“Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer for them (my grandchildren) is for their salvation.” Adapted from Romans 10:1 Even if we don’t have the opportunity to directly confront our grandchildren with the gospel of Jesus Christ we can pray for them. Pray your...
“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matt. 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting requires intentionality. God laid down this challenge through the prophet Jeremiah—Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths;...
“To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” -Proverbs 21:3 Father, sometimes our hearts deceive us into believing that it is easier to ask forgiveness for a wrong committed than to do what is right in the first place. But this...
Do you ever wish that you could be more noticed… that when you walk into a room people know who you are and immediately engage with you? If the truth were known, most of us likely have secret fantasies about standing out in the crowd and automatically getting...
Dear Heavenly Father, I pray my granddaughter, ______________ will not be concerned about the outward beauty that depends on fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry or beautiful clothes. But she will clothe herself with the beauty of a teachable, gentle and spirit,...
We just celebrated another Fourth of July in the United States. You probably heard all the familiar refrains in speeches and songs about liberty and freedom. But what do we mean when we speak of liberty? Do you have a grasp of its meaning? The truth is that we...
Dear Lord I pray my dear grandson, __________ will obey Your commands, and not neglect the teachings of his father and mother. Keep Your words always in his heart And tie them around his neck. Wherever he walks, Your counsel will lead him. When he sleeps, You will...
Many grandparents are looking for simple tools to help them guide their grandchildren toward a personal relationship with God in Christ. One of the most powerful tools for doing that is prayer, but sometimes we try to make it too complicated. Ernie Rosenberg...
“Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.” Proverbs 22:4 Father, thank You for this wonderful promise of reward to those who humbly trust in You. Please give my grandchild the discernment to accept the time and place of these rewards....
As part of a church’s children’s program one young lad was asked who hero was. He answered without hesitation, “My Dad”! Men, you know there are few things that will make a dad’s chest swell with pride like hearing his son call him a hero. On this Father’s Day I...