Wednesday – History

Reading – 1 Kings 15-16

Highlight Verse:

“He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been.”
‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭15‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

It is a sad fact that sometimes sins are repeated in successive generations.

Children often follow similar paths as their parents.

Abijam followed his father Rehoboam’s example.

In contrast, his son Asa did not follow the bad example Abijam set for him.

He forged his own path in obedience to God.

My own father and stepfather were not exactly stellar examples of obedience to God. In fact, they should have gone to jail for some of the things they did.

But that does not mean that I am destined to follow in their footsteps.

Like Asa, we forge our own path.

If we can learn from the good examples of our parents, great.

When the examples are not so good, remember that we have a Father in heaven. We can take the lessons that He taught us and follow the path of righteousness regardless of our past.

What good things did you learn from your parents?
What things have you had to learn from your Heavenly Father?