Oh, my Father, Today I pray for those of my flesh and bones who come after me. I observe around me I am not alone in this prayer. Subsequent generations are not carrying the same fervor for You that I have.
I pray for each of our children, our seven grandchildren, and the soon-coming great-grandson. Please touch their hearts in ways I cannot, to draw them into Your loving embrace and imbue them with a deep heart's desire to follow You in all they do.
Help them to live above and beyond their culture. Lead them to renewed faith and practice. Help them to be in the forefront of their time as followers of You. I ask this with a tender dad's heart, for Jesus' sake. Amen.
Verses for Today:
For generational faith:
"But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." — Joshua 24:15
"I rejoiced greatly when I found that some of your children were walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father." — 3 John 1:4
"The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!" — Lamentations 3:22-23
For drawing hearts to God:
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day." — John 6:44
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." — Psalm 51:10
For living above culture:
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." — Romans 12:2
"You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world." — Matthew 5:13-14
For legacy of faith:
"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children." — Proverbs 17:6
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." — Proverbs 22:6
Reflections for Your Prayers today:
"Who in your family needs to encounter Jesus? What is one practical way you'll pray for them this week?"
"How do we model faithfulness without pressure? How do we pray without demanding?"
"What legacy of faith are you leaving for those who come after?"
