Psalm 112

1 Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands. ;
2 His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. ;

(from NIV, YouVersion.Com)

Do we realize that our choices can have a ripple effect into the next generation?

Psalm 112:1-2 tells us that the man who “fears the Lord and finds delight in his commands” will have a blessing that extends beyond his own life, and into the next generation – affecting his children. They (the children) will be “mighty in the land” and “blessed”.

As a father of four beautiful children, I can truly attest to the fact that I want my kids to be blessed. I want them to succeed, prosper, and walk in favor in the land.

According to the Psalmist, I can have a direct role in bringing them this favor and blessing by simply fearing God myself, and delighting in His commands.

How quickly we stumble and choose sinful actions without thinking of the consequences – immediately, generationally, and eternally. We forget that by choosing life, by fearing the Lord, and delighting in His commands – obeying Him, submitting to His will, and walking according to His Spirit – that we are essentially sending a ripple into the future carrying God’s blessing for our children.

My prayer is that we would become more aware of the ripples we are creating today. Those ripples are created with the impact of our decisions and they roll across the waters of time into the next generation, affecting our children.

Will the ripples we create send favor and blessing to our children?

By the grace of God Almighty, yes, yes.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon

http://www.fredmckinnon.com