The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. Proverbs 20:7
Below is a contrast between 2 men. One lived for God and the other didn't believe in a God.
"Max Jukes, the atheist, lived a godless life. He married an ungodly girl, and from the union there were 310 who died as paupers, 150 were criminals, 7 were murderers, 100 were drunkards, and more than half of the women were prostitutes. His 540 descendants cost the State one and a quarter million dollars.
"Jonathan Edwards, he lived at the same time as Max Jukes, but he married a godly girl. An investigation was made of 1,394 known descendants of Jonathan Edwards of which 13 became college presidents, 65 college professors, 3 United States senators, 30 judges, 100 lawyers, 60 physicians, 75 army and navy officers, 100 preachers and missionaries, 60 authors of prominence, one a vice-president of the United States, 80 became public officials in other capacities, 295 college graduates, among whom were governors of states and ministers to foreign countries. His descendants did not cost the state a single penny.
Are you more like Jukes or Edwards? Act like Men and be an Edwards.
1 comment:
Wow! That is kind of scary to think of. I guess that is evidence that what we do has a big effect on our children's destinies.
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