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*Introduction*
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/“How much does what you do today matter years from now? /
/Who will remember it and what difference will it make?”
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*Legacy*
 
Parents have you thought about your legacy lately?
In case you haven't, let's start with the basics: \\ \\ Webster's Dictionary says a legacy is, "Something handed down from one who has gone before."
How we live will influence our children and descendents for generations \\ \\ Let me share a story with you that demonstrate the powerful legacy (both good and bad) that parents create.
\\ \\ Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703 in Connecticut.
\\ \\ He attended Yale University at age 13 and later went on to serve as president of the college of New Jersey (now Princeton).
He was also the acknowledged leader of the greatest revivals in history - often called ‘The Great Awakening’.
Numerous books have been written about Edwards' life, his work, and influence on American history and his powerful professional legacy.
But the legacy that Edwards would probably be most proud of is his legacy as a father.
Edwards and his wife Sarah had eleven children.
Despite a rigorous work schedule that included rising as early as 4:30 a.m. to read and write in his library, extensive travels, and endless administrative meetings, he always made time for his children.
Indeed, he committed to spending at least one hour a day with them.
And if he missed a day because he was traveling, he diligently made up the hour when he returned.
\\ \\ The scholar Benjamin Warfield of Princeton has charted the 1,394 known descendents of Edwards.
What he found was an incredible testament to Jonathan Edwards.
Of his known descendents there were 13 college presidents, 65 college professors, 30 judges, 100 lawyers, 60 physicians, 75 army and navy officers, 100 pastors, 60 authors of prominence, 3 United States senators, 80 public servants in other capacities including governors and ministers to foreign countries, and one vice-president of the United States.
\\ \\ The story of Jonathan Edwards is an example of what some sociologists call the "five-generation rule."
How a parent raises their child - the love they give, the values they teach, the emotional environment they offer, the education they provide - influences not only their child but the four generations to follow.
The example of Jonathan Edwards shows just how rich that legacy can be.
\\ \\ But the five-generation rule works both ways.
If we fail to work at being good fathers, our neglect can plague generations.
\\ \\ Consider the case of Max Jukes, a contemporary of Edwards.
\\ \\ As an adult, Jukes had a drinking problem that kept him from holding a steady job.
It also kept him from showing much concern for his wife and children.
He would disappear sometimes for days and return drunk.
He made little time for loving and instructing his children.
\\ \\ Benjamin Warfield has also charted Jukes' descendents.
Warfield was able to trace 540 of Jukes' ancestors.
They offer a stunning contrast to the Edwards' legacy.
Of Jukes' known descendents, 310 died as paupers, at least 150 were criminals (including 7 murderers), more than 100 were drunkards and half of his female descendents ended up as prostitutes.
\\ \\ Of course this doesn't mean that people are simply a product of their parenting and that who they are is determined entirely by their ancestry.
There have been many who descended from men like Jukes and overcame great obstacles to succeed.
Others have come from loving homes like Edwards' only to descend into a troubled adulthood.
But these are the exceptions, not the rule.
\\ The stories of Jonathan Edwards and Max Jukes offer powerful lessons about the legacy we will leave as fathers.
\\ \\ Five generations from now, it is likely that our pastoral accomplishments will be forgotten.
In fact, our descendents may know little about our lives or us.
\\ The way we parent today will affect not only our children, but also indirectly our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren and even generations that follow.
\\ \\ Parents we will leave a legacy.
What will yours be? \\ (©2001 Family First.
All rights reserved.)
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“/This true story underlines for us how powerful Blessing is.
The power of blessing can transcend a lifetime – it can span many generations to keep on bringing God’s favor to those who follow.
A Family Blessing you begin today may out live you and last for many generations.
As we enter our final week of the 40 Days of Blessing, let’s go back to the Bible to remind ourselves just how powerful it really is…”  /
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*Scripture:* *Genesis 12:1-3* /(NKJV)/
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/**/Now the Lord had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you.
2. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
3. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."/*
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*1)    **The Power of Blessing is in Covenant Relationship*
Your blessing is bigger than you!  *You cannot understand the true power of Blessing until you understand that Blessing is a by-product of Covenant*
Blessing is mentioned around 60 times in Genesis – more than once per chapter starting with the first chapter .
But these words were not just for the benefit of Adam and Eve but also for the generations that would follow them.
After the flood, God picks us His plan to bless with Abraham.
From chapter 12 through 50,  the plan and power of Blessing is unfolded step by step throughout the generations of Abraham’s family.
A covenant is an *unbreakable promise*.
And that’s what God made with Abraham.
We can see that the blessing God gave to Abraham was *multi-faceted.*
·         First God Blesses Abraham, but the blessing continues to *extend itself* from Abraham to his immediate family members, on to the extended family,
·         Then it becomes a blessing for his immediate family members, to the nation, and on through the generations to all nations (actual Hbrw word is Family groups) so as we read in the NKJ it reads to */“all the families of the earth”/*
 
Turn now in your bible to *Galations 3:14* and you can see how Paul picks up on this thread of thought as he writes, */“that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus…”  /*Through Christ *we share* in the blessing of Abraham’ and you can see that when we are grafted in to Christ’s body we also share in the blessing on all families that was promised to Abraham.
When the Israelites would pray they would pray to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
In *1Kings 18:36-37* the scriptures records Elijah’s prayer to God – */“36.At the customary time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant.
Prove that I have done all this at your command.
37. O LORD, answer me!
Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself."/*
On pg 35 of “The Power of Blessing” we read ‘“How would you address God in a moment like that?
We would likely pray: /Oh God,/ who parted the waters of the red sea for Moses;.. or /Oh God/, who demolished the walls of Jericho…!
We would try to build our faith trhough recalling the mighty works of God.
But Elijah stepped forward and prayed, “O Lord god of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob…”
Elijah didn’t rely on precedent.
He relied on covenant –The covenant God made with Abraham.
A covenant of Blessing.
God’s promise to bless Abraham and his family, prosper them throughout the generations, and to curse those who curse them, was a stronger faith builder for Eliajah than any single miracle.
He knew that the source of his own miracle –working power was derived from the strength of that inter-generational blessing.”’
Covenant is more powerful than precedent when it comes to seeing miracles.
The power of Blessing cannot be understood apart from God’s covenant of love – the power we see in effect is actually the outworking of His covenant to love us throughout all generations – this covenant was a more powerful faith-builder to Elijah and subsequent generations than the fact of previous miracles – I usually say it this way – covenant is more powerful than precedent when it comes to seeing miracles.
When God introduced himself to Moses in Exodus 3:6,15 He calls himself the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – a reminder to Moses that Moses would be able to do anything God called him to do because of the covenant of BLESSING
 
We see the extension of God’s mercy and covenantal love in these following passages.
·         *Exodus 34:7 NLT*
*/I show this unfailing love to many thousands by forgiving every kind /*/of/*/ sin and rebellion.
Even so I do not leave sin unpunished, but I punish the children for the /*/sins/*/ /*/of/*/ their parents to the third and fourth generations."
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·         *Deut 7:9.*
*/Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God.
He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and constantly loves those who love him and obey his commands./*
·         *God has spoken His covenant – His unbreakable promise and we have inherited and receive this blessing in Christ.*
Have you or your family been affected by a generational curse /(the sins of the fathers) /then the only real cure for it is to receive the powerful convenant “Blessing of God” in Christ.
Grab hold of this truth, and understand that God is not a man that he should lie.
That in Christ you receive the full blessing of God the heavenly Father.
*2)    **In Order to Bless Subsequent Generations You Must Bless The Previous Generation*
Do you remember what the first commandment that came with a promise is? * Exodus 20:12 - /Honor your father and mother.
Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God will give you./*
If you want to pass on a blessing that will last for generations to come the you must begin by blessing ~/ honoring the previous generation.
/(Illustration) /I want to read a story from pg 131 of “The Power of Blessing” to illustrate this for you.
/“The virtuous woman described in Prov.
31 was *honored* by her children- “They rose up and called her *blessed.*”/
/The scripture tells us clearly that the initiative for blessing must shift from *parents* to *children*.
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