Prayer for grandchildren

Intercessory Prayer for Family, Children, and Grandchildren

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Author: Elton Streyle, Contributor: Noah, Photography and Editing: Ali

All wise, all powerful, gracious, and merciful Heavenly Father, I bring these children, grandchildren and great grandchildren (say their names here) to Your throne of grace. First of all, and most critically, if any of them are not born-again believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, encourage them to search their hearts and convict them to take care of this most important relationship with You. 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.  Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? – unless indeed you are disqualified.” 

Forgive us as a nation for using our education programs, technology, and media systems to bombard our children (especially the very young) with the evils of the world and asking them to make decisions about things that they are not able to understand. I ask that You be near and direct parents to be very serious in teaching their children how to discern, biblically, right from wrong and know what is evil. James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” 

Encourage those of us that are older – parents, grandparents, and great grandparents – to take very seriously the role of being an intercessory prayer warrior for our loved ones with this example prayer from Ephesians 1:17-18a. “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling.”

I ask that You raise up a revival in our Christian young people and an awakening in those who do not have a relationship with You. Give them a desire in their hearts to want to live with and for You to change the culture and resist the schemes of the evil one. Thank you that I can call on You who is all-wise, everywhere present, and powerful.   

In Jesus’ Name, Amen

P.S. These prayers will only work if you have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. If you need help understanding God’s plan of salvation for you (the way to Heaven), go to this page on our site: https://timewithourcreator.com/2016/06/02/salvation/

Intercessory Prayer for Children, Grandchildren, Loved Ones, and Friends (Based on Colossians1:9-14)

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Author: Elton Streyle, Contributor: Noah, Photography and Editing: Ali

Heavenly Father, I come in Jesus’ Name to thank You for the example of Paul’s intercessory prayer in Colossians 1:9-14. This is a good prayer for me to use when praying for my children, grandchildren, loved ones, and friends. Thank you for my loved ones, because they are a real joy and blessing to me. I ask You to direct them not only to learn more about You, but to apply and live according to the insight You want to give them. Give them spiritual understanding about Your will for their life. Verse 9: “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” May they comprehend that being able to fully understand God’s will and sense of direction is the most important undertaking for them.

I ask that You direct them to desire a quality of life that would be pleasing to You, and that they understand that they are an extension of Jesus’ life when He was here on earth. Verse 10a: “That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work.” Teach them to joyfully live according to Your spiritual power and not try to do things in their own power. Verse 11: “Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy.” Encourage them to daily practice verse 12: “Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.“

Show any of them who do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that this decision has to be made first in order for any of this prayer to work for them. Amen.