A Life of Faith: A Parents Prayer GuideSample

As believers, we all know what to say: Jesus died on the cross for our sins. It’s such a simple sentence, but it’s the most powerful sentence to ever be spoken.

Sin entered the world when Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden and we’ve been battling it ever since. Sometimes it’s frustrating and I want to yell at them for being deceived, but I know in my heart that I would have eaten that fruit too. I, too, would have acted in a way that would separate all of humanity from God.

But God had a plan that was greater. God incarnate came to earth in the form of a humble baby, fully human and fully God, and that baby grew to be a man who preached the greatest message and performed miracles in the name of the father. And when his time came, he sacrificed himself on the cross so that all our sins would be forgiven.

Jesus’ death on the cross gives us access to God again. It’s not just about eternal life with him, though he promises his followers that. Choosing Jesus is also about experiencing a peace that passes all understanding and building a relationship with the father right here and right now.

Jesus took what was broken in our world and made it whole again and he can do the same for us.

So this week let’s pray that our kids will know Jesus as the savior of the world and choose to follow him every day of their lives. Let’s pray they would come to know him as the way, the truth, and the life.

Prayer

Jesus, thank you for coming to the world and sacrificing yourself for our sins. May __________ come to understand the gift of salvation, accept your grace, and choose to follow you. May they know that they cannot earn your grace, but it is a free gift that comes from the love you have for them. Amen.