OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE GENERATION

 PRAYER FOR CHILDREN
Article by Abraham John

Please let us pray children of this day. Our prayers will go a long way to execute our children from the hand of evil once and demons that flies in the air. CHILDREN: They can be easily possess by what they eat, drink, watch on television, see others doing, and what you do.


THE UNIQUENESS OF CHILDREN

• They are innocent
• They forgive easily
• They catch up faster than adult
• They are young but easy to learn
• They are kingdom Heirs
• God loves them
• They are dependent
• They easy to influence
• Are a Gift from God
• Discover and observe
• Listen and ask questions
• Expose and encourage
• Celebrate character and condition his heart
• Making mistakes and moving on. Etc.

WHAT PARENT NEED TO KNOW

• If you don’t teach them, others will teach them
• If they don’t learn from you, they will learn from others
• If you don’t help them, others are willing
• If they don’t sing for God, they will sing for Satan
• If they don’t go to church, they will go to club
• If they don’t read Bible, they will read novels
• If they are not possessed by God, they will be possessed by demon
• If they don’t serve God, they will serve Satan. Etc.

PARENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 "But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea." (Matthew 18:6)

• Teach them
• To give them good example.
• To provide a truly Christian home for them.
• To have them give their lives to Jesus Christ and have them baptized
• To see that they go to Church activities,
• To teach them Bible
• To teach them to pray.
• To see that they go to church every Sunday.
• Parents should not keep children home from church except for very serious reasons.
• To send them to a Godly school.

This includes high school and college, as well as grammar school. To insist that they marry in the believing church.
When a son or daughter begins to think seriously of marrying, the parents should have him (or her) see the marriage committee and receive the necessary instructions on marriage.

• To give them the Christian attitude on marriage and having children.
• Parents should avoid complaining about the hardships of married life and joking about the sacred duties of marriage.
• The birth of another child should be a joyful occasion for the whole family so that the other children will consider having children as the greatest blessing of married life.
• To prepare them for marriage.
     The children should be taught the serious duties and responsibilities of marriage, both by word and example.
• They should also be taught the practical side of making a home, such as cleaning, cooking, sewing, repairing, caring for children, being on time, and being neat and orderly.
• To teach them the facts on sex.
     This information should be given carefully and with great emphasis on the beauty and sacredness of sex.
• Answers to questions about the facts of life should be correct, but always suited to the age and mental development of the child.  Parents should encourage the confidence of their children so that the children will come to them for information.
• To protect them from sin, particularly sins of impurity.
• To correct their sins and faults.
• To teach them the virtues of honesty, obedience, truthfulness, purity, and modesty in dress.
• To teach them respect for the rights and property of others.
  To teach them respect for all lawful authority.
• To give them wholesome recreation and keep them from evil companions.
• The Christian home should be the center of the child's social life, a place where he feels free to bring his companions.
• Parents should be extremely careful about allowing their children to attend motion pictures; they should also examine their comic books and govern their use of the radio and television, as well as the VCR.  Children receive many un-Christian ideas on life, marriage, crime, drinking, body piercing, etc. from these sources of entertainment. [One can imagine what Fr. Cogan would say of modern radio, motion pictures and television.]
• To encourage a child's desire to be a pastors, an evangelist

GODLY EXAMPLES IN THE SCRIPTURE  
Hannah: She prayed for Samuel and dedicated Samuel to God. 1 Samuel 1-
Abraham: He prayed for Isaac and dedicated Isaac to God. Genesis 18
Zachriah and Elizabeth: they prayed for John and dedicated John to God. Luke 1:5-25
Eunice: He prayed for Timothy and dedicated Timothy to God. 2 Timothy 1-end. Timothy became the first Bishop in Ephesus.
UNGODLY EXAMPLES IN THE SCRIPTURE  
But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD's sight; so the LORD put him to death. Genesis 38:7
 REWARDS

• Godly generation
• Christian homes
• Godly children
• Early teenage pregnancy avoided
• Heartache for parent avoided
• Happy home.

REMARK
Gala. 4:19  My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.
Proverbs 7:25-27 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;
 For she has cast down many wounded,
And all who were slain by her were strong men.
            I pray that the Lord will watch over our children and prepare them for a better future in JESUS NAME.
Please drop your prayers below.
Article by Abraham John