Today's Focus: The Family
October 20, 2012
Suggested Scriptural References:
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. ~Matthew
22:37-40
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. ~Colossians 3:18-21
Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. ~Deuteronomy 31:12-13
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. ~Colossians 3:18-21
Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. ~Deuteronomy 31:12-13
The suggested prayers below are a guideline to follow.
Suggested Prayers:
We pray for Your hand of healing and restoration of family and families in America, including my own.
Thank You for designing a wonderful plan for family.
We pray for the dignity and sanctity of the home.
We ask You to guide and lead the rebuilding of the family in America.
We ask for the family and the home to regain preeminence as the bedrock of our culture and our country.
Show us, Lord, how to restore Your desires for the home as a place of security and stability.
Lord, we pray for America’s mothers and fathers to live honorably, and for children to honor their fathers and mothers. Help us to honor and care for our elderly.
Lead us to cherish and protect marital fidelity, preserving the foundation of families and the nation.
Protect our children, Lord, from the sins of their parents. Return the hearts of mothers and fathers to our children. Turn our hearts to our families in this nation.
We ask You, Lord, to show us how to break the chains of the sins of the generations that have been visited upon us. We plead with You, Lord, to heal and restore our marriages and families.
Help me, Lord, to influence my family by speaking Your Truth and Your love into their daily lives.
Bind our families together with Your unfailing love.
We ask You to protect our families from government intrusion.
For our own families, we pray, Lord, asking You to draw each one to Your Spirit, Your heart, Your mind, and Your purposes and plans for our lives. Knowing that Yours is a good plan for a future and a hope,we pray for each one to know the security, the stability, the strength, the comfort and the joy of living in genuine relationship with You in this life as well as the next.
In the Name of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we pray.
Thank You for designing a wonderful plan for family.
We pray for the dignity and sanctity of the home.
We ask You to guide and lead the rebuilding of the family in America.
We ask for the family and the home to regain preeminence as the bedrock of our culture and our country.
Show us, Lord, how to restore Your desires for the home as a place of security and stability.
Lord, we pray for America’s mothers and fathers to live honorably, and for children to honor their fathers and mothers. Help us to honor and care for our elderly.
Lead us to cherish and protect marital fidelity, preserving the foundation of families and the nation.
Protect our children, Lord, from the sins of their parents. Return the hearts of mothers and fathers to our children. Turn our hearts to our families in this nation.
We ask You, Lord, to show us how to break the chains of the sins of the generations that have been visited upon us. We plead with You, Lord, to heal and restore our marriages and families.
Help me, Lord, to influence my family by speaking Your Truth and Your love into their daily lives.
Bind our families together with Your unfailing love.
We ask You to protect our families from government intrusion.
For our own families, we pray, Lord, asking You to draw each one to Your Spirit, Your heart, Your mind, and Your purposes and plans for our lives. Knowing that Yours is a good plan for a future and a hope,we pray for each one to know the security, the stability, the strength, the comfort and the joy of living in genuine relationship with You in this life as well as the next.
In the Name of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we pray.
Amen and amen!
Source: http://americanprayerinitiative.org/full_article.php?article_no=20
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