United In Prayer

PRAY FOR CHILDREN

Prayer Focus:

Our children
America’s children
God’s children around the world

Praying Scriptures over Children

“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up”

Deuteronomy 6: 6-7.

Protection – The Lord will keep you from all harm; he will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your coming and your going, both now and forevermore. Psalm 121: 7-8

Trust in God – Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Prov. 3:5-6

Courage – Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:8

Self-Image – For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14

To Grow in Grace – But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. 2 Peter 3:18

“We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done” Psalm 78:4.

Live as Christ Lived – Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Eph. 5:1-2

Loving God’s Word – The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7-8

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. Psalm 19:10

Humbleness and Humility – He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interest of others. Phil. 2:3-4

Forgiving– Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36

Resist Temptation – Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 1 Peter 2:17

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10

Kindness – Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. 1 Thes. 5:15

Perseverance – Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Heb. 12:1

I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Phil. 4:13

Contentment – I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Phil. 4:12-13

Seeking God – Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord. Eph. 6:7

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Col. 3:23

A Life of Faith – Hebrews chapter 11

Hope – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Person of Prayer – And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Eph. 6:18

Missionary – Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. Psalm 96:3