‘Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.,’

– Exo 3:6

What is Legacy?

When you hear of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, what comes to your mind?

Abraham begat Isaac, who begat Jacob, there was a transference of blessings in their lives.

From the dictionary, legacy means ‘an amount of money or property left to someone in a will’ or ‘something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past’

Abraham left the blessings for his son Isaac, who left it for Jacob. Jacob’s name was turned to Israel and for everyone who have given their lives to Jesus, we are the spiritual Israel. We have a generational blessing running in us.

Jesus said ‘Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.’ – John 14:27

What are you leaving for your children?

Some people are leaving a bad reputation for their children to erase for them, debts, disgraceful inheritance etc. There was a politician who once dressed in feminine clothes to escape the law. I can only imagine how his children were perceived when they called their names in public.

Blessings, a good name, riches, favour, faith in Jesus, properties, solid family values, strong positive character traits e.tc. These are what I would like to leave for my children. Care to join me? Legacy should be planned for and deliberately passed on.

Let’s pray about it for a moment.

Lord, help me leave a positive legacy for my children, make my name great in Jesus name. Father, let the positive legacy I live for my children never be spoilt in Jesus name. Amen

Prayer Moment

Father, I thank you for the opportunity to leave a legacy for a generation. Help me do it well in Jesus name. Amen

Lord, remove shame from my generation and every negative legacy that was passed down to me. Father, separate me from every negative legacy in Jesus name.

Father, I plead the blood of Jesus over my life and family in Jesus name. Amen.