- Published on
The Lord has been teaching me a different way to pray for my family that I have found to be powerful and effective.
In Genesis 3:15, God exposed the ulterior motive of the devil as it pertains to mankind – to destroy the seed of the woman. We know that that verse refers to the ultimate Seed of the woman, Jesus Christ, but it also refers to every child ever conceived. Satan wants to kill, steal and destroy what is precious to God, and your children are precious in His sight. Therefore, your children – from the moment they were conceived – have been a target on which those spiritual forces of wickedness in high places have aimed their flaming arrows.
In Ephesians 6:11, God tells us to “put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” If you are a Mom or a Dad, you have an assignment to pray for your children that began the moment you became pregnant with that child. But, even before they were conceived, God provided a protective covering for that child so they could grow up and become all He created them to be. You working in unity with the Holy Spirit are that protective covering! God gave you authority in the Name of Jesus over all the works of the devil (Luke 10:19), and that includes his efforts to destroy your children. If your children are under the age of 18 (the age of legal consent), you hold the primary position in the spiritual realms against all of the enemy’s schemes. Satan is a legalist. He will take advantage of every child that is not covered in prayer; but he cannot prevail when Mom and Dad are on their knees praying with the boldness, courage and authority they have been given over the lives, identity, and destiny of their children.
In Psalm 100:4, God tells us to enter His gates with thanksgiving, and that is where I begin my prayer. Daily, I thank Him for every member of my family by name, including my husband, children, children’s spouses, and grandchildren. I thank Him that all in my family are covered by the blood of Jesus, and that our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life (Luke 10:20). I thank Him that all in my family are engraved on the palm of His hand (Isaiah 49:16), and no one can snatch them out of His hand. (John 10:29). I thank Him that He has surrounded all in my family with His glory like a shield, blinding the eyes of our enemy so he cannot see to hit his mark.
Is that how you pray for your family? Can you see the battle strategy God is revealing to us? Could it be that the reason so many families are undergoing such persistent destruction is because Mom’s and Dad’s have NOT been praying with the mindset that they are in a battle against the forces of evil that are arrayed against their children? Could it be that if Mom’s and Dad’s begin to walk in obedience to the assignment they have been given that the enemy’s plans to destroy our children would be thwarted?
Let me be quick to say, my purpose for sharing these thoughts is not to condemn you; my purpose is to awaken you, to convict and convince you that there is still time to turnaround and begin again. God has already provided a way to come into alignment with His plans and strategies through forgiveness and repentance because He desires that every member of your family be holy and whole, healed in their bodies, souls and spirits, so that they understand who they are and their purpose in this life.
Next time: Putting on the armor - piece by piece.
Blessings,
Linda
In Genesis 3:15, God exposed the ulterior motive of the devil as it pertains to mankind – to destroy the seed of the woman. We know that that verse refers to the ultimate Seed of the woman, Jesus Christ, but it also refers to every child ever conceived. Satan wants to kill, steal and destroy what is precious to God, and your children are precious in His sight. Therefore, your children – from the moment they were conceived – have been a target on which those spiritual forces of wickedness in high places have aimed their flaming arrows.
In Ephesians 6:11, God tells us to “put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” If you are a Mom or a Dad, you have an assignment to pray for your children that began the moment you became pregnant with that child. But, even before they were conceived, God provided a protective covering for that child so they could grow up and become all He created them to be. You working in unity with the Holy Spirit are that protective covering! God gave you authority in the Name of Jesus over all the works of the devil (Luke 10:19), and that includes his efforts to destroy your children. If your children are under the age of 18 (the age of legal consent), you hold the primary position in the spiritual realms against all of the enemy’s schemes. Satan is a legalist. He will take advantage of every child that is not covered in prayer; but he cannot prevail when Mom and Dad are on their knees praying with the boldness, courage and authority they have been given over the lives, identity, and destiny of their children.
In Psalm 100:4, God tells us to enter His gates with thanksgiving, and that is where I begin my prayer. Daily, I thank Him for every member of my family by name, including my husband, children, children’s spouses, and grandchildren. I thank Him that all in my family are covered by the blood of Jesus, and that our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life (Luke 10:20). I thank Him that all in my family are engraved on the palm of His hand (Isaiah 49:16), and no one can snatch them out of His hand. (John 10:29). I thank Him that He has surrounded all in my family with His glory like a shield, blinding the eyes of our enemy so he cannot see to hit his mark.
Is that how you pray for your family? Can you see the battle strategy God is revealing to us? Could it be that the reason so many families are undergoing such persistent destruction is because Mom’s and Dad’s have NOT been praying with the mindset that they are in a battle against the forces of evil that are arrayed against their children? Could it be that if Mom’s and Dad’s begin to walk in obedience to the assignment they have been given that the enemy’s plans to destroy our children would be thwarted?
Let me be quick to say, my purpose for sharing these thoughts is not to condemn you; my purpose is to awaken you, to convict and convince you that there is still time to turnaround and begin again. God has already provided a way to come into alignment with His plans and strategies through forgiveness and repentance because He desires that every member of your family be holy and whole, healed in their bodies, souls and spirits, so that they understand who they are and their purpose in this life.
Next time: Putting on the armor - piece by piece.
Blessings,
Linda
0 Comments