I’ve about finished reading through the Pentateuch again and it has changed how I pray for my family. This probably is not a new thing for anybody, but I have much to learn! Moses regularly prayed for God to be merciful and forgive the sins of the Israelite’s. I had never prayed for God to forgive the sins of my wife and children before, but seeing Moses, remembering Job’s intercession for his children (Job 1:5) and reading Ezekiel 22:30 “stand in the gap” verse has led to me doing this almost daily (certainly not for lack of time needed to repent of my own sins).

How about you? Besides praying for your family, do you ask God for mercy and forgiveness on the behalf of your wife and children?