“but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:20-21 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/mat.6.20-21.NKJV
Brothers today I’m praying for multi-generational glory to God, faithfulness, and impact from our simple parenting labors of discipleship and education this year. A doll house started by my grandfather for my mother, passed on to my brother’s daughters, and now passing on to my daughter. It’s a multi-generational joy, and how much more the treasures in heaven passed on and multiplied! So I pray that this year we have joy in the small daily labors that will have multi-generational impact of treasures in heaven! Be faithful in the small things, brothers. Happy new year!
Building a multi-generational corporate family network of faith
Pray for it! “First, you can’t do it apart from God. Psalm 127:1: “Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it” The corporate family is a gift that vou receive from God.” 1
“Start where you are. Get right with God. Confess your sins. Love your neighbors (family neighbors first), Be thankful for what you have.”
“Second, be patient. The [multi-generational family] vision is a long game. You can’t build a corporate family overnight. It is a long, slow process. Start small and be faithful there. Start praying about it now. In order to build, you need a strong foundation. The family can only be built well when it is built on the gospel. Anything else is quicksand. Love what God has given you right now and be faithful there.”
“Third, think about how you can set up your children and grandchildren for this kind of network… If you are the first Christian in your family, then you are the pioneer. You get the great opportunity to dig up the ground and lay the cement. Do it wisely, Being the first at the work in your family is an incredible gift. Don’t squander it.”
Trust God. “This is all God’s plan. God is in the business of redeeming and building families. So follow Him.”
- “Build a Postmil Family” by Jesse Sumpter, Fight Laugh Feast issue 3.4 Winter 2022
THE GOOD NEWS
There is a God that created the heavens and the earth. We humans are created in His image.
We are sinners, we have rebelled against Him, our Creator. Our rebellion has brought “all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice… envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness” to the world. Romans 1:29-31 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.1.29-31.ESV
Therefore we justly deserve our due punishment of death and damnation, “as it is written: ‘None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.’” Romans 3:10-12 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.3.10-12.ESV
But good news! God is merciful and loving. Jesus is God the only begotten Son and He took our punishment upon Himself in our place. Jesus rose from the dead, defeating death and securing the hope of our salvation.
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/1co.15.3-8.ESV
““Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”” Acts 2:36-38 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/act.2.36-38.ESV
We need only repent and believe it. Repent: turn away from our sins, proclaim Jesus is lord and savior, and we will be forgiven our sins and have life ever after! “because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”” Romans 10:9-11 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.10.9-11.ESV
There is hope. Believe in Jesus! ““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/jhn.3.16.ESV
It doesn’t matter who you’ve been or what you’ve done, God stands with arms wide open, ready to forgive you. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.1.9.ESV
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