The Bible is full of mighty prayer warriors who sought out God and interceded for others I have been following Elisha, the prophet, in my daily reading, and even though he was not considered a major or minor prophet, what a prophet was he? He succeeded Elijah in his ministry, and God gave him supernatural powers to perform miracles in his time. Let’s fast forward to 2Kings chapter 6. If you have not read this book, take some time to do it today.
In this story, the enemy learned that Elisha was the source of counsel to Israel’s king, so he decided to attack Elisha. Elisha and his servant are now amid the enemy, and the prophet already knew that God would deliver them. But his servant didn’t know that, so Elisha prayed for this fearful man to see God’s army surrounding them and feel comforted in knowing he will deliver them. In 2King 6:17, it says, “he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” Then, Elisha prayed for God to confuse the enemy during the attack, and the story continues from there. Elisha interceded with powerful prayers in this story alone, but this one is particularly relevant.
We pray for our children to be safe, make good choices, stand up for what is right, discern God at the right time, be obedient to us, and so many more things. But we still doubt their ability to do any of it. We wonder if God is listening to these daily monotonous prayers of ours. Mothers and Fathers, we need to pray the prayer that Elisha prayed for his servant. We need to ask God to give us a spiritual vision to see his hand at work and we need to become a prayer warrior, for our children, like Elisha. Say that mighty prayer for your child and then let God do his job.
We can’t always see how God works in our life, protects our children, or answers our prayers. Many times, his work is invisible to our eyes. And for this reason, we need to ask him to show us how he is defending the enemy and tackling our requests. If we ask for this, don’t be surprised at your lack of faith but instead feel compelled to trust him more.
How will you trust in God for your children today?
