“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his Children’s
Children: And the wealth of the sinners, is laid up for the just”
Have you ever noticed the ripple effects of a stone thrown into a lake or pond? The effects of that stone seem to just keep on going and going and going….
It is the same with our lives. The ripple effects of who we are and what we do and say also keep on going and going, in ways we could never imagine.
There are two different men whose lives after their existence speak volumes of the effects of their lives generations after them. That was the legacy they left behind.
Max Jukes lived in New York. He did not believe in Christ or in Christian training. He refuses his Children to go to Church, even when they asked to go. At last count, he had 1,026 descendants; 300 were sent to prison for an average of term of 13years, 190 were public prostitutes, 680 were admitted alcoholics, when this story was written, his family had cost the State in excess of $420,000. They made no contribution to the society.
By contrast, Jonathan Edwards lived in the same state, at the same time as Jukes. He loved the Lord and saw that his Children were in Church every Sunday, as he served the Lord to best of His ability. He had 929 descendants, of these 430 were ministers, 86 became university professors: 13 became university Presidents; 75 authored good books; five were elected vice President of his country. His family never cost but rather contributed immensely to the country.
What we do and how we live the life God gave to us echoes eternity. Every man will definitely leave some kind of legacy, directly or indirectly. If you must leave a legacy, leave a godly legacy.
Children: And the wealth of the sinners, is laid up for the just”
Have you ever noticed the ripple effects of a stone thrown into a lake or pond? The effects of that stone seem to just keep on going and going and going….
It is the same with our lives. The ripple effects of who we are and what we do and say also keep on going and going, in ways we could never imagine.
There are two different men whose lives after their existence speak volumes of the effects of their lives generations after them. That was the legacy they left behind.
Max Jukes lived in New York. He did not believe in Christ or in Christian training. He refuses his Children to go to Church, even when they asked to go. At last count, he had 1,026 descendants; 300 were sent to prison for an average of term of 13years, 190 were public prostitutes, 680 were admitted alcoholics, when this story was written, his family had cost the State in excess of $420,000. They made no contribution to the society.
By contrast, Jonathan Edwards lived in the same state, at the same time as Jukes. He loved the Lord and saw that his Children were in Church every Sunday, as he served the Lord to best of His ability. He had 929 descendants, of these 430 were ministers, 86 became university professors: 13 became university Presidents; 75 authored good books; five were elected vice President of his country. His family never cost but rather contributed immensely to the country.
What we do and how we live the life God gave to us echoes eternity. Every man will definitely leave some kind of legacy, directly or indirectly. If you must leave a legacy, leave a godly legacy.
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