OBEDIENCE NOW BLESSES FUTURE GENERATIONS
Deu 4:40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, forever.
Deu 12:25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
Deu 12:28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee forever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
Pro 20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Just as a sin can result in a curse that follows subsequent generations, obedience to the Lord can result in blessings. I've known families that have descended from Godly, obedient, ancestors and that family for generations has been blessed. They don't have the sickness, poverty, tragedies that seem to cling to other families.
Likewise I've known families where generation after generation there has been sickness, illegal activity, tragic deaths, prison, and financial lack. It seemed that no matter what different members of the family did, sooner or later some event would occur that would beat them back down again. That was a curse operating.
I've also seen what happened with a member of that cursed family when he recognized the fact that a curse was operating. By breaking that curse and repenting on behalf of his ancestors, things immediately began changing in his and his family's lives.
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