Skip to main content

Praying for the Little Children (of the world)


One of the best ways to learn how to pray powerful prayers is to look at prayers in the scriptures.  Today, I'd like to unpack a favorite scriptural prayer as you might pray it over your children, or the children you serve daily if you work in a school or are part of children's ministry.  Of course, these biblical prayers are applicable to all believers and can guide in how we pray for each other in general.  Pray this along with me for the children (big or little!) in our lives and across the world:

Colossians 1:9-12  

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God...

  • to fill you with the knowledge of His will
    • Father, we pray that our children will know Your will, that they will know deep in their hearts what You require of them and how You have called them to live according to Your laws.
  • through all spiritual wisdom and understanding...
    • Lord, we know that wisdom is knowing how to apply our knowledge of Your truth (Your Word) to our daily lives.  May our children grow in their ability to make good decisions on a regular basis and how to understand and discern what are the better choices.  
  • And we pray this order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way
    • Father, may our children please You with their lives, may they live for You whether at school, in sports or activities, or at home, and may their lives bring You glory.
  • bearing fruit in every good work,
    • And Lord as they make good choices, may others see that they are filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).  
  • growing in the knowledge of God.
    • May our children continue to grow to know You, to know how much You love them and to hear Your call in their hearts to follow You of their own will.  May they hunger and thirst for You, seek You, and keep pursuing You all of their lives.
  • being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might 
    • Lord, we pray that You would remind our children that they can do nothing without You but with You they CAN!  May they rely on Your strength to face the challenges they have each day and experience You empowering them!
  • so that you may have great endurance and patience
    • May our children grow in patience, learning to wait instead of the instant gratification of the 21st century.  May they learn endurance as they persevere through hard circumstances (with Your power in them!) instead of giving up the minute it gets hard.  
  • and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
    • And lastly, Father, we pray for our children most of all to know that their greatest JOY comes from knowing they belong to You.  May they find their identity and purpose in You alone and may they thank You daily for the biggest gift of all - the gift of forgiveness and eternal life through Jesus!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Our Abba Father (13)

Prayer is more than thoughts and feelings expressed in words. It is the opening of mind and heart - our whole being to God our Abba Father. It is Divine Union. — Richard Foster In the Old testament, the average believer worshiped God from afar. They may have revered Him, praying to Him by His holy name "Yahweh" but they did not throw His holy name around as if He were a buddy, a close friend, or a family member. When Jesus came he spoke often of His Father in heaven, which may have sounded strange to people. They did not call God by the name of Father and certainly not by the intimate, personal name of "Abba" (much like our word daddy). The Lord's prayer starts with a reminder of our close relationship to God: "Our Father, in heaven...." The story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 gives us a glimpse into the Father-heart of our God and how He views us as His children. Remember the story where the son takes his father's inheritance, squanders i...
Post a Comment
Read more

30 - Man of Sorrows

Man of sorrows what a name for the Son of God, who came ruined sinners to reclaim: Hallelujah, what a Savior! P. P. Bliss The Lord is near the broken hearted. Oh what a comfort these words are when pain runs deep and sorrow fills our souls. The weight of the pain in the world is heavy these days and many of us carry much deeper more personal sorrows as well. When tragedy hits, we cannot rewind the tape, we cannot "fix" what went wrong, and we cannot claim to erase sorrows for friends and family. Jesus can heal a broken heart and He can truly be an empathetic friend, a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on. He Himself experienced the depth of sorrow caused by the hands of evil men, the pain of betrayal, physical agony we can't imagine, the loss of friends, the slander of His name. He knows our pain. He can walk beside us in these sorrowful days and He will never leave us. W orship Jesus, the man of sorrows Lord, when I am feeling beaten down, depressed, or suffer...
Post a Comment
Read more

31 Holy Spirit

The Christian life isn’t difficult, it’s impossible—without the power of the Holy Spirit. – Bill Bright – W orship the God in 3 persons: Father, Son and Spirit I praise You Father for sending us the Spirit, our Advocate, who came into the world to teach us and live with us. John 14: 25-27 “All this I have spoken while still with you.   But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.   Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. A ppropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith Lord, Your Spirit is here to show that it is only through believing in Christ that we can be saved. May I, being a Spirit-filled believer, share this message with those around me. Your Spirit is also given so that we might see that only in Jesus i...
Post a Comment
Read more