Today's Truth
"I have no greater
joy than to know that my children are
walking in the truth" (3 John 1:4 NIV)
Friend
to Friend
Proverbs 31
introduces us to the mother whose
children rise up and call her blessed,
as a "wife of noble character" (NIV),
"an excellent wife" (NAS) and "a
capable, intelligent, and virtuous
woman." (AMPLIFIED VERSION) The actual
Hebrew word for excellent or
virtuous is chayil and is
sometimes interpreted as "virtuous,
boldly courageous, powerful,
mighty warrior." The mother
whose children rise up and call her
blessed is a warrior who battles in
prayer for the hearts, minds, and
souls of her children. She prays a
hedge of protection around them and
stands in the gap when they don't know
how to pray for themselves. She meets
the enemy head on, dressed in the
armor of God with the sword of the
spirit (the word of God) drawn and
ready for action. We may never know
the many times that the enemy's
schemes against our children were
thwarted by the power of our prayers.
As a mother, you may
feel at times that your burden for you
child seems more than you can bear.
Peter tells us to "cast all our cares
upon Him, because He cares for you" (1
Peter 5:7). He cares for your
children, too. No matter how much you
love your children, God loves them
more.
In my Bible, I keep
a 4 x 6 laminated card with prayers
for Steven that are my defense against
the enemy's attack. You, too, can pray
that your children will:
- Know Christ as
Savior early in life. (Psalm 63:1, 2
Timothy 3:15)
- Have a hatred for
sin. (Psalm 97:10)
- Be caught when
guilty. (Psalm 119:71)
- Be protected from
the evil one in each area of their
lives: spiritual, emotional, and
physical (John 17:15)
- Have a
responsible attitude in all their
interpersonal relationships (Daniel
6:3)
- Respect those in
authority over them. (Romans 13:1)
- Desire the right
kind of friends and be protected
from the wrong friends. (Proverbs
1:10-11)
- Be kept from the
wrong mate and saved for the right
one. (2 Corinthians 6:14-17)
- Be kept pure
until marriage (as well as the one
they marry). (1 Corinthians 6;18-20)
- Learn to totally
submit to God and actively resist
Satan in all things. (James 4;7)
- Be
single-hearted, willing to be sold
out to Jesus Christ. (Romans 12:1-2)
- Be hedged in so
they cannot find their way to wrong
people or wrong places and that the
wrong people cannot find their way
to them. (Hosea 2:6)
A mother wears many
hats during the years of raising her
children. And while we take off those
hats one-by-one as they grow and
mature, there is one that will always
remain – the hat of a mother who
prays.
Let's Pray
Dear God, thank You
for the privilege of being a mom. I
agree with John who wrote, "I have no
greater joy than to know that my
children are walking in the truth"
That is my prayer today...that my
child will walk in Your truth.
In Jesus' Name, Amen
Now it's Your
Turn
Perhaps you have certain concerns
or desires for your child. If so, find
a good concordance and look up
Scriptural promises to pray.
Consider joining with another
mother and becoming prayer partners
for your children. You can use the
list from this devotion as a
springboard for praying Scripture over
your children.
