Most grandparents love their grandchildren unconditionally. They love to talk about them to anyone who will listen and show their pictures to anyone who will look at them.

When we love others, we will intercede in prayer for them. We are responsible before God to pray for those God brings into our lives, which would be our children, grandchildren, and future generations. Our prayers can prepare their hearts to hear, receive, and understand the truth, God’s Word. When we pray for others, we open the door for God to work in their lives. However, they still must choose to cooperate with God.

Our grandchildren need our intercessory prayers. When appropriate ask your grandchildren the simple question, “How can I pray for you?” It is so exciting to get an email or a telephone call with a prayer request from them. When grandchildren know their grandparents are praying for them, they know their grandparents love them. Intercessory prayer is an expression of love.

In Samuel’s farewell address to Israel he says, “As for me, far be it from  me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for (my grandchildren) you.” I Samuel 12:23.

We can make a difference in their lives when we pray deliberately in their behalf. I would again invite you to start or participate in a Grandparents@Prayer, intercessory prayer group. For information email lpenner@christiangrandparenting.net. 

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for my grandchildren. Help me to be faithful to pray for them intentionally daily and seek opportunities to share with them that I am praying for them.
Help me to be sensitive to the times I can ask them how I can pray for them. In Jesus name.