These prayers for a baby boy help lay a strong foundation that can be built upon for the rest of his life.
Praying Scripture back to the Lord is both biblical and effective. God is personal, as is prayer. The following five prayers are based on a particular Scripture passage and focus on the baby boy in need of prayer.
1. Heavenly Father, I pray this baby boy will be rooted, established in love, and have power together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that he may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Amen. (Prayer based on Ephesians 3:17-19)
2. Lord, I ask that you fill this baby boy with the knowledge of Your will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives. May he may live a life worthy of You and please You in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in Your knowledge, being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that he will one day have great endurance and patience. May this baby boy give joyful thanks to You, the Father, who has qualified him to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom of light. Amen. (Prayer based on Colossians 1:9-12)
3. Father, may Your face radiate with joy because of this baby boy. Be gracious, Lord, show your favor toward him and give this baby your peace. Amen. (Prayer based on Numbers 6:24-26)
4. Heavenly Father, Your Word proclaims that You have no greater joy than to hear that Your children are walking in the truth. I pray this baby boy will bring You much joy in the coming years. Place within him a desire to draw near to You for salvation at an early age so that he might enjoy the rich benefits of knowing You throughout his life. Amen. (Prayer based on 3 John 4)
5. Lord, may Your favor rest on this baby boy today and forevermore. Amen (Prayer based on Psalm 90:17)
1. Heavenly Father, Your provisions leave us in awe. Technology advances offer the physician insight into this baby boy’s condition in utero, providing optimal care for him months before his delivery. You supply our every need—even those we don’t know we need⏤according to Your riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). Amen.
2. Lord, we prayed for 10 fingers and 10 toes—all those things a parent desires for their newborn. Although our prayers don’t appear to have been answered as expected, we thank You for the gift of this baby boy. Before he takes his first breath, we declare our trust in You, the One who knit together this precious baby in the “secret place” (Psalm 139:15). You are never caught by surprise. What a glorious truth! As we navigate his medical needs now and in the coming years, help us to do so with grateful hearts in knowing You created this baby boy for His purposes and glory. It’s an honor to be a part of his story. Thank You, Father. Amen.
3. Father, as this baby boy prepares to be born, I pray You will steady his heart rate, provide sufficient oxygen to his brain, and protect him and his mother from any labor complications. You are faithful, and I pray You will strengthen us and protect both mom and baby from the evil one (2 Thessalonians 3:3). Amen.
4. Author of Life, You make everything beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11). I pray this baby boy will remain secure in his mother’s womb for the full 40-week term. Place a hedge of protection around him as he continues to gain strength in the final weeks of pregnancy, and bless his mother with rest as she prepares physically and emotionally for the new life that is to come. I trust in You, Lord, for Your timing is never one second too soon or one second too late—it is perfect. Amen.
5. Lord, what a beautiful mystery a newborn presents to the world. Ecclesiastes 11:5 says, “As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” I don’t need to understand Your hands’ workings to know they are faithful. I am confident that You have created this baby boy for such a time as this (Esther 4:14). Amen.
1. Heavenly Father, give us an unquenchable hunger and thirst for Your Word (Matthew 5:6). As this baby boy’s parents, we want to possess a true, sincere faith that’s lived out every day and not simply attended on Sundays. Amen.
2. Father, cover us with wisdom and discernment as we seek to be the parents You would have us to be for this baby boy. James 1:5 assures us as his parents that when we ask for wisdom, You give it to us—not begrudgingly—but generously! You shepherd us as we shepherd him, and You do so gently and with much care. Help us to reflect You and Your ways to our son. Amen.
3. Lord, as this baby boy’s father, I pray You’ll lead and guide me in being the spiritual leader of the home. Help me keep my mind set on things above (Colossians 3:2), refusing to become entangled by sin and the temporal lures of our culture (Hebrews 12:1). Amen.
4. Lord, as this baby boy’s mother, equip me to be the mother You want me to be, releasing all pre-conceived notions of what the culture qualifies as a “good” mother. Calm my heart and mind as I embrace what You have called me to—devoting myself to prayer, being watchful and thankful. (Colossians 4:2). I am overwhelmed with joy! Thank You for the gift of motherhood. Amen.
5. El Roi, You see this single mother’s heart for my baby boy. It is filled with joy yet laced with the fear of unknowns. But You are known, Heavenly Father, and You see me. Thank You for meeting me where I am and providing practical help and wisdom. Help me to be the mother that I can’t be without You. Amen.
Though imperfect, these men from the Bible displayed characteristics and values worthy of praying for our baby boy’s future.
1. David – Ignite this baby boy’s heart for you, Lord. Like David, may You say of him, “I have found David son of Jess, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do” (Acts 13:22). Amen.
2. Barnabas – Cultivate within this baby boy’s heart a love for others and a willingness to encourage through words and deeds—like Barnabas, also known as “son of encouragement,” in Acts 4:36. Amen.
3. Noah – Strengthen this baby boy’s resolve to stand firm in the face of ridicule and rejection, which Noah likely endured while building the Ark, although not specifically mentioned in the Bible. Like Noah, may he choose to obey You, even when it doesn’t make sense to him or those around him (Genesis 6:22). Amen.
4. Joshua – Develop a warrior’s mindset in this baby boy’s heart. As Joshua victoriously led the nation of Israel into the Promised Land despite unknown obstacles and tenacious enemies, may this baby boy display the same victorious trust, strength, and power in the Lord as he lives and works in a spiritually deprived world (Joshua 3-5). Amen.
5. Moses – Give this baby boy a desire for quick obedience—to God, his parents, and authorities. Help him to see obedience as a blessing, not a punishment. Exodus 3:4 says, “When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, ‘Moses! Moses!’ And Moses said, ‘Here I am.’” Amen.
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