On the heels of Mother's Day it is no wonder this is on my heart. As I am drawn to Psalm 144:12, I lift up my thanks to God for his divine protection and favor for me and my family. I pray for my daughter as she continues her walk in Christ ,wherever she goes, and pray that she continues to be used of God in a mighty way as his light shines through her in all she does.
As a parent this verse speaks to my heart and I am grateful to be able to pray blessings and favor upon my child. "That our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace” (Psalm 144:12).
As a parent this verse speaks to my heart and I am grateful to be able to pray blessings and favor upon my child. "That our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace” (Psalm 144:12).
I found this excerpt from a sermon on this verse I would like to share.
"Children like this don’t happen by chance. If we want sons like mighty oaks and daughters like graceful pillars, we must pray for this and we must work for this. Indeed, producing children like this is the work of a lifetime. It is our greatest and highest and noblest work, the finest gift we can give to the world. If we come to the end of life and have done great things (as the world counts greatness), but our children are not walking with the Lord, how will we ever be satisfied? And if we come to the end and our dreams of worldly fame have not come to pass, but our children love Jesus, we can go down to the grave smiling, knowing that our time on earth has not been in vain".
"Children like this don’t happen by chance. If we want sons like mighty oaks and daughters like graceful pillars, we must pray for this and we must work for this. Indeed, producing children like this is the work of a lifetime. It is our greatest and highest and noblest work, the finest gift we can give to the world. If we come to the end of life and have done great things (as the world counts greatness), but our children are not walking with the Lord, how will we ever be satisfied? And if we come to the end and our dreams of worldly fame have not come to pass, but our children love Jesus, we can go down to the grave smiling, knowing that our time on earth has not been in vain".
Beautiful words with a call to action. My prayer today is that we be the parents and grandparents that God has called us to be, for our childrens' sake and the hope of the world.
Song: "Somebody's Praying"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI_h_IRfRe8
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