“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone…” I Timothy 2:1

My pastor once asked the question, “if tomorrow every reference to prayer in the Bible mysteriously disappeared, would anything today be different in your life from yesterday”? That was a very convicting question. Dick Eastmen would answer “no”. He has seen the power of God’s people around the world praying. As president of America’s National Prayer Committee and international president of Every Home for Christ, he makes this bold claim, “I maintain that prayer alone will remove every obstacle that stands in the way of finishing the task of world evangelization. And because the obstacles are yet many, we need more prayer.”

If he is correct, then as grandparents we ought to be praying as diligently and faithfully for our grandchildren as anyone, especially as we realize that the world they have to navigate is filled with every kind of evil obstacle. The question we must ask ourselves is whether we believe

that prayer really is the weapon God will use to remove every obstacle. If we don’t believe that, then not much will change regardless of how many references to prayer are or are not in the Bible. If, on the other hand, we believe God and His Word, then we are compelled to go to our knees and pray and pray and pray. If we believe prayer alone will remove obstacles, we will seek more time and every opportunity to pray.

On September 13^th of this year one of those opportunities will present itself for grandparents to join hands across this nation and around the world in prayer for the next generations. It is a day we have designated as Grandparent’s Day Of Prayer. We chose this day, America’s national Grandparents’ Day, to do more than honor grandparents, but to also heighten their awareness of this powerful opportunity.

I believe this can be a transformational moment in our families and our nation. As an event, it means little if this is the only time we pray. But, as a beachhead for launching a platoon of praying grandparents scattered across this land who are yielded to this task, God will accomplish mighty things in His name. We already know that He is not willing that any of His little ones be lost—and neither are we!

Will you join the army of grandparent prayer warriors who are doing battle for their grandchildren this September? Even if your church is not sponsoring a GDOP event, I urge you to invite other grandparents to gather with you on this day and pray. If you need some resources to help you, click here. Say “yes” to this first step toward being a prayer warrior on behalf of your grandchildren and so many other children in our day. Will you stay connected to the only power that can remove every obstacle in today’s world?

GRANDPAUSE:  Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work.

–Oswald Chambers