In My Father's House - Part I

Who Dropped the Baton?

In reading II Chronicles, I was amazed to see how different a lot of the sons of kings were from their fathers. The Bible made a point to note whenever a king did good or evil in the sight of the Lord. While a king was noted to have ruled well and did good in the sight of the Lord, it was not guaranteed that his son who took his place on the throne would rule in the same manner. As a matter of fact, there were many sons who did evil in the sight of the Lord even after their fathers did good.

I had to ask myself several questions after reading this:

1. How could this be?
2. Did the kings who ruled well in the sight of the Lord worry so much about their kingdoms that they forgot about their homes?
3. How could a man’s son see God so much more differently than he?

I just came to the conclusion that these kings, as good as they were and as well as they ruled in the sight of the Lord, dropped the baton.

When you really think about, it is not that much different today in a lot of homes. We live in a day and age where there are so many fatherless homes and homes where fathers are not actively engaged in their children’s lives. My Pastor makes a point to tell all the men in our congregation that we must rule well. Ruling your home well, deals more with what goes on inside the home than it does outside the home. It is our responsibility as men to mentor and disciple our wives and children. Our homes should be good soil that allow our seed (children) to grow and produce good fruit.

Our children have to make up their own mind about God, but we should be showing them God’s goodness and grace everyday so that when they are grown they have a history with Him. It’s this history that serves as a foundation that will prove to weather storms that would otherwise push them over the edge.

We must build up the idea generational cycles where the baton is properly passed from one generation to the next. A smooth hand off of the baton could be the difference between winning and losing, but more importantly, life and death.

God Bless you.