Honoring the Father by praying for our children is one of our biggest responsibilities as a parent. God our Father created each person in the entire world. Every child is God’s unique creation, and He wants each human being to go to heaven and spend eternity with Him. Why? Because God is love and He loves us.
When a person becomes a parent, you experience a type of love that is the closest you will ever compare to God’s love for you. Having children is a direct blessing from God. And it is a privilege to raise children in the Christian faith. What does that mean? It means parents have the responsibility to teach the children about the things of God, starting with the truth that God created them and loves them. Proverbs 22:6 (NLT) tells us to “Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they won’t leave it.”
Many parents are experiencing a falling away of their children leaving their faith. But we must stand firm on that promise and believe your children will return to God. What is happening? The attraction to the things of the world is stronger than the desire to follow Jesus. The younger generation is disappointed at how “Christians” behave towards other human beings. The hypocrisy amongst believers who judge everyone around them is just as damaging as when an unbeliever hurts another person.
Being a follower of Jesus Christ is hard. No one said it would be easy. Jesus told his disciples in John 14: 6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” Jesus continued telling them what was to come after He left this earth. Later Jesus said to His disciples in John 16:33, “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
If you are a parent, this message is for you. Because we celebrate Father’s Day in June, I dedicate this message to all the fathers and to my dad. I encourage you to pray for your children and never give up on your faith. If you don’t know God the Father, I encourage you to seek Him, and you shall find Him! In Jeremiah 29:13, God told His people, “If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. I will be found by you.” Read the Bible, as it is “the manual” for life and for raising our children. I am thankful that I still have my earthly father at 97. And I’m even more thankful that my Father in heaven loves me and I will spend eternity with Him. I pray you have this revelation in your heart as well.
Happy Father’s Day!
Gracias papa, te quiero mucho!