Four Marks of a Godly Father’s Legacy
The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them. Proverbs 20:7 NIV
1. He Leads by Faithfulness.
“…choose today whom you will serve...as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 NLT
Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2 NIV
2. He Loves His Wife Sacrificially.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Ephesians 5:25 ESV
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
1 Peter 3:7 NLT
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Colossians 3:19 ESV
3. He Sacrifices joyfully for His Children.
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. 1 Timothy 5:8 ESV
Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! Psalm 127:3-5a NLT
But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him. Romans 5:8 MSG
4. He Shares His Testimony and Calls Others Higher.
And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 NLT
One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. Psalm 145:5 ESV
Message Notes: The Holy Bible, New International Version, New Living Translation, English Standard Version. The Message, by Eugene Peterson. Raising A Modern Day Knight, by Robert Lewis.