Open Heaven Daily Devotional 18 Oct 2024
TOPIC: Decree Good Over Your Children
MEMORISE
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Mark 10:16
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 14
Open Heaven Daily Devotional 18 Oct 2024 Message
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Job 22:28
The Bible verse above says that whatever you decree will be established unto you.
This is why I am always concerned when I see parents who say negative things about their children carelessly.
Proverbs 22:15 says that there is foolishness in a child’s heart. I know some children can be naughty; however, the way you respond to their behaviour will go a long way in determining whether those children will turn out good or become worse.
As a parent, how do you respond to your children’s behaviours?
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Do you make negative pronouncements like, “You are useless; you can’t amount to anything,” or positive declarations like, “You are for signs and wonders? It doesn’t matter what the devil may try, you will succeed.” Whatever you say is what will happen.
As a parent, God has given you power over the future of your children, not so that you can destroy it, but so that you can shape them into what He wants them to become.
In our Bible reading for today, Jacob came to Isaac and got a blessing.
As soon as he left, Esau came in, and Isaac told him that he had blessed Jacob and that he will be blessed.
After Jacob got the blessings and was on the run, he encountered God in Genesis 28:12-22, and God didn’t say anything about the fact that he cheated. He didn’t say, “You cheated your brother and you will pay for it.”
I thought that Jacob would have been scolded, but God established the blessing he got from his father.
Beloved, please decree good things over your children.
Whether they hurt you or not, remember that whatever you say will happen to them. Don’t say something that will affect them negatively; you will regret it later.
You will account for every word you speak over your children, and whatever they become will reflect on you also. Speak blessings over your children at all times.
Key Point
Be careful what you decree over your children.
HYMN Ancient Words
1. Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God’s own heart
Oh, let the ancient words impart
Chorus
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart
2. Words of Life, words of Hope
Give us strength, help us cope
In this world, where e’er we roam
Ancient words will guide us home
3. Holy words of our Faith
Handed down to this age
Came to us through sacrifice
Oh heed the faithful words of Christ
4. Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God’s own heart
Oh let the ancient words impart
