In Exodus, we read how God fed the Israelites with manna from the heavens and Moses struck the rock for water in the wilderness.  When thousands of people gathered and listened to Jesus speak for three days, he could have had fig trees sprout up produce fruit or call down manna from heaven.

However, Jesus chose to teach the disciples about compassion by involving them in feeding the five thousand. Jesus wanted to show them how he could take something little, bless it and use it to do wondrous things well beyond their capabilities. Jesus wanted them be involved in the process of multiplying the boy’s mundane lunch and work a miracle. He wanted them to offer themselves and watch Him multiply the small lunch. Most likely, the disciples were hungry too, but by sharing in the process of the miracle their hearts were filled, as well as their stomachs.

There may be times when you wish you had more to offer your grandchildren. However, God has give us as grandparents an opportunity to pray for them. Whether we live near them, far away or have physical limitations to keep us from being actively involved in their lives, we can always pray for them.

We may feel as if our prayers are like the boy’s mundane lunch of five loaves and two fishes. However, if we offer our prayers specifically and intentionally, God will work in the lives of our grandchildren. It may not be in our lifetime but our prayers will be on deposit when they are needed. If we give what we have, a smile, some pleasant words or encouragement, a dollar bill or a prayer God will use it to glorify Himself.

As you pray for your grandchildren, you will be blessed, as you become involved in the process of what God is going to do in the lives of your grandchildren.

Share with other grandparents in the comments section below, how you have seen God work His wonders in the lives of your grandchildren as you have been praying for them.

© Lillian Penner 2010