PRAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND OURS!

 

Luke 23:27-31

A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ Then “‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!”
and to the hills, “Cover us!”’ For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

Jesus said there would be a day in the future when raising children would be a very difficult task. We are certainly raising children in an ungodly world. Another school shooting happened just today near Cleveland, Ohio, killing one and injuring four other young people. The pressures and problems children are facing today are definitely greater than those of generations of the past.

Your challenge for today is to take a moment to heed Jesus’ call to prayer for our children. Pray for your children and your grandchildren and the children in our communities – that God will protect them from the evil that surrounds them. Pray that you will be a godly parent or grandparent or adult role model. Pray that by your actions you will not allow one of these little ones to stumble and fall spiritually. Pray that you will not be a hindrance or stumbling block to some child coming to Jesus. Pray for our schools, the administration, and the teachers and other staff members as they stand alongside our children each day. Pray that they will be godly, moral examples for our young people to admire and respect. Send them a word of encouragement or praise. They often only hear from us when we have a criticism or complaint. Tell your child how you cope in this troubling world by taking your problems to Jesus and pray with them for strength and courage in these difficult times.

We were reminded once again today that no matter what our age, no matter where we may be – today could be our last day, so live it for Jesus!
COPIED FROM MY PRAYER LIST FOR TODAY...


JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James