September 23, 2010
Genealogy. The first three chapters of I Chronicles is documentation of the ancestry from Adam → to Abraham → to the time Jerusalem was taken captive. Generational influences are important. You see the names of those who sinned against God and you see the result of that for generations. Noah's son Ham—generations. Lot's sons—generations. Then you see the names of those who were faithful to God and you see the result of their choices for generations. Patriarchs like Abraham and David.
The choice of how we are going to live our lives is ultimately up to us, but our generational history is what gives us the "bent" towards God or away from God.
In these chapters, you also see those who had the benefit of godly generations but chose to go their own way. Er (son of Judah), did what the LORD said was wrong, so the LORD put him to death. Achan took for himself what was to be God's, and he was put to death. Absalom and Adonijah, sons of David, chose to go against their father and God, and they were put to death.
The choice is ours. You can have an entire ancestral line of non-believers and you can break the pattern and serve God. The opposite is true as well. You can have an entire ancestral line of God followers and choose to break the pattern and refuse to serve God. Ultimately, each person must make their own choice. However, the consequences of generational choices can be far reaching. The ancestral patterns we receive shape who we are and form our beliefs, many times teaching us patterns of behavior that can be very difficult to break. The ancestral patterns we pass down affects future generations. Our choices impact not only our lives, but it shapes the lives of those who follow after us.
I want to leave the generations that follow me a God-honoring Christian heritage. I want them to remember someone who pointed them to Christ. I want them to rise up and say: Blessed be the Name of the LORD!
Life is serious business. Make it count for what is important!
Next Entry: I Chronicles 4:1 – 9:1
Genealogy. The first three chapters of I Chronicles is documentation of the ancestry from Adam → to Abraham → to the time Jerusalem was taken captive. Generational influences are important. You see the names of those who sinned against God and you see the result of that for generations. Noah's son Ham—generations. Lot's sons—generations. Then you see the names of those who were faithful to God and you see the result of their choices for generations. Patriarchs like Abraham and David.
The choice of how we are going to live our lives is ultimately up to us, but our generational history is what gives us the "bent" towards God or away from God.
In these chapters, you also see those who had the benefit of godly generations but chose to go their own way. Er (son of Judah), did what the LORD said was wrong, so the LORD put him to death. Achan took for himself what was to be God's, and he was put to death. Absalom and Adonijah, sons of David, chose to go against their father and God, and they were put to death.
The choice is ours. You can have an entire ancestral line of non-believers and you can break the pattern and serve God. The opposite is true as well. You can have an entire ancestral line of God followers and choose to break the pattern and refuse to serve God. Ultimately, each person must make their own choice. However, the consequences of generational choices can be far reaching. The ancestral patterns we receive shape who we are and form our beliefs, many times teaching us patterns of behavior that can be very difficult to break. The ancestral patterns we pass down affects future generations. Our choices impact not only our lives, but it shapes the lives of those who follow after us.
I want to leave the generations that follow me a God-honoring Christian heritage. I want them to remember someone who pointed them to Christ. I want them to rise up and say: Blessed be the Name of the LORD!
Life is serious business. Make it count for what is important!
Next Entry: I Chronicles 4:1 – 9:1
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