O
God of Ishmael. Your scripture says in Psalm 112:2b "The generation of the
upright will be blessed." You blessed offspring of Abraham (Ishmael) according
to your promise "I will make a nation of him (Ishmael) because he is your
offspring (Gen 17:20, 21:13). You were with him in the wilderness of Paran (Gen
21:20). Dear God, you taught Ishmael to live righteously, this is very much evident,
as scriptures did not record anything negative about Ishmael. Though Ishmael and
Hagar were sent away from Abraham and Sarah, Ishmael was never angry on
Abraham. In fact, he attended the funeral of Abraham and buried along with
Isaac in Machpelah (Gen 25:9). Dear God, in today’s context, we witness
hostility between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husband and wife,
pastor and body of Christ, boss and workers and so on. Ishmael sets a very good
example to love parents by fulfilling his duty to bury his father. O God of forgiveness,
help us to reconcile broken relationships in every area of life and help us to
set an example to our offspring. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen
Biblical source: Ishmael
Prayer Composed by: Pastor. S. Manohar
Pradeep
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