Fighting for Your Children

David Wilkerson (1931-2011)

Today’s children are plagued by sex, drugs, alcohol, greed, and violence at a young age. Our judicial system has shut God out of our schools, yet we cannot blame our corrupt school systems for damning our children — our entire society is experiencing a moral collapse.

All parents should memorize this covenant promise: “Hear now, O Jacob My servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. Thus says the Lord who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you: ‘Fear not … for I will pour water on him who is thirsty. And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessings on your offspring; they will spring up among the grass like willows by the watercourses’” (Isaiah 44:1-4).

This word of promise to Israel is also meant for us today. Its words of comfort are given to all who are chosen (verse 1), which means all who are in Christ. God’s glorious, binding, covenant promises are to his righteous ones. The promises are:

  • God will provide water to satisfy our thirst: "I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground" (verse 3).
  • God will cause you to grow tall and strong in the Lord. "I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses" (verses 3-4).
  • Finally, God says your children will testify, "I am the Lord's" (verse 5).

Parents today need more wisdom and discernment than at any time in history. Satan has wicked inventions and subtle disguises to use against our children and God has made parents the guardians of the home.

God says your children will testify, “I am the Lord’s” (44:5). What an incredible promise — yet these promises are not for everyone who merely says, “I am of Christ.” They are only for hungering, thirsting parents; those who drink in God’s Word daily and pray regularly, asking the Spirit to pour out on them his power and presence.  Claim these promises today and then bathe your home and your children in prayer.