We join with you in lifting up your son before our Heavenly Father and we thank you for your faithful love as a parent seeking God's best for him. It is a beautiful and godly desire to want him to remain close to God, to keep his kindness and softness of heart, and to walk in purity and innocence before the Lord.
We are encouraged by your heart for his spiritual protection and we agree with you that he would always hear God's voice and never stray from his relationship with Him. Jesus said in John 10:27-28, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. We pray that your son will indeed be one of His sheep who knows His voice intimately and follows Him all the days of his life.
We also take comfort in the promise of Proverbs 22:6, Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Your prayers and your training in righteousness are powerful seeds being sown, and we trust God to water them and cause them to grow.
We want to gently encourage you that we have access to God only through His Son Jesus Christ. You mentioned God in your request, and we rejoice in that, but we want to remind you of the precious truth in John 14:6 where Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And Acts 4:12 tells us, There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. It is through faith in Jesus that your son can have that unbroken relationship with God, forgiveness of sins, and eternal security. We pray that his relationship with God is firmly rooted in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, for that is the only way he can truly stay close and never be lost.
So together we pray for him now.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before You and lift up this precious son to You. We ask that You draw him close to Yourself and keep him close all his life. Guard his heart and mind in Christ Jesus, and let Your peace which surpasses all understanding guard his heart and thoughts as promised in Philippians 4:7. Protect his innocence and kindness, and let him grow in the fruit of Your Spirit with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Keep his ears open to Your voice and his feet from straying, and when temptations or the deceptions of this world come, give him discernment and strength to stand firm. We claim Your promise in Psalm 91:1-2 over him, that he who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty, and that You will be his refuge and fortress. Protect his heart, his mind, his purpose and his peace from the enemy, and lead him in the purpose You created him for. May all his days be taught by You, and may great be his peace as You promise in Isaiah 54:13. We ask that You surround him with godly influences and keep him from evil, and that he would grow into a man after Your own heart who loves You above all else. We pray this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and our access to You. Amen.
