Prayers for Our Children

At the moment I am reading this book:~

by Germaine Copeland

This prayer is included in the prayer book, Prayers that avail much for Mothers, and it is the most beautiful prayer that I have ever read, for our children, and it helped to remind me of my duty as a parent. I hope that you find it as enlightening as I did. God promises that His Word will never return to Him void.

Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray and confess Your Word over my children and surround them with my faith – faith in Your Word that You watch over it to perform it! I confess and believe that my children are disciples of Christ, taught of the Lord and obedient to Your will. Great is the peace and undisturbed composure of my children, because You, God, contend with that which contends with my children, and You give them safety and ease them. Father, You will perfect that which concerns me, I commit and cast the care of my children once and for all over on You, Father. They are in Your hands and I am positively persuaded that You are able to guard and keep that which I have committed to You. You are more than enough!

I confess that my children obey their parents in the Lord as His representatives, because this is just and right. My children __________ honour, esteem, and value as precious their parents; for this is the first commandment with a promise: that all may be well with my children and that they may live long on earth. I believe and confess that my children choose life and love you, Lord, obey Your voice, and cling to You; for You are their life and the length of their days. Therefore, my children are the head and not the tail, and shall be above only and not beneath. They are blessed when they come in and when they go out.

I believe and confess that You give Your angels charge over my children to accompany and defend and preserve them in all their ways. You, Lord, are their refuge and their fortress. You are their glory, and the lifter of their heads.

As parents, we will not provoke, irritate or fret our children. We will not be hard on them or harass them, or cause them to become discouraged , sullen or morose, or feel inferior and frustrated. We will not break or wound their spirits, but we will rear them tenderly in the training, discipline, counsel and admonition of the Lord. We will train them in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it.

O Lord, my Lord, how excellent (majestic and glorious) is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory on or above the heavens. Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have established strength because of Your foes, that You might silence the enemy and the avenger. I sing praise to Your name, O Most High. The enemy is turned back from my children in the name of Jesus! They increase in wisdom and in favour with God and man.

Scripture References

Jeremiah 1:12
Isaiah 54:13
Isaiah 49:25
1 Peter 5:7
2 Timothy 1:12
Ephesians 6: 1-3
Deuteronomy 28: 13
Deuteronomy 28: 3, 6

Psalm 91:11
Psalm 91:2
Psalm 3:3
Colossians 3:21
Ephesians 6:4
Proverbs 22:6
Psalm 8: 1,2
Psalm 9: 2,3
Luke 2: 52

8 Responses to “Prayers for Our Children”

1. Rosemary says:

   February 3, 2010 at 2:36 pm

   Wow, I love this prayer!
   Will keep a lookout for this book.
2. Jillian says:

   February 3, 2010 at 3:10 pm

   Hi Rosemary,
   It is absolutely beautiful, isn’t it? There are many more beautiful prayers in this book, too!

   My husband bought it for me, and it has been a delightful read.

   Have a great week,
   Blessings,
   Jillian
3. Carolyn says:

   February 3, 2010 at 3:21 pm

   Hi Jillian, I haven’t rememberd to check your blog for a few days cause it doesn’t show on my blogger roll thing anymore and here I have found many posts to catch up on, will have to check more often!!! That book sounds fabulous!!
   Carolyn
4. Jillian says:

   February 3, 2010 at 4:01 pm

   Hi Carolyn,
   Thank you for checking my blog.

   The book is excellent, and best of all, my hubby bought it for me.

   Have a great week,
   Blessings,
   Jillian
5. singing.mama says:

   February 3, 2010 at 6:57 pm

   Wow!!
6. Jillian says:

   February 3, 2010 at 7:29 pm

   Hi Donna,
   Thank you.

   I loved this prayer, and there are many more prayers like this in the book.

   Have a great week,
   Blessings,
   Jillian
7. Richele says:

   February 4, 2010 at 5:07 am

   What a beautiful prayer, Jillian! I’ve sent it through to myself so I can consider and meditate upon it – and to hopefully pray in a more powerful way for my own children.

   Thanks for taking the time to post that.
8. Jillian says:

   February 4, 2010 at 1:26 pm

   Hi Richele,
   You’re very welcome.

   I thought that it was too good not to share.

   Have a great week,
   Blessings,
   Jillian