PERSONAL JOURNAL:
SIN ( Conviction ): Today, Father, my sin confession does not seem to have anything to do with the scripture, but rather a weight on my heart. I’ve allowed myself to be weighed down by the stresses of this life, Father, even though they are few. I’ve allowed myself to even grasp onto the slightest stressor or negative thing and hold onto it as-if it’s the biggest, most precious thing in this world. I have not gone to You with this until now and that is my confession today, Father. Please forgive me for not coming to You sooner. Forgive me for once again thinking I can do this on my own, because I have proven so many times that I cannot. Help me to lift this weight off my heart, Father, so that not only may I be healed, but my burden may be light.
PROMISE ( 1 Kings 15:4 ): David truly was a man after Your own heart, because it seems that all throughout his descendants, You continue to shower his descendants well after David’s death with promises, blessings, and oftentimes corrections. The promise here is that You gave Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem anew! This, You tell us, is all because of David doing what was right in Your eyes; not because anyone in his descendants was deserving as David was. I see the promise that I truly can impact generations to come with my actions in this life. David’s obedience and faithfulness to You, drove so many decisions of Yours in the future well after he passed away. For all I know, there could still be descendants of his on this earth who are still receiving so much grace and mercy from You for David’s actions, not their own. Thank You for this reminder, Father.
ATTITUDE ( 1 Kings 15:3-5 ): You remind me quite often in this scripture that David’s actions were good and right in Your eyes, so this is why this or that happened. Help me to embrace the attitude and mentality in my life that my actions could have a direct spiritual impact on my descendants for generations to come, well after I pass away and join You in Heaven. I know I have not be even remotely close to perfect, but my prayer today is that I at least have been faithful and obedient enough by the time I pass to make a positive impact on my descendants for generations.
COMMAND ( 1 Kings 15:30 ): The command I see from You today is to not provoke You. I see in this verse that although Jeroboam may not have witnessed this himself as he had already passed away by this point; his entire home was destroyed because of his actions. All of his descendants are gone because of his actions, so his family name will have no more generations to produce. My actions can determine one way or the other what happens to the generations of my descendants after me. I hope I have never truly provoked You as Jeroboam and his household did, Father, even in my darkest moments.
EXAMPLE ( 1 Kings 15:3-5 ): Even generations after his death, we still see King David being mentioned as justification as to why You are doing something in scripture. David doing what was right in Your eyes has had a lasting impact for many generations, possibly even still to this day for all I know. Thank You for this example this morning, Father, as it’s a reminder that what I do in this life doesn’t just impact myself; it has the possibility to impact those around me, those who come after me in my family, and those I’ll never meet in this lifetime. Wow!
*DAILY NOTE: David’s story is such a powerful testimony to being truly focused on You throughout our lives and how the benefits we reap from that remain for generations after we die. I do not need to allow “generational curses” to define the moments I spend in this lifetime if I lean on You for true revelation, healing, growth, and guidance. Thank You for continuing me down David’s generational story after death. Although he has died in this life, his story continues on due to how focused on You he was while living. Thank You, Father, for revealing so much to me about this life.
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