A talk with the Father about your Children

Psalm 72

“Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!  May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!   Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!  May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!  In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!  May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!  May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!  May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!  For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.  He has pity on the weak and the needy and saves the lives of the needy.  From oppression and violence, he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.  Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!  May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities
like the grass of the field!  May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun!  May people be blessed in him all nations call him blessed!   Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.  Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory!  Amen and Amen!  The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.”

Dad’s, I put all of Psalm 72 up so that you and I would have a model of how to pray for our sons and daughters.  David knew that Solomon was just a boy king and that He would need to look to God for wisdom to be wise and to rule over the people of Israel.   Will you ask the Father to give your children wisdom to walk in integrity before God and man and to be kind and helpful to the under-resourced?  To stand with those in need of justice, to have respect for all people, no matter of color or race.

To ask the Lord to bless them and to not give them more prosperity than they can handle.  To give them the courage to stand against the enemies of God, not only in words but also in action, asking the Lord our Mighty Warrior to fight for them.  That their sons and daughters would seek out godly men and women to be mentors, not looking to the counsel of this evil world system.  That they would have a soft heart, teachable minds to listen and obey the Scriptures and allow the spirit of God to lead them in righteousness.  I’m praying that for my daughter, son-in-law and grandsons, John Mark and Zachery David.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice