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Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Hey fellow dads,
Many Christian books have been published in recent years about moms praying for their families, but does God expect us as dads to pray for our spouse and children as well? What might it mean to be a “priest” in our own home . . . and how do we fulfill this role practically, in the day to day? In this episode we talk about where to start, examples from Scripture, and some books that can grow our faith for prayer.
Nathan
Scriptures
- 📖 Hebrews 10:11-14
- 📖 1 Timothy 2:5-6
- 📖 Ephesians 2:18
- 📖 Hebrews 4:16
- 📖 1 Peter 2:9
- 📖 Genesis 8:20
- 📖 Genesis 18:22-23, 32-33
- 📖 Job 1:4-5
- 📖 John 4:46-53
- 📖 Psalm 51:12-13
- 📖 John 17
- 📖 Luke 22:31-32
Quotes
“Day after day, and year after year, by the help of God, we labour in prayer for the spiritual benefit of the Orphans under our care. These our supplications, which have been for 24 years brought before the Lord concerning them, have been abundantly answered, in former years, in the conversion of hundreds from among them. We have, also, had repeated seasons in which, within a short time, or even all at once, many of the Orphans were converted. Such a season we had about three years since, when, within a few days, about 60 were brought to believe in the Lord Jesus; and such seasons we have had again twice during the first year.
“This blessed and mighty work of the Holy Spirit cannot be traced to any particular cause. It was however, a most precious answer to prayer. As such we look upon it, and are encouraged by it to further waiting upon God.
“[This] great work of the Spirit of God…began among the younger class of the children under our care...so that within about 10 days above 200 of the Orphans were stirred up to be anxious about their souls, and in many instances found peace immediately, through faith in our Lord Jesus. They at once requested to be allowed to hold prayer meetings among themselves, and have had these meetings ever since. Many of them also manifested a concern about the salvation of their companions and relations, and spoke or wrote to them, about the way to be saved.”
—George Mueller, in Answers to Prayer
“According to the NT, Jesus Christ is the great high priest for all those who believe in Him. He makes atonement for our sins; He intercedes for us with the Father; He takes away our sins!”
“Because Jesus Christ is our great high priest, we need no man to stand between us and God, to make atonement for our sins, or to forgive our sins; and all of us who are in Christ have God-given authority to read God’s word for ourselves and determine how to live it out.”
“…what we mean by this term is simply that a dad--husband and father—is supposed to pray for his family, to lead his family in the truth of God, and to teach his family how to fellowship with God. He is an intercessor—he intercedes (pleads with God for the benefit of others).”
—Nathan
Suggestions to Carry Out This Role
- Pray for yourself.
- Pray for your family.
- Pray with your family.
- Teach your family about the privilege and possibilities of prayer.
- Get others involved in praying for your family.
- Record your prayers (write them down).
Books recommended in this episode
- 📚 The Cross Versus the Crescent, by Eric Fisk
- 📚 God of the Aurora, by Bruce Hamilton
- 📚 Answers to Prayer, by George Mueller
- 📚 The Power of Christ’s Prayer Life, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Books not mentioned, but definitely worthwhile
- 📚 A Practical Guide for Praying Parents, by Erwin W. Lutzer
- 📚 The Soul-Winner, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, especially chapter 7, “How to Raise the Dead”
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