Grandparents

Now that I have been a grandpa for a couple of months I have a whole new perspective on prayer.  It started when we got the phone call but really set in when I received the following 'official' birth announcement from our son.

 "We have been reminded of our smallness and of God's majesty these last few weeks and continue to marvel that Father God would give up his Son on our behalf. That He would pay mind to us who are so small and even exceed that by giving us joy in the arrival of our own smaller son has helped us cling to Christ even more. Please join with us as we worship Christ our creator who thought it for our best to give us a baby boy:

Zebulun Miller (Zeb) - 7 lbs, 20 inches long, born on Aug 25th @ 12:24 AM and healthy to boot!!!"

Not being able to be hands on in raising Zeb, I realized that my greatest influence on Zeb is and will be by praying for him and his mom and dad.

If you are a grandparent, aunt or uncle you may be interested in the following quote from The Family Manifest regarding grandparents.

"We believe grandparents are to be honored as valued family members. We believe their wisdom in living should be sought and passed on to their children and their children's children. We also believe that grandparents have the responsibility of teaching and modeling to their grandchildren how to know Jesus Christ and grow in a relationship with Him as well as passing along biblical principles for godly living. The Old Testament is filled with examples of grandfathers and grandmothers who excelled in their roles of grandparenting.

Therefore, we are committed to giving honor to grandparents by encouraging their children and grandchildren to listen to their voices of wisdom. We are also committed to exhorting grandparents to pray for and become actively involved with children and grandchildren whenever it is possible. (1 Timothy 5:4; Genesis 18:18-19; Proverbs 17:6; Psalm 78)"