How to Help your Dear Grandchildren find Favor with God?

Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord because he was a righteous and blameless man, among the people of his time, and he walked with God. God saw that the earth was filled with corruption, violence, and depravity. However, Noah did all that the Lord commanded him to do. (Genesis 6:9, 11, 22)

Since creation, it had not rained on the earth, but God told Noah to build an ark because he was going to flood the earth and every living thing would die. Only Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives and a pair of every animal would survive the flood since he had found favor with the Lord. It was by faith that Noah obeyed God, who warned him about something that had never happened before and built the ark to save his family from the flood. (Hebrews 11:7)

Today, our grandchildren are growing up in an ungodly world, full of corruption, where truth is questioned. Adrian Rogers gives us a good description of our culture today. “Prayer is out. Police are in. Bibles are out. Values clarification is in. The Ten Commandments are out. Social engineering is in. Creation is out. Evolution is in. History is out. Revisionism is in.” ₁

As grandparents, let’s pray that our grandchildren will recognize the evil in their environment and live a moral, respectable and honorable life, finding favor with God and man. Pray they will develop a growing intimate relationship with Him, obeying all of His commands as Noah did. Encourage your grandchildren to walk in the ways of the Lord and against the tide of the world. We read in 1 Peter 5:8 NLT, “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour

As we approach Grandparents’ Day of Prayer on September 10, let’s be mindful of the urgency to pray intentionally for our grandchildren and their parents as they navigate in our godless culture. I believe there is power in grandparents uniting in prayer for their grandchildren and their parents.

We are asking grandparents throughout the world to join in prayer for their grandchildren and their parents. We have two ways that you can participate on our website. http://www.grandparentsdayofprayer.com

1. Click on “I will pray” button and give if you will commit to join us as a prayer warrior on Grandparents’ Day of Prayer.
2. If you are willing to organize an event in your church, home, or retirement complexes, etc. click on “To find out more about becoming a volunteer” to follow the process

If you realize the urgency for a Day of Prayer for our grandchildren and their parents, will you help us call grandparents to join in prayer on September 10th? Christian Grandparenting Network is prepared to provide step-by-step guidelines, resources and online tools for creating successful events.

Please check our website http://www.grandparentsdayofprayer.com for more information, testimonials, promotional materials and free downloads.

For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact me.

Thank you for your consideration to participate in the Grandparents’ Day of Prayer.

By Lillian Penner, Co-Prayer Director for Christian Grandparenting Network lpenner@christiangrandparentinng.net

₁ Adapted from a devotional Love Worth Finding Ministries by Adrian Rogers. July 3, 2010.