Bring Your Child to Jesus

A father came to Jesus and pleaded, “Lord, please have mercy on my son. He suffers terribly from seizures and is often thrown into the fire or the water. I took him to Your disciples, but they weren’t able to heal him.”
— Matthew 17:15–16

A Desperate Father’s Faith

In this passage, a desperate father chose to bring his child to Jesus for healing. The child’s condition was severe and life-threatening, repeatedly casting him into fire and water.

Meanwhile, the father had watched helplessly as the boy suffered. By the time he approached Jesus, every human solution seemed exhausted.

He had already taken his son to the disciples. They should have been able to help because Jesus had given His disciples authority to heal and cast out unclean spirits (Mark 6:7). Yet they were powerless to deliver the child.

Their failure was not the end of the story. The father chose to seek Christ’s help for his child, carrying his disappointment directly to the One whose power never fails.

When Human Help Is Not Enough

Jesus responded with a simple but powerful command: “Bring him here to Me.” The father obeyed, choosing to place his child in God’s hands and trust the Lord’s care.

At once, Jesus rebuked the demon and broke its hold. He restored the child. The boy, who was beyond the help of others, was delivered from Satan’s grip by the authority of Christ.

People, institutions, and even well-meaning believers have limits. Jesus does not. When others cannot help, He remains able to save, heal, deliver, and restore.

How Parents Bring Their Children to Christ

The father’s example shows that bringing a child to Jesus is an act of faith and obedience. He did not let disappointment with the disciples keep him from seeking the Lord.

The father brought his need honestly. He trusted Christ’s authority and acted on His word.

Parents today may face situations beyond their wisdom or strength. A child may struggle physically, spiritually, emotionally, or morally. When every remedy seems insufficient, Christian parenting prayer becomes an essential response.

Yet parents can still bring their children to Christ through persistent prayer, faithful instruction, godly example, and confidence in His mercy.

When the father obeyed Jesus’ command, Jesus healed his son. Every parent should understand the importance of bringing a child to Him.

We can bring our children to Jesus, entrust our children to God, and trust Him with what we cannot control. No situation is beyond His reach.

Entrust Your Child to Christ Each Day

The Bible says that children are a precious gift from God (Psalm 127:3-5). They are entrusted to parents to be loved, guided, disciplined, and taught the ways of the Lord. Their lives can bring deep joy, but their choices can also bring sorrow and bitterness.

Every child faces a spiritual battle. Some may grow in wisdom and display the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Others may resist God, follow destructive influences, or become bound by patterns their parents cannot break.

Parents cannot control every decision their children make. They cannot change a heart by force or shield a child from every danger. Yet they can pray for their children and continually place them before the Lord through biblical instruction, faithful example, and loving correction.

Jesus’ command to the father still speaks with power: “Bring him to Me.” This is more than a call to seek help in a crisis. It is an invitation to entrust your child to God each day.

Praying for their salvation and protection brings our children to Jesus. Teaching them Scripture, modeling repentance, and encouraging obedience lead them to Him as well. Even when fear rises, we can surrender it and trust His wisdom above our own.

No struggle is too deep for Christ’s authority. No child is beyond His mercy. To see true transformation, we must bring our children to Jesus in faith and obedience, believing that He alone can heal, deliver, and change the heart.

Never Stop Praying for Your Child

Many parents pray for their children from conception. Yet sin is always present, so we must continually cover them in prayer.

As children mature, they may face spiritual influences and destructive pressures that echo the suffering described in Jesus’ day. While the nature of these struggles differs, their potential to harm remains serious.

Jesus still commands us, “Bring them to Me.” Therefore, we must bring our children to Jesus, trust Jesus with our children, and trust His power to deliver and restore.

The Lord sometimes allows the devil to drive us into a corner. In those moments, we learn how necessary it is to have faith. According to your faith, God will cover your child.

Ungodly children reveal our inability to overcome the depravity of their hearts. As they grow, they may dabble in sin and become hostile toward God.

We must never stop praying for our children while they live. No case is hopeless for Jesus.

When our hearts are breaking, we should remember the great Physician’s words: “Bring them to Me.” One of a parent’s greatest responsibilities is to bring a child to Jesus and lay that child at His feet in prayer.