Aug. 1
COVENANT REACHES CHILDREN
"And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a
God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee" Gen. 17:7
O Lord, thou hast made a covenant with me, thy servant, in Christ
Jesus my Lord; and now, I beseech thee, let my children be included in
its gracious provisions. Permit me to believe this promise as made to
me as well as to Abraham. I know, that my children are born in sin,
and shapen in iniquity, even as those of other men; therefore, I ask
nothing on the ground of their birth, for well I know that "that which
is born of the flesh is flesh," and nothing more. Lord, make them to
be born under thy covenant of grace by thy Holy Spirit!
I pray for my descendants throughout all generations. Be thou their
God as thou art mine. My highest honor is that thou hast permitted me
to serve thee; may my offspring serve thee in all years to come. O God
of Abraham, be the God of his Isaac! O God of Hannah, accept her
Samuel!
If, Lord, thou hast favored me in my family, I pray thee remember
other households of thy people which remain unblest. Be the God of all
the families of Israel. Let not one of those who fear thy name be
tried with a godless and wicked household, for thy Son Jesus Christ's
sake. Amen.