Only 10 more days until Grandparents Day of Prayer

I recently read in Exodus chapter 17 about Moses telling Joshua to go to war with the Amalekites. Moses told Joshua, “I will stand at the top of the hill, with the rod of God in my hand.” So, Joshua and his men went to fight the army of Amalek, and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill with the rod of God in their hands.” So, Joshua and his men went to fight the army of Amalek, and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill with the rod of God in their hands. 

If Moses held up the rod of God, Israel was winning the battle with the Amalekites. Whenever Moses rested his arms at his sides, the soldiers of Amalek were winning. Moses’ arms became too tired to hold up the rod, so Aaron and Hur rolled a stone for him to sit on, and they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands until sunset. As a result, Joshua and his troops crushed the army of Amalek.  

As Moses told Joshua, “I will stand at the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.” God’s Word instructs grandparents to fight the enemy with prayer for our dear grandchildren and their parents.    

That reminds me to pray intentionally and daily for my grandchildren and their parents. When Moses had his hands up, Joshua was winning, but when he got tired, Joshua lost the battle. Just as Aaron and Hur were holding up the arms for Moses, it’s like a group of grandparents holding up each other’s grandchildren with prayer.

Our grandchildren and their parents will lose the battle of navigating with the enemy if their grandparents are too busy or lazy to pray for them consistently.   

• Are you struggling with the behavior of your grandchildren?
• Is your heartbreaking because of your grandchild’s addiction?
• Are you concerned about their friends?    

It’s only Ten more days until Grandparents Day of Prayer.

Start a Grandparenting Prayer Group by joining together to share your concerns for your grandchildren. Grandparents worldwide are gathering to uphold their grandchildren and their parents with prayer groups. When grandparents gather to pray for each other’s grandchildren, it’s much like Aaron and Hur holding up the arms of Moses.   

Go to our website, www.chrtistiangrandparenting.net, to the Prayer link to learn how you can be a part of a grandparent’s prayer group. We have guidelines, testimonies, and additional information for you. Just complete the form, and we will connect with you.   

A Grandmother in South Dakota Shares: At our second Grandparents@Prayer meeting, we had a new grandfather who came to pray for his grandson, an army helicopter pilot in Iraq. He was con­cerned for the safety of his grandson and for his other grandchildren who are living all over the world. To­night at Church, the Pastor asked him to share about attending the Grandparents@prayer meeting and pray­ing for his grandson. On Wednesday, he and his wife received an e-mail telling them he was home safe. He was so appreciative of all our prayers. When I shared, my Pastor said, “There is some­thing about prayers in a group vs… your prayers. I can’t tell you how excited I was to hear the excitement in their voices and them talking about their grandchildren and children.  

By Lillian Penner, Coordinator for the Prayer ministry for Christiangrandparenting.net, lpenner@christiangrandparenting.com