Family Heritage

The expression "keeping up with the Jones'" has always made me laugh.  My maiden name is Jones and I have to tell you, quite frankly, that there has not been much to keep up with, at least from a material and fiscal point of view.

There is a great peace to be found in this fact.  I know that, at the death of a family member, there should be no fussing and warring over any property or possession.  In spite of this peace, though, there has always been a bit of envy that my family leaves no real heritage or legacy.  There is no china platter, chipped and worn through the years, to be passed down that can be used by future generations with smiles and warm memories.  Nothing from a father that will be handed to a son that will evoke a secret smile as the son relives times past. 

That's actually sad to me.  I've spent a large portion of my life feeling like we have no legacy and that I have nothing to leave to anyone. 

Enter Jesus.  Swing wide the door and make way for God and His abundant grace.  He leaves me a legacy and a heritage because I am His child.  And He leaves me so much more than an antique Singer sewing machine or a fleet of ships crafted from pecan hulls by my grandfather. 

Psalm 37 to me is a living will, a reminder on the front end of what God has in store for me.  Psalm 37 (NLT) In this chapter God tells me what I am to do and what He has promised me.  He tells me the fate of those who don't act according to His word. 

This is good stuff!!!  I love the way that God's word reminds us, often times pointedly and personally, of what we need to hear, today, from Him. 

Don't buy Satan's lie that you have no heritage; you are a child of the King.  Your father owns a the cattle on a thousand hills.  He created all things; He is the beginning and the end. 

Celebrate your heritage today.