Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from the group Phillips, Craig, and Dean singing I Want To Be Just Like Your ... poignantly singing of the legacy we leave as parents in raising our children to be like Christ.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Genesis 4:1 [NLT] ... 1 Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!”
... Eve gives credit to God for the legacy of her fits born son.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Genesis 4:1-2 [NLT] ... USE THIS LINK ...
... Eve thanks God for giving her the first birth - which would become part of her legacy to mankind.
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Reference Passage : ... Luke 9:23 [NLT] ... 23 Then He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be My follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me. …”
... Jesus charges all who desire to become like Him [i.e., His disciples] to follow after Him.
Reference Passage : ... John 3:16 [NLT] ... 16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
... In Christ’s own words, He becomes His Father’s legacy of salvation to the world of sin which is mankind’s legacy to the world.
Reference Passage : ... 1 Corinthians 11:1 [NLT] ... 1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
... Since Paul ardently pursued Christlikeness, he knew that anyone following him would be following Christ.
Reference Passage : ... Philippians 1:6 [NLT] ... 6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
... All who truly follow after the legacy of Christ will find themselves completely made over into His image.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Elisa Morgan, asks some pointed questions about the legacy we’ll leave as Christians in this world. … The ODB author wrote: Thomas Edison invented the first practical electric light bulb. Jonas Salk developed an effective polio vaccine. Amy Carmichael penned many of the hymns we sing in worship. But what about you? Why were you put on earth? How will you invest your life?
Ouch! … Tough questions, huh? And they get right to the heart of the legacy we are living out as Christians in this world. And if you’re a Christian parent or grandparent, like yours truly, you pray that your kids and grandkids will become your legacy of Christlikeness, … pursuing Christ to the completion He promises all of us who follow after Him (see Phil. 1:6).
When you hear the linked song and see the attached photo, we know that kids tend to grow up imitating their parents. And for those of us who’ve been parents, … as Christ followers, … all we can hope and pray for our kiddos is what Paul wanted for all who might follow him [see 1Cor. 11:1]; and that is to pursue Christ and lead others to become like our Savior as well. That is my prayer for anyone reading here today as we do all we can to follow Christ as His disciples [see Luke 9:23].
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, ... for leading us to become Your eternal legacy.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here join me to do all we can to follow Christ and lead others to become like Him. . … Amen
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