Reflection

Greetings prayer partner,

As summer begins, there are many things that fill our minds and prayers when it comes to children, youth and families. There are so many transitions taking place in their lives, some are exciting like graduation, promoting to the next step or school, like from Elementary to Middle school, preparing to go to college, beginning a job, or stepping into an internship.

Some students will go to camp, on a mission trip, or vacation with their family or friends while others may go visit their other parent and/or family that they do not live with throughout the year due to divorced parents. Some may be looking forward to Vacation Bible School and days by the pool while others leave school food insecure, not knowing who will care for them over the summer and if they will be safe or have enough to eat. Please pray for those who are younger than us as you no longer see the school bus and these prayer prompts come to mind.

One of the most significant changes about summer is having more interactions with your children, grandchildren, neighbors and children who attend your church. These days are wonderful opportunities to teach them about Jesus, study the Word of God, share His love and learn to serve others through His love. Vacation Bible School, Backyard Bible Clubs and Christian camps are not babysitting services – they are opportunities to reveal the strength and wondrous works of life with the Lord; a chance to teach them to pray and put their trust in God.

Children and youth today are experiencing anxiety, fear, insecurity, abuse, abandonment, fatherlessness, vigorous schedules, and stresses like we have never seen before. They have screentime that pulls them deeper into confusion, isolation, comparison, and temptation in ways that can only be attributed to the devil himself. We are in a spiritual battle for their hearts, minds and souls. We cannot remain quiet. We are the generation that allowed the world to become what it has become.

We “let it” instead of standing firm fighting and “lighting it.”

It is time to take back what Satan has stolen with the Sword of the Spirit and fill the “now” generation of our younger spiritual bothers and sisters with the Word of God throughout the day, every day. It is time now, to restore awe, honor, respect and obedience to our Creator and Savior. This is the time to tell the truth of scripture – not stories like a fairytale – of the historical accounts in the Bible of creation, the flood and ark, Daniel, David and Goliath, Esther, Deborah, Ruth, Jesus, the disciples, Paul and more.

There is nothing more significant or more important to talk about in the car, over meals, at bedtime, first thing in the morning, and throughout the day. This is the time to teach them even at an early age to have a prayer time, Bible study time and worship-filled life. We must make these spiritual habits and these young people a priority, and spend our summer depopulating hell and bringing the children to Jesus, training up warriors and worshippers in this generation and the next.

Prayer Partner, will you please join in prayer?

Lord Jesus, You said to let the children come to You and not to hinder them. Please forgive us where we have let our schedules, exhaustion, and our own spiritual/Biblical insecurity hinder the next generation of our children and children’s children. Forgive us for being the stubborn, rebellious, and fearful generation that did not stand strong in You and for You, and let our nation slide into darkness instead of being the bright light You called up to be. Help us to rise and shine this summer to tell the generations to praise the LORD, and to tell them of Your strength and the wondrous works that You have done in the Bible and our own lives. Teach us to testify, to reveal and not conceal You. In the powerful and mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen!

LIGHT Your Path!

Please join us as we “Lift up the Word and Light Up the World.” Here is some LIGHT for your path as you pray for the discipleship of young people.

We will not conceal them from their children,
But we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His power and His wondrous works that He has done. (Psalm 78:4 NASB)

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17 NKJV)

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. (John 15:4 NIV)

Please add your favorites to this list and be encouraged to repeat them in faith-filled prayer.

Pray For America Call

Join the NDP Task Force in our monthly Pray For America Call on June 6th at 8 p.m. ET, led by Vice President Dion Elmore. This month, we will be praying into bigger, brighter, and bolder prayers. To participate, call (667) 770-1523, with entry code 4961322#.

National Unity Weekend

Your community is invited to join us for this year’s National Unity Weekend!

Each year during the second weekend of June, churches and organizations across the U.S. unite to serve underserved communities on Saturday, and then preach a biblical perspective on racial unity from a shared text on Sunday.

National Unity Weekend is an opportunity to participate in uniting and healing the racial divide in our churches and our nation by sharing the gospel-based message of unity. Will you join us?

Did You Catch the 2024 Broadcast?

If you missed the 2024 Broadcast, we would love for you to still pray with us, by watching the broadcast on your own, with your Bible study, prayer partner, or church!

Prayer Prompt Texting Opportunity

Each year, our NDP Task Force state leaders select a scripture verse to pray over their state. In 2024 we will be praying these verses over one U.S. state or territory each week, starting in the east and moving west. To begin receiving these scripture-based prayer prompts, text 2024STATES to (833) 259-8648.