Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.

So as we read this in 1 Samuel 2 and Luke 2, aren't we just driven to pray

this for kids around us? For some of us for kids in our homes? Like let's pray

1 Samuel 2, 26 Luke 252 over them continually to pray this for kids in our

churches to pray this for children, for students, for teenagers having just spent

time not long ago with our student camp just seeing all that they are walking

through as they navigate how to follow Jesus in this culture. I am driven to

pray this verse over them. So can we just pray this over kids? We know children

we know teenagers, students that we know just picture them in your mind right

now. Picture their faces. Some of them are listening right now. Like we're

about to pray for you right now. 1 Samuel 2 verse 26, God we pray for the

children we have in our minds right now. So we're in a car with right now or

we're in a house with God we pray for them. We intercede for them right now.

Children in our homes, children in our churches, God we pray that you would help

them to grow in wisdom and in stature and in favor with you. God help them to grow

in favor with you. May their hearts be soft toward you. May they know you. May they desire you.

May they know your love for them. God as you know I pray this all the time over my kids.

May they know the depth, the height, the width, the breadth of your love for them.

God help me to love them well as a reflection of your love for them. God may they know how much

you love them and may they love you with all their hearts so mine and strength and return.

May they grow in favor with you and in favor with others. God may they honor

others. May they know how to love you. May they love you with all their hearts so mine and

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