Behold, I have refined you, but not a Isaiah 48:10:Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;  I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.⁣
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Israel is being refined for the honor and glory of the Lord. I need the reminder that everything the Lord allows in my life is for my good and His glory. All that He does and allows is to further His eternal purposes. ⁣
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He continues to remove the dross from my life in the furnace of affliction, and through each trial and circumstance of my life, the hope is I'm becoming more and more molded and shaped into the image of Christ. ⁣
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Susan Huntington shared on this passage:⁣
"...if our blessed God sees that the disciple, like his Master, must be made perfect through sufferings, ought we not to welcome every means which will conduce to this blessed end? Can we desire to be babes in Christ all our days? If it is a proof of sonship to be chastised, may it not prove a special favor to be greatly chastised? ⁣
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If we were asked what the greatest good is, should we not answer that it is conformity to God? If we were asked what the best circumstances are for the Christian to be placed in, should we not answer that they are those that will, most constantly and most effectually, promote his conformity to God? Shall we then pray for afflictions? By no means. We are weak, and are crushed before the moth. We should not pray for what we do not know that we could bear. ⁣
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We should habitually pray for conformity to God, and quietly leave it to Him to determine by what means He will effect this blessed end."⁣
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-Excerpt taken from my favorite devotional - Seasons of the Heart: A Year of Devotions from One Generation of Women to Another by Donna Kelderman (link to the book is in my profile @thankfulhomemaker - click on the link under the blue arrows, and then this image).
Preaching the gospel to yourself. It's a phrase we Preaching the gospel to yourself. It's a phrase we've all heard, and we all agree with, but deep down, we're like, okay, what does that look like? Or how do I make that practical in my day-to-day life when my marriage is hard? Or the kids are out of control? Or there's an illness in my family, or I'm just stuck in a sinful pattern? Or the house is in chaos, and I don't know where to begin? ⁣
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The reality is we're always saying something to ourselves in our minds, especially in those moments of chaos or difficulty. ⁣
Is what we're speaking to ourselves centered on the truths of God's Word, or are we buying into the lies of the world? ⁣
We need to be talking to ourselves and not just listening to ourselves. But what do we need to be talking to ourselves about? ⁣
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This is what we're going to work through together in EP 69: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself - link in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Your worst days are never so bad that you are bey "Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace."⁣
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Read more at God's Blessing Does Not Depend On Our Performance at the link in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
How many times at church do you find yourself disc How many times at church do you find yourself discussing non-spiritual things? As believers, our relationships with others in the body of Christ are unlike anything non-believers will ever experience. It is such a joy when you come across another Christian that you haven't met before, and because of the common bond of Christ, it is as if you have known them forever.⁣
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I have a favorite book that gets used quite often by Donald S. Whitney called Simplify Your Spiritual Life. In the section, Simplifying our Spiritual Life with Others, he guides us to drive the conversations into the spiritual. Wouldn't we all as believers like our conversations with other believers to be directed towards things related to knowing God, Bible reading and application, theology, evangelism, and prayer, to name a few.⁣
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Mr. Whitney shares some questions that are a natural help in directing your conversations with your brothers and sisters in the faith to the spiritual.  This is a handy list to keep in your Bible, planner, or purse.⁣
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The link to the questions is in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"If there is one maverick molecule in all the univ "If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God."⁣
~R. C. Sproul
Thoughts to ponder on the resurrection from John M Thoughts to ponder on the resurrection from John MacArthur:⁣
The basic truth of the resurrection undergirds a number of other truths.⁣
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1. It gives evidence that the Word of God is totally true and reliable. Jesus arose precisely when and in the way He had predicted (see Mt. 12:40; 16:21; 17:9, 23).⁣
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2. The resurrection means that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, as He claimed to be, and that He has power over life and death.⁣
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3. The resurrection proves that salvation is complete, that on the cross Christ conquered sin, death, and hell and rose victorious.⁣
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4. The resurrection proves that the church has been established. Jesus had declared, “I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it” (Mt. 16:8)… His resurrection proved that death itself could not prevent Christ from establishing His church.⁣
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5. The resurrection proves that judgment is coming. Jesus declared that the heavenly Father “has given all judgment to the Son” (Jn. 5:22), and since the Son is now risen and alive, His judgment is certain.⁣
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6. The resurrection of Jesus Christ proves that heaven is waiting. Jesus promised, “In My house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you” (Jn. 14:2). Because Christ is alive by the resurrection, believers have the assurance that He is now preparing a heavenly dwelling for them.⁣
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~Above via John MacArthur - Matthew Commentary 24-28, Moody, 1989, p. 314-315.
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