2 Kings 15
v8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. 10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him down at Ibleam and put him to death and reigned in his place. 11 Now the rest of the deeds of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 12 (This was the promise of the Lord that he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.)
Just as God promised Abraham that his descendents will be like the sand on the shore. What is one thing you will ask God for? Rachael asked that there will be God-knowing and God-fearing generations to come like the san on the shore.
Because of what Jehu did, God gave him the throne of Israel to the 4th generations. None of his sons did right before God. None plea for the continuation of blessings, so it stop at the 4th.
What is the things that we want to leave after us? Indeed a generation of God-knowing and God-fearing decendents for generations and generations to come.
We are the first generation of Christian, let this good works have no end.
The greatest appointment, the wealth, even a kings's throne and kingdom, what if the legacy does not continue... We will just be building up for ourselves that will last at most for a few generations.
I pray for both Rachael and myself that our focus will be for God to pass on the blessings and the promises for generations and generations to come. It will start with us and on Josef, Deborah and Matthias. Amen.
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