The children that God gives us are a great blessing. They bring joy to our hearts and make us see life from another perspective. Children are also an immense responsibility. We must love them, care for them, watch over their well-being and guide them in the way of the Lord.
One of the most precious gifts we can give our children is to speak words of blessing over them. The following verses will help you pray and speak words of encouragement and blessing for those very special people that God has placed in your life.
But Jesus called the children and said: Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them, because the kingdom of God belongs to those who are like them.
(Luke 18:16)
God bless you
and keep you
the Lord look at you with pleasure
and extend his love to you;
may the lord show you his favor
and grant you peace.
(Numbers 6:24-26)
I will give you a heart that knows me, because I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will return to me with all their hearts.
(Jeremiah 24:7)
That I will irrigate the thirsty land with water,
and with streams the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
and my blessing on your offspring,
and they will sprout like grass in a meadow,
Like willows by streams.
One will say: ‘I belong to the Lord’;
another will bear the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand: ‘I am the Lord’s’,
and he shall take to himself the name of Israel.
(Isaiah 44:3-5)
That our children, in their youth,
grow like leafy plants;
let our daughters be like columns
carved to adorn a palace.
(Psalm 144:12)
Every generation will celebrate your deeds
and will proclaim your prowess.
(Psalm 145:4)
The Lord is merciful and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in love.
The Lord is good to everyone;
he pities all his creation.
(Psalm 145:8-9)
May the Lord multiply the offspring
of you and your children.
(Psalm 115:14)
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will by no means enter it. And after embracing them, she would bless them by laying her hands on them.
(Mark 10:15-16)
Children are an inheritance from the Lord,
the fruits of the womb are a reward.
(Psalm 127:3)
His sons will dominate the country;
the offspring of the righteous will be blessed.
(Psalm 112:2)
The Lord himself will instruct all your children,
and great will be your well-being.
(Isaiah 54:13)
As for me, says the Lord,
this is my pact with them:
My Spirit that is upon you,
and my words that I have put on your lips,
they will no longer depart from you,
neither of your children nor of their descendants,
from now and forever
says the Lord.
(Isaiah 59:21)
Because all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
(Romans 8:14)
The child grew and grew stronger; he progressed in wisdom, and the grace of God was with him.
(Luke 2:40)
They will be my people, and I will be their God. I will make their thinking and their behavior consistent, so that they will always fear me, for their own good and that of their children.
(Jeremiah 32:38-39)
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and puts his trust in him.
It will be like a tree planted by the water, which extends its roots towards the stream;
it is not afraid of the heat, and its leaves are always green.
In times of drought it is not distressed, and it never stops bearing fruit.
(Jeremiah 17:7-8)
Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
those who go their ways.
What you earn with your hands, that you will eat;
You will enjoy happiness and prosperity.
In the bosom of your home,
your wife will be like a vine full of grapes;
around your table
your children will be like olive branches.
Such are the blessings
of those who fear the Lord.
(Psalm 128:1-4)
But let all those who seek refuge in you rejoice; May they always sing jubilant!
Extend your protection to them, and may all who love your name rejoice in you.
Because you, Lord, bless the righteous; as a shield you surround them with your good will.
(Psalm 5:11-12)
I was placed in your care
from before birth;
from my mother’s womb
my God is you.
(Psalm 22:10)
May they receive mercy, peace and love in abundance.
(Jude 1:2)
prayer for children
The heart of man traces its course,
but his steps are directed by the Lord.
(Proverbs 16:9)
Worship the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water.
I will remove from you all sickness.
(Exodus 23:25)
My son, listen to your father’s corrections
and do not abandon the teachings of your mother.
They will adorn your head like a diadem;
They will adorn your neck like a necklace.
(Proverbs 1:8-9)
May the Lord bless you from Zion,
and see the prosperity of Jerusalem
every day of your life.
(Psalms 128:5)
The Lord strengthens his people;
the Lord blesses his people with peace.
(Psalm 29:11)
From your childhood you know the Holy Scriptures, which can give you the necessary wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
(2 Timothy 3:15)
In peace I lie down and sleep,
because only you, Lord, make me live confident.
(Psalm 4:8)
May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
(Revelation 22:21)
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