Aug. 1
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
COVENANT REACHES CHILDREN
"And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a
God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee" Gen. 17:7
O Lord, thou hast made a covenant with me, thy servant, in Christ Jesus
my Lord; and now, I beseech thee, let my children be included in its
gracious provisions. Permit me to believe this promise as made to me as
well as to Abraham. I know, that my children are born in sin, and
shapen in iniquity, even as those of other men; therefore, I ask
nothing on the ground of their birth, for well I know that "that which
is born of the flesh is flesh," and nothing more. Lord, make them to be
born under thy covenant of grace by thy Holy Spirit!
I pray for my descendants throughout all generations. Be thou their God
as thou art mine. My highest honor is that thou hast permitted me to
serve thee; may my offspring serve thee in all years to come. O God of
Abraham, be the God of his Isaac! O God of Hannah, accept her Samuel!
If, Lord, thou hast favored me in my family, I pray thee remember other
households of thy people which remain unblest. Be the God of all the
families of Israel. Let not one of those who fear thy name be tried
with a godless and wicked household, for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake.
Amen.