Guard this Home Lord Jesus
Guard this Home.
Let it's little hands take hold of Yours
And it's little feet in Your footsteps follow
O, may the words spoken here
be of heaven and be of home,
Of the joys of sweet communion
With Father, Spirit, Son.
Guard this Home Lord Jesus
Guard this Home
May all that's done among us
Bring glory to your name
May Your will always be
In work, pleasure, or play
Guard this Home Lord Jesus
Guard this home.
NAU Jeremiah 35:18 Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father, kept all his commands and done according to all that he commanded you; 19 therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not lack a man to stand before Me always."'"
Prayer: Lord Jesus I ask that my eldest son would stand before You. I ask that I would always have a descendant to stand before you. My heart longs for the salvation of my children Jesus. You word says:
Matthew 16:26 26 "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
Jesus what would it profit me if a million souls were one to Christ through my ministry but I lost my own children? I confess that this is not my ministry Lord Jesus. I confess that I have a control issue. I'm hungry for power and I need to let it go. Help me to surrender.
O Savior, please save my children. Annoint my son with Your Holy Spirit. Fill him with all the fulness of God. Give him a hunger and thirst for righteousness. Father I pray he will learn to walk in your ways early in life. Jesus, I want to take the time to teach him about You. I want to tell him the stories of what You have done in my life; how You are drawing me away from the world and into the loving of embrace of Your friendship.
Jesus I also want to pray that my little girl will be a daughter of heaven. Jesus annoint her with purity and strong boundaries. Jesus I will teach her to say no and stop. I will teach her that it is right to have a personal space. Lord, may she grow up to be your queen. O Lord my heart aches for the salvation of my children. I want the abosolute best for them dear Jesus. Help me to give them my best.
Even when I'm tired, I ask that You will help me to give them my best. They are so precious Lord, I just commit them into Your hands. Right now I want to spend some time claiming promises for them and Ingrid.
NKJ 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Jesus always give my kids a way of escape. Help them to follow you when they feel like they are standing before the Red Sea and there is no way out. Jesus lead them to call out to you even in their heartache and distress. Teach them that You are there for them. Lord help me to teach them this.
Psalm 34:7 7 The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
Holy Spirit, give my children the fear of the Lord. Dwell in their heart and protect them from the influences of wickedness in the world. Help them think on those things which are good, lovely, pure, and of noble thought. Capture their imagination with the things of heaven, with the truths of scripture, and with stories of herioc men and women of faith. Let their heros be people like Ellen White, Daniel, David, Jonathon, Jesus, Peter, and the apostle Paul.
Psalm 19:13-14 13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
Help my daughter and sons never to presume Lord; never to think they can do as they please. Help them to never impose upon your forgiveness but to treasure it and guard it as a sacred trust. Give them hearts for righteousness and truth. Lord, I paint the blood of Your sacrifice over the doorposts of their little hearts. Pass over them tonight and every night for the rest of their lives. Lord, I call upon all the agencies of heaven to minister and work in their behalf. Guard them Lord Jesus. Protect them.
You have promised that the prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Father I come in the righteousness of Christ this evening. I come in His name and under the banner of His blood. I'm seeking Your power and grace for my children. Father, help us to protect them from those who would lead them astray. And at the same time help us to give them the proper amount of freedom they need when the right time comes. Father I place these wonderful kids in your care. I love you Jesus. And I love them.
Afterglow: Some Thoughts from Testimonies, Volume 7.
By sincere, earnest prayer parents should make a hedge about their children. They should pray with full faith that God will abide with them and that holy angels will guard them and their children from Satan's cruel power. {7T 42.4}
In every family there should be a fixed time for morning and evening worship. How appropriate it is for parents to gather their children about them before the fast is broken, to thank the heavenly Father for His protection during the night, and to ask Him for His help and guidance and watchcare during the day! How fitting, also, when evening comes, for parents and children to gather once more before Him and thank Him for the blessings of the day that is past! {7T 43.1}
The father, or, in his absence, the mother, should conduct the worship, selecting a portion of Scripture that is interesting and easily understood. The service should be short. When a long chapter is read and a long prayer offered, the service is made wearisome, and at its close a sense of relief is felt. God is dishonored when the hour of worship is made dry and irksome, when it is so tedious, so lacking in interest, that the children dread it. {7T 43.2}
Fathers and mothers, make the hour of worship intensely interesting. There is no reason why this hour should not be the most pleasant and enjoyable of the day. A little thought given to preparation for it will enable you to make it full of interest and profit. From time to time let the service be varied. Questions may be asked on the portion of Scripture read, and a few earnest, timely remarks may be made. A song of praise may be sung. The prayer offered should be short and pointed. In simple, earnest words let the one who leads in prayer praise God for His goodness and ask Him for help. As circumstances permit, let the children join in the reading and the prayer.
Eternity alone will reveal the good with which such seasons of worship are fraught. {7T 44.1}
The life of Abraham, the friend of God, was a life of prayer. Wherever he pitched his tent, close beside it was built an altar, upon which were offered the morning and the evening sacrifice. When his tent was removed, the altar remained. And the roving Canaanite, as he came to that altar, knew who had been there. When he had pitched his tent he repaired the altar and worshiped the living God. {7T 44.2}
So the homes of Christians should be lights in the world. From them, morning and evening, prayer should ascend to God as sweet incense. And as the morning dew, His mercies and blessings will descend upon the suppliants. {7T 44.3}
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