DOUBLE-MINDED
These nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. 2 Kings 17:41
What an observation! These nations, like Israel, had been double-minded. They had sought to serve both God and idols. They had claimed and practiced a certain degree of the God-fearing lifestyle, but had simultaneously served the pagan gods that had been handed down to them by their forefathers. This double-minded worship was, in itself, pitiful and destructive enough. But the tragedy was multiplied exponentially by the fact their children and grandchildren had followed in their footsteps. What began as one person’s disobedience became the sinful tendency of later generations. The chain of double-minded devotion had continued for centuries, being passed down from one generation to the next.
The same sad story is being re-enacted in countless homes today. Parents and grandparents think they are getting away with half-hearted devotion to God, while also pursuing the pleasures and applause of the world, but are leaving behind them generations of young people who have no clear compass in life, who do not know what it is to give their lives as a living and single-minded sacrifice to God.
Dear parent, dear grandparent, do not let this be your legacy! Teach your children and grandchildren to love God with all their heart and might, and then show them how to do it by being totally sold out to the Lord before them.
Prayer: Lord, help me leave a legacy of authentic faith to the next generation.
Scriptural Reading: 2 Kings 17:34-41
