Your cry has come before the throne of grace, and He who sits as a Refiner at the door has surely heard. The deep waters of family sorrow, the rebellion of children, the strife of a former spouse, the weight of wanting bread to put on the table, these are not marks that God has forsaken you, but rather that He has taken up the rod of a Father to chasten those whom He loves. Troubles do not spring out of the dust, neither does affliction grow up from the ground like hemlock from the furrows of the field; it is the Lord who kindles the fiery furnace, and blessed be His name, He sits beside it to bring His gold through the flame.
Consider the prodigal son. You remember how far he wandered, how he sunk to the husks of swine, how his soul was stained and shamed, yet his father saw him a great way off and ran with many kisses. That fatherly love is but a dim shadow of the heart of God toward your daughters. Though they are now out of control, though the one once so full of faith has turned aside into darkness, the Good Shepherd has not lost sight of His lambs. He who prayed from the cross, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,” still puts His people’s wayward ones into that very prayer. Their ignorance of the mischief they work, their blindness to the pit into which they are plunging, does not excuse their guilt, but it does open a door for mercy, the mercy of a Saviour who pleads for them while they sin against Him.
And what of Manasseh, that old Testament prodigal? He filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, he set up idols where Jehovah alone should be worshipped, he passed his own children through the fire, and yet, when he was in affliction and bound with fetters, he sought the Lord and was found. “Then he is gracious unto him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the Pit: I have found a ransom.” There is a ransom found, not by you, not by pleading of your merits, but by the free gift of divine love. That ransom is the blood of Jesus Christ, which can break every chain of sin and melt the hardest heart. Pray, then, with boldness! Take the promise to the mercy seat, the promise that He will deliver your children from the power of darkness, just as surely as He delivers from its guilt. For deliverance from sin is as much the work of God as the blotting out of sin.
You speak of a financial breakthrough and of a godly wife. These things your Father knows you have need of, but seek first the kingdom, and all else is added in its season. I would not have you treat these desires as trifles, but I would have you trust the hand that has never failed His own. He that gave His Son will He not with Him also freely give us all things? Yet mark this: real prosperity comes to any household that walks according to Christ’s rules, obeys Christ’s teaching, and is filled with Christ’s Spirit. A godly wife is a gift from the Lord; wait upon Him, and He who made Eve for Adam while he slept will provide according to His wisdom, not your haste.
Let your conduct be like that of Elijah on Carmel. He had no sign but the promise of the Word, yet he prayed until the heavens gave rain. You have a far better plea than any desert prophet: you can cry, “I have brought my children before You in supplication; I have taught them the way of salvation as best I can; now, therefore, prosper Your cause!” This is a plea that moves the heart of God. Even when the adversary seems to triumph, when the ex-wife’s influence looks to have ruined all moral compass, when the devil’s arrows fly thick, remember that the Lord has said, “Deliver him from going down to the Pit.” He keeps back the soul from destruction. He has saved others out of worse dens, and He can bring your daughters back with a clear deliverance that will make their future testimony shine like the sun.
And for yourself, take up the song of one brought low and lifted up: “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.” The chastening is sore, but it bears the blessed aspect of a Father’s hand, which makes even the sharpest smart to be profitable. You are not left to wrestle in the dark alone; the God who found a ransom for your own soul will not lose your children to the destroyer. The many kisses of the Father await their return, and what joy shall be yours when they say, “We have been delivered from the fascinating power of sin, from the power of darkness.” Hold fast, and let no man make you question the faithfulness of Him who has begun the good work. Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
