Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Promise for Today - In the Bloodline

He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father had done. 
2 Kings 24:9 KJV

Have you ever been told you look like your father? Or that you act "just like your father"? Is that a good thing... or maybe a not-so-good thing? Have you ever known families where the children all mimic the father's mannerisms and attitudes? That's exactly what we find in our text today and throughout the book of 2 Kings.

Is it a learned behavior or a generational curse? I don't intend to try to determine that here, nor will I address good fathering practice / bad fathering practice because those are rather apparent (no pun intended).

However, I will point out two very important Scriptures. Ephesians 6:4, Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. And the second is very similar - Colossians 3:21, Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.

As a born-again believer, your Bloodline flows from the Cross at Calvary...the one brought about because our Father God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son...who in turn gave His life so that we can be forgiven.

Prayer:

Father,
           By Your Grace, so let us continue our lives to do just as You have done - Help us to give freely of our love and our time and our provision to others. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.

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