Good Morning Friends,
“By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in
regard to their future. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of
Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. By faith
Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.” (Hebrews 11:20-22)
What will you pass on to the next generation?
Some people work hard all their lives so they
can leave a financial inheritance to their children. They view it as their
responsibility to pass wealth on to the next generation. Some take very seriously
the responsibility to pass a good name on to the next generation and see that
it is passed on to generations after that. They raise their children to respect
their family name and strive to bring no shame to it. Some pass heirlooms to
the next generation, works of art, antiques, dishes, jewelry, held in trust
from one generation to the next.
For Abraham’s family, something more
important than wealth, more important than a family name, and more important
than heirlooms was passed from father to child. From Abraham to Isaac. From
Isaac to Jacob and Esau. From Jacob to his twelve sons. From the twelve
patriarchs of the nation of Israel to the whole family nation. They each passed
on their faith.
What a heritage that was, what a blessing to
the next generations. For some of them, life was filled with prosperity and
ease. For others, it was filled with turmoil and trouble. But whatever life
brought to them, they faced it with faith and passed that on to their children
and their children’s children.
The faith you have is not yours to keep. Pass
it on to the next generation and the one to follow that. There is no greater
blessing that you can leave as an inheritance!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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