2 Samuel 7:24-29
And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O LORD, became their God. And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. And your name will be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and the house of your servant David will be established before you. For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever."
Psalm 90:12-17
So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Return, O Lord! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
and for as many years as we have seen evil.
Let your work be shown to your servants,
and your glorious power to their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!
May God grant us the grace of having our houses established in the Messianic line. While those pre-dating Christ's incarnation could pray in hopes of having their families represented in the lineage of those to whom the Christ would be born, those of us post-dating His incarnation can pray in hopes of having our families incorporated into the lineage of those descending from Christ's lineage by grace and through faith.
May God establish my home as one rooted in His glory and may my children group up knowing Him, satisfied in Him alone and zealous to pursue Him in every endeavor placed before them.
May I see my children marry well and may the fruit of those unions produce children who may receive what was first passed down to me. May I see my children raise their children to know, love and obey God.
May generations of Van Voorsts harvest worship of Jesus because of this generation of Van Voorsts is planting and cultivating worship of Jesus.
God, establish my house for Jesus' glory and my descendants' good.
May a thousand generations of grandchildren inherit the blessings and privileges of homes oriented completely and cheerfully around Christ. Establish Your Name in our household and use our household to establish Your Kingdom here on earth, as it already is in Heaven.
Amen.
Psalm 127
Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for He gives to His beloved sleep.
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one's youth.
Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
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