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Genesis chapter 48 verses 14 through 16

and Israel stretched out his hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger,

and his left hand on the head of Manassa, crossing his hands, for Manassa was the firstborn.

And he blessed Joseph, and said the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked

the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day

The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys.

And in them let my name be carried on, in the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

I love this picture. This is Jacob called Israel here praying over blessing his son and his grandsons.

You know somebody asked me the other day, like, what do you pray for like most in your life?

And I mean, I don't really know how to answer that question, but one of the things that immediately came to my mind is I just pray

continually I I long to see my children's children or my children's children's children,

or my children's children,

knowing and enjoying and loving and worshiping God.

Like whether I get to see that with my own eyes,

like that would be amazing to see that with my own eyes.

But I trust the Lord with that, but oh, I pray that, I pray often for my grandkids which my kids right now are 11 10 7 and 5

so there's not really any prospect for grandkids at this moment, but I'm praying for them.

And I'm praying for their kids. I'm praying for my great grandkids.

Like I long to see a lineage of faith continuing in my family.

And I know only God can bring that about I want to be a

vessel and instrumented in his hands in my family for bringing that about and so I

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