Future Generations.

Do you ever pray for the people of the future? Do you pray for your children or for grandchildren not yet born? Think about this—

God is not bound by time; He is OUTSIDE of time.  To Him, we exist in an eternal present.  When you pray for future generations, you are praying for people God already knows, people for whom He already has created great plans.  Your prayers will bless their lives and make them better!

The Bible has a lot to say about future generations. Psalm 119:16 indicates that God saw our entire lives before a single day began—clearly He sees ALL future lives as well.  Many verses promise blessings to generations yet unborn, such as those promising Abraham that he would be the father of many nations.

And when he dedicated the temple, Solomon spoke a great prayer about the future generations of the people of Israel (I like the fact that he KNOWS they will sin, but he prays for restoration):

• If an enemy defeats Your people because of sin, but they return to You—
• If there is no rain because of sin, and they pray and turn from sin—
• If there is famine, pestilence, blight, mildew, locust, or an enemy siege—
• If there is any problem or personal prayer—
• If the foreigner turns to You—
• If Your people must go to war against their enemies—
• If they sin and are deported to a foreign land—

“Then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and uphold their cause” 2 Chronicles 6:24-39.

God, stir our hearts to pray for our loved ones of the future, knowing how deeply You love them today.

(*Now a deeper question: if God is outside of time, can we also pray for people from the past?)

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