Today, we are witnessing the wars and rumors of wars, the increasing social conflicts and violence in many countries, various natural disasters and unknown diseases and this raises our concerns about the future of our next generation as well as ours. And the new weapons that are attacking our next generation: gender ideologies that confuse the Biblical definition of “gender”, the negative influences of social media that almost monopolize children’s attention and time, the increasing uncertainty caused by the development of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, etc. also give us an idea of the ferocity and brutality of the spiritual attacks they will face.

Will our next generation be able to win that fierce spiritual battle? How can we, who have been called by God to be their parents or their forefathers of faith, help them to win this battle?

We can find two lessons in the Bible through the stories of exploring Canaan (Nm. 13~14) and of the war against the Amalekites (Ex. 17).

Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.” (Nm. 14:9) “Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.” (Ex. 17:9)

Our next generation is under the attack of the blast of the world and of the deceitful schemes of the enemy. And we are to stand firm in front of them, next to them, and behind them, being an example of believing, trusting and obeying God. We should also pray for them, just as Moses, Aaron, and Hur raised their hands in prayer for Joshua in his battle against the Amalekites.

The Day of Prayer of ABBA is a prelude to the spiritual warfare for the next generation through our united prayer of crying out for them. From this day on, we should pray even more fervently and earnestly, encouraging one another through trials and sufferings, so that our next generation may fight the fierce spiritual battle and stand firm to the end as God’s children and God’s Army and join the eternal life with our good and faithful Abba Father. We will continually pray. And together with our next generation, we will surely see the final victory in Jesus, our Lord and Captain.
“My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (Ps. 121:2)