Luke 17:1-3a
1 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. 3 So watch yourselves!
Our society has become more concerned about self than about godliness. We strive to find the next greatest thing. We strive to find the perfect person to be with or to look like. We strive to make money and be cool. All God wants from us is our hearts. Someone once said the reason we don’t go to God with our problems a lot of times is not because of time, but because of a lack of love for him.
God wants us to desire his ways and learn and grow from his Word. He wants us to love him more and give him our undivided attention. Many times we fall into the trap of temptation and even cause others around us to stumble. As adults, we have a responsibly to train and equip the generation under us. We should be asking ourselves, what kind of legacy are we leaving behind for our children and for their children?
This scripture is something we should examine seriously if we want our families to get back on track and serve God the way he wants us too. We have to be more like him and love like him everyday. If not, our families, friends, colleagues, and our country will continue down this downward spiral of despair if we don’t wake up and do something about it.
Dear Jesus, help me to be more like you everyday. Help me to love and forgive more like you did here on earth. I’m sorry if I’ve wronged you in any way today and I want to do better and live out my life to be a legacy for the next generation to see. Help me to live out my faith and set the right example for our children everyday so they will live for you and your glory! In Jesus’ name, Amen!
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