Children and Parents

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

 

INHERITANCE 

Definition & Legal Meaning Inheritance. 

An estate in things real, descending to the heir. 

An estate or property which a man has by descent, as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another, as his heir. 

https://thelawdictionary.org/inheritance/

 

Some scriptures on inheritance 

 

Colossians 3:23-24

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

 

Psalms 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land,

And dwell in it forever.

 

Acts 20:32

“So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

 

“You may not be able to leave your children a great inheritance, but day by day you may be weaving coats for them which they will wear through all eternity.” Theodore L. Cuyler.

 

 

Five things that must be transferred to the next generation.

 

 

Your Convictions.

• Your convictions are a summation of your philosophies, beliefs and mindsets.

• Always ensure you transfer your a clear understanding of your convictions to the next generation.

• How you are wired? What makes you tick? What keep you going? What the cloth your cut from? 

• “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings”. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.

 

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

 

Deuteronomy 6:20-21

“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD our God has commanded you?’ then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

 

Your name.

 

Genesis 12:2

I will make you a great nation;

I will bless you

And make your name great;

And you shall be a blessing.

 

• Your name is your track record, your credibility, your value, impact and contribution. 

• “Names have POWER” 

 

• Even Jesus gave us his name. Philippians 2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,

 

• The name of a man is a track record of investments of many years.

• Do not play with your credibility or track record.

• Every day your making investments in your name or adding pain.

• “What is in a name? That which which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. 

 

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,

Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

 

Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than precious ointment,

And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;

 

Your relationship & connection.

• Pass your relationship and connections to the next generation so they can use as leverage.

• This are the relationships and connection that you have built over the years.

 

John 19:26-27

When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.

 

• Relationship are a potent leverage that you can pass to the next generation. 

• Everyman is made by his relationship because every blessing comes from God to men through men.

• Do not downplay the power of strategic relationships (not taking advantage of people)

• Value men and value relationships because it’s an inheritance you can pass on your children.

• Relationships can create exceptions.

 

 

Genesis 41:12-14

Now there was a young Hebrew man with us there, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his own dream. And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

 

Your physical assets as inheritance.

• A good man leave an inheritance to his children’s children.

• As the Lord gives you time and strength ensure you have something physical to pass to your next generation.

• Physical things are a blessing to the next generation they don’t have to start from where we started. 

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,

But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

 

Joshua 11:23

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.

 

Your mantle and anointing upon life.

• To successful transfer all your inheritance you finally need to transfer you our mantle, spirit and anointing. 

• Blessing the next generation and speaking a blessing over there life.

• You don’t only transfer but your teach them on how to maintain and to do exploits. 

 

Genesis 25:5-6

And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.

 

Genesis 26:12-14

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him. The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

 

• Abraham gave Isaac all that he had!

• This is the reason why children fail to reproduce because we don’t pass on the mantle.

 

 

Genesis 26:16

And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”