Warrior Prayers...Day Fourteen

Prayers for Day Fourteen

If our goal is to mold our sons into the image of Christ to the glory of the Father, then we must remind them that the test of true repentance is obedience to the commands of God.  In Zechariah 7:9, God’s command is clear:  “Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another”.  Our sons are to be kind.  We are to be kind.  That is not up for argument or discussion. 

However, there must be a purpose behind our kindness.  Otherwise, we are just moral people doing good deeds.  Paul tells us in Romans 2:4 “that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance”.  God’s kindness to man as individuals and toward mankind as a whole is not a reward for anything good that we do.  On the contrary, it should remind us of how wretched we are and should lead us to repentance. 

Likewise, our own acts of kindness and mercy toward others should be done with this in mind:  showing the love of the Savior and leading lost souls to repentance.  We need to teach this to our sons…our snips & snails & puppy dog tails sons…kindness is not weak.  It is Christ-like.

She opens her mouth with wisdom,
    and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26

Commit to praying the following prayers for your sons or grandsons today.

Kindness

May the LORD now show __________kindness and faithfulness (2 Samuel 2:6).

May __________be kind and compassionate to others, forgiving, just as in Christ God forgave him (Ephesians 4:32).

May__________, as the Lord’s servant, not be quarrelsome, but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil (2 Timothy 2:24).

May __________never repay anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to others and to everyone (1 Thessalonians 5:15).

Let __________'s speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that he may know how he ought to answer each person (Colossians 4:6).

May __________love others with brotherly affection and outdo others in showing honor (Romans 12:10).

May the Lord bless __________and keep him. May the Lord make His face shine upon him and be gracious to him; the Lord turn his face toward him and give him peace (Numbers 6:23-26).

May __________not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares (Hebrews 13:2).

May __________be kind to others, tenderhearted, forgiving others, as God in Christ forgave Him (Ephesians 4:32).

May __________live in harmony with others; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble (1 Peter 3:8).