Lessons In Virtue: An Eternal Legacy

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Samuel 1:27-28(KJV); For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.

When Hannah lent her son to the Lord, she did not only lend him for the duration of his life on the earth.

Her words were, ‘for as long as he lives…’

Samuel is still alive today. His words and the great things that he did still minister to us.

Hannah established a principle in her child that superseded even his life in the body.

This is why King Saul could attempt to evoke the spirit of Samuel for counsel even after Samuel had died. He was that important to Israel (1 Samuel 28).

When the Bible speaks of training up a child in the way they should go, it is about more than what they should do in order to be a success in this life (Proverbs 22:6). It also goes to positioning them in the grace to establish eternal legacies.

This is the same wisdom through which generational altars are built. Your children can serve God. Your grandchildren can serve God. Your great grandchildren can serve God.

Never look at instruction to children as lasting only their lifetime. Look at it as an influence that must go on for generations to come.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 22:6, Psalms 78:4-7

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Never look at instruction to children as lasting only their lifetime. Look at it as an influence that must go on for generations to come.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. By this wisdom, I know that my children and great grandchildren are claimed for the gospel. In their times they shall serve the Lord. Even after they leave the earth, they shall serve the Lord. My family has a legacy in the gospel. My posterity is preserved for years to come. In Jesus’ name, Amen.