“Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke.” (Revelations 10:1-3 NIV) Prayer Over Our ChildrenMay my daughter’s eyes behold the wonders of heaven and of your angels. Oh God, reveal Your might and power. Let her ears hear the angels roar and the voices of thunder speak. May Your voice be her guide. Like the angels, I pray she will pledge herself to You who lives forever and who created the heavens, earth, and the seas. Oh God, announce to her the accomplishment of Your mystery while You fill her mouth with prophecy. Amen. ...
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“. . . but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses from all sin.” ~ I John 1:7 A Prayer Over Our ChildrenOh Lord, let my child see, hear, and touch Your Word of Life that she may boldly proclaim to all people that You are Light. Make her joy complete, oh God, and draw her close to You in intimate communion. OH Father, I pray that You will surround her not with darkness but let her walk in the Light as You are in the Light so that she may know fellowship one with another. Foster within my child a heart of repentance, oh God, so she may confess her sins and be purified by Your blood from all unrighteousness. Be faithful to my child, oh God, I pray.
“Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” II Peter 1: 5 – 8 (NASB) A Prayer Over Our ChildrenDear Lord, let my daughter possess faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, and perseverance with increasing measure. Likewise, let her grow with godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. Clothe her in these qualities so that she will be made effective and productive in her knowledge of You. Cleanse her from her sin, oh God, and make her calling sure. May she never fall and may You richly welcome her into Your kingdom. Remind her of these truths, oh God, and firmly establish her in them. Oh Lord, let Your light shine through the darkness like the dawn. Be like the morning star to her, rising high to light her path and illuminate her heart. Carry her, Holy Spirit, and reside in her that You may commune with her and speak through her words to others. ...
“Humble yourself before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” ~James 4:10 Prayer Over Our ChildrenLet my daughter ask and seek after You with pure motives. Oh God, may she find favor before You and likewise, her requests. Grant her a humble heart and bless her richly with Your grace. Oh God, I pray that she will submit herself to You and resist Satan, causing him to flee. Draw near to her, oh God, and wash her clean, purifying her heart. May she humble herself before You without boast or judgement that You will lift her up. Oh Lord, give her the strength to do what is good when she knows what is right so that she may stand blameless and pure before You. ...
“…faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” ~James 2:17, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenMay my daughter love her neighbor as herself, judging not nor casting favoritism. I pray that she will speak and live out Your Word so that she may know true freedom in Christ. Grant her mercy, oh Lord, and may she likewise show mercy to others. Give her faith feet, oh God, so that both faith and action may work in her life and through her to touch the lives of others. Choose my little girl, oh Lord, and make her rich in faith and an heir to Your Kingdom.
“This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God” James 1:19-20, NASV Prayer Over Our ChildrenBless my daughter with all joy when she undergoes trials. I pray that You will use this testing to foster within her a complete and mature persevering faith. When she asks for wisdom, I pray that You will grant it to her in abundance. Oh God, mold within her a humble, servant’s heart and a deep love for You. Help her stand firm during trials, so that she may receive Your blessings and promised crown of life while You protect her against temptation, evil desire, and sin. ...
“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14, NASB Prayer Over Our ChildrenLet my daughter live a life of holiness and harmony so that all those with whom she meets will see You. Make Your grace richly abound in her life while You keep bitterness from possessing any foothold. Oh God, I pray You will keep her sexually pure, strengthening her and protecting her against temptation. Usher my child into the presence of rejoicing angels and sanctified saints with You as Judge and Jesus as Mediator, through the blood of His holy sacrifice. Oh Lord, write her name in heaven and bless her with a heart of thanksgiving which overflows as reverent offerings of worship to You. I pray she will always remain steadfast and firm in her faith as an heir to Your Kingdom which will always remain and never be shaken. Oh God, be a holy and consuming fire in her life. ...
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 NASB Prayer Over Our ChildrenGrant my daughter a sure Hope and a certainty in the unseen. Through her faith oh God, bless her understanding, commend her as righteous, and find her pleasing unto You. I pray that You would give her a faith which seeks You in earnest and obeys in trust. Bless her and her future husband with children, oh Lord, multiplying her descendants in Your holy inheritance. Help her put away what is past and strain forward with faith while she looks towards Your heavenly reward. Prepare a place for her, oh God, and may she be proved faithful when tested. ...
“Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest truly meets our needs – one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.” Hebrews 7:25-26, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenBless my daughter, oh Lord, through the inheritance of Your promises. Raise her up from her family line to serve You in deeper, new ways. Set her apart, oh God, from what has previously been weak and useless so that You may draw her close to You through the introduction of Your Greater Hope. Thank You for how You live to intercede for her and for each one of us. May she come to You and may You meet each one of her needs through Your holiness, purity, innocence, preservation from sin, and exalted seat above the heavens.
“God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them.” Hebrews 6:10, NIV Prayer Over Our ChildrenGrow my daughter in maturity with Your Word beyond just elementary understandings and fill her with light so that she may share in the Holy Spirit, taste in Your heavenly gift, know the goodness of Your Word, and the powers of the coming age. Let her never fall away from You, oh God, and always lead her back to repentance. ...
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