Prayer Topic
That our children may be prepared to stand alone for truth.
Prayer Focus
Prayer that our children will have the conviction of Moses.
Scripture Reading
“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharoah’s daughter; Choosing rather affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:24-27).
Devotional
Raised as a small child by a God-fearing mother, Moses was taken from his parents at about the age of twelve (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 244) and placed in a secular and pagan Egyptian court. For the next 28 years Moses was confronted with an educational system designed to indoctrinate him into the culture, wisdom, and worship of Egypt. However, his childhood convictions of truth stayed with him, and at the age of 40 Moses chose to suffer “affliction with the people of God, [rather] than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.” Pray today that your children, or the children in your church, will choose like Moses to serve God no matter what circumestances they find themselves in.
Prayer Promise
“They [the angels] hear the offering of praise and the prayer of faith, and they bear the petitions to Him who ministers in the sanctuary for His people and offers His merits in their behalf” (Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 110).