Wednesday,
April 25, 2012
Faith's
Check Book, Daily Entry
C. H.
Spurgeon
What to
Leave Children
The just man
walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. (Proverbs 20:7)
Anxiety about our family is natural, but we shall
be wise if we turn it into care about our own character. If we walk before the
Lord in integrity, we shall do more to bless our descendants than if we
bequeathed them large estates. A father's holy life is a rich legacy for his
sons.
The upright man leaves his heirs his example, and
this in itself will be a mine of true wealth, How many men may trace their
success in life to the example of their parents!
He leaves them also his repute. Men think better of
us as the sons of a man who could be trusted, the successors of a tradesman of
excellent repute, Oh, that all young men were anxious to keep up the family
name!
Above all, he leaves his children his prayers and
the blessing of a prayer-hearing God, and these make our offspring to be
favored among the sons of men. God will save them even after we are dead. Oh,
that they might be saved at once!
Our integrity may be God's means of saving our sons
and daughters. If they see the truth of our religion proved by our lives, it
may be that they will believe in Jesus for themselves. Lord, fulfill this word
to my household!
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