GEN 18:17-19.Then the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
This is an interesting passage, that has family applications for us today. God tells us that He chose Abraham to be a great and powerful nation and that the nations will be blessed by him. The blessing was because Jesus was coming from the line of Abraham.
God also tells us He chose Abraham to raise his family in the way of the Lord (ultimately, agape love for God and others- since unconditional love is the most important way of God. The ultimate test that God laid out for Abraham was if his children did was right and just. If they passed the test, then the LORD would make Abraham a great and powerful nation.
The lesson we can draw from this passage is that parents must do all they can to help their children love God and love others. If parents are successful, their children will do what is right and just without use of a heavy hand. Then God will bring about Maximum Impact through our families. The Zoe Life (Full Life) is more than just parents doing well in their careers, building their estates and having individual success.
WATCH FOR MY 5TH BOOK, MAXIMUM IMPACT GOD’S WAY!