Wake up Call for Grandparents in Today’s Culture
By Lillian Penner
The men of Issachar in King David’s army said they “understood the times and knew what Israel should do” (1 Chronicles 12:32). In todays fragmented world in which we live it is important that grandparents understand the times. Just as the men of Issachar in David’s army understood the times and knew what to do.
We are living in a cultural war, as our world is sinking further into moral and spiritual depravity. Our grandchildren have immediate access to information and images with the use of the computer, tablets, and cell phones.
The media-driven culture is desensitizing our grandchildren and their parents and their role models are disappointing them. God is being pushed to the perimeter of our culture at a time when we really need Him. Most grandparents fear for the future of their children and grandchildren, living in these crucial unstable times, which is why we need to intentionally pray for them.
However, David writes in Psalm 119:9, “How can a young person stay pure? By obeying God’s word and following its rules.” Let’s pray our grandchildren will learn God’s word so they will know how to live their lives in our fragmented and deceitful culture in which we live today. Only in Jesus Christ is there hope for our grandchildren and future generations.
Today as we see our world falling apart grandparents must see the urgency to intentionally pray for their grandchildren and their parents.Grandparents and parents must model living out their faith in a disjointed and broken culture in which we live today. Children need a “safe” environment in which they will feel unconditionally loved and free to ask questions. Pornography is very rampant today; their friends on their smartphones often expose children to it, even at an early elementary age. The transgender movement is creeping into the school at an early age.
We cannot protect our children from evil but we can walk alongside, preparing them for when they are exposed. Shortly before Jesus was arrested, He prays for his disciples asking God to protect them, and I believe it is for us, too. “I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.” John 17:15 (NLT)
Every Grandparent needs to listen to Josh McDowell’s wake up call for grandparent’s message on Pornography delivered at Moody Bible Institute, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOSbUjmupWE
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Lillian Penner is the author of Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for Your Grandchildren in English and Spanish. She has been on staff with the Christian Grandparenting Network prayer ministry for fourteen years, developing prayer cards, grandparents@Prayer groups, and the Grandparenting Day of Prayer. She has a passion for praying intentionally for her grandchildren and desires to share that passion with other grandparents.
An avid blogger, Lillian breaks into smiles if you ask about her thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She and her husband, John, live in Portland, Oregon, where they are active in church ministries. They were both raised in Christian homes and desire to pass their godly heritage to their future generations. She and her husband enjoy traveling, Southern Gospel music but most of all, enjoy spending time with their family.
Feature Photo Luis Villasmil of Unsplash and used by Permission.
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