Blessing the Household

Blessing the

Household

I N T RO D U C T I O N As the head of the family, it is your privilege and duty to

pray for the household in your charge and those under

your care and authority.

The following prayer was written to be prayed by a man or

a wom a n . So often in today’s society, the woman finds herself

having to assume the responsibility and position of the head of

the household.

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P RAY ER OF BLES S I N G

FOR THE HOUSEH O L D

Father, as the priest and head of this household, I declare and

decree, “As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord.”

Praise be to You, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, for You have blessed us in the heavenly realms with every

spiritual blessing in Christ.We reverence You and worship You in

spirit and in truth.

Lord, we ack n owledge and welcome the presence of Your

Holy Sp i rit here in our hom e . We thank You, Father, that Your

Son , Jesus, is here with us because we are gathered together in

His name.

Lord God, Your divine power has given us everything we

need for life and godliness through our knowledge of You Who

called us by Your own glory and goodness.

As spiritual leader of this home, I declare on the authority of

Your Word that my family will be mighty in the land; this

generation of the upright will be blessed.

Father, You delight in the prosperity of Your people; and we

thank You that wealth and riches are in our house and that our

righteousness endures forever.

In the name of Jesus, amen.

Scripture References

Revelation 1:6 Matthew 18:20

Joshua 24:15 2 Peter 1:3 NIV

Ephesians 1:3 NIV Psalm 112:2 NIV

John 4:23 Psalm 112:3

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P RAY ER OF BLESSING AT THE TA B LE

I N T RO D U C T I O N

This prayer was written for the head of the household to pray

not only to thank and praise God for His blessings, but also to

cleanse and consecrate the food received and to sanctify the family

members who partake of it.

P RAY ER

Father, thank You for giving to us our daily bread.We receive

this food with thanksgiving and praise. You bless our bread and

our water and take sickness out of the midst of us.

In the name of Jesus, we call this food clean, wholesome, and

pure nourishment to our bodies. Should there be any deadly thing

herein, it shall not harm us, for the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus

makes us free from the law of sin and death.

In the name of Jesus, amen.

Scripture References

Matthew 6:11 Mark 16:18

1 Timothy 4:4 NIV Romans 8:2

Exodus 23:25

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HU S BAND’S PRAY ER OF BLESSING

FOR HIS W I F E

I N T RO D U C T I O N

It is positive reinforcement, validation, and affirmation for

children to hear their father pray, blessing his wife and their

mother. This is a method of honoring her and reaffirming her

position in the home. Words are powerful, and the blessings for

the wife in front of the children will promote appropriate selfesteem

necessary for success in life.

Sometimes a wife will feel that she has failed because she is

not fulfilling all the roles expressed in Proverbs 31. I believe that

God had this passage written to encourage a woman to be all that

He created her to be. Out of her “being” — knowing herself, both

her strengths and her weaknesses, developing her talents, seeing

herself as God sees her, and looking to Christ for her

completeness (wholeness) — comes the “doing.”

“The woman described in this chapter has outstanding

abilities. Her family’s social position is high. In fact, she may not

be one woman at all — she may be a composite portrait of ideal

womanhood. Do not see her as a model to imitate in eve ry detail;

your days are not long enough to do eve rything she does! See her

instead as an inspira t i on to be all you can be.We can’t be just like her,

but we can learn from her industry, integri ty, and resourcefulness.”1

P RAY ER

Father, I thank You for my wife who is a capable, intelligent,

and virtuous woman. Her worth is far more precious than jewels,

and her value is far above rubies or pearls.

I thank You that she is a woman of strong character, great

wisdom, many skills, and great compassion. Strength and dignity

are her clothing, and her position is strong and secure. She opens

her mouth with skillful and godly wisdom, and on her tongue is

the law of kindness [giving counsel and instruction].

Our children rise up and call her blessed (happy, fortunate,

and to be envied); and I boast of and praise her, [saying], “Many

daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well [with the strength

of character that is steadfast in goodness], but you excel them all.”

Father, my wife reverently and worshipfully fears You; she

shall be praised! Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own

works praise her in the gates [of the city].

I respect, value, and honor my wife before our children.

In the name of Jesus, amen.

Scripture References (AMP)

Proverbs 31:10 Proverbs 31:28,29

Proverbs 31:25,26 Proverbs 31:30,31

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PA REN T ’S PRAY ER OF BLESSING

FOR CHI L D REN

I N T RO D U C T I O N

“The [Hebrew] father’s place in the [traditional Jewish]

home is fittingly shown by the beautiful custom of blessing the

children, a custom which dates back to Isaac and Jacob. To this

day, in many homes, the father blesses his children on Friday

nights, on Rosh Hashanah eve and on Yom Kippur before leaving

for the synagogue....

In very ancient times, the father or patriarch was the ruler of

home and family. He made laws and enforced them. Later,

however, laws were instituted by teachers, parents, judges, and

kings. The father, as the master of the house, was looked up to for

support and depended on for guidance.”2

2 Ben M. Edidin, Jewish Customs and Ceremonies (New York: Hebrew Publishing

Company, 1941), p. 23.

The following prayer, based on a translation of the traditional

Hebrew father’s blessing upon his children, may be used by the

head of the household, whether male or female.

P RAY ER

Father, I receive, welcome, and acknowledge each of my

children as a delightful blessing from You. I speak Your blessings

upon them and over them.

Children, I bless you in the name of Jesus, proclaiming the

blessings of God, my Redeemer, upon you. May He give you

wisdom, a reverential fear of God, and a heart of love.

May He create in you the desire to attend to His words, a

willing and obedient heart that you may consent and submit to

His sayings and walk in His ways. May your eyes look straight

ahead with purpose for the future. May your tongue be as the pen

of a ready writer, writing mercy and kindness upon the tablets of

your heart. May you speak the truth in love. May your hands do

the works of the Father; may your feet walk the paths which He

has foreordained for you.

I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are

living their lives in the truth.

May the Lord prepare you and your future mate to love and

honor one another, and may He grant to your union upright sons

and daughters who will live in accordance with His Word. May

your source of livelihood be honorable and secure, so that you will

earn a living with your own hands. May you always worship God

in spirit and in truth.

I pray above all things that you may always prosper and be in

health, even as your soul prospers. “I know the thoughts and plans

that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare

and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome”

( Jer. 29:11 AMP).

In the name of Jesus, amen.

Scripture References

Psalm 127:3 AMP Ephesians 2:10 AMP

Philippians 2:13 AMP 3 John 4 AMP

Proverbs 4:20 1 Thessalonians 4:11,12 NIV

Psalm 45:1 John 4:23

Proverbs 3:3 AMP 3 John 2

Ephesians 4:15