A Heritage Of Blessings

Read Proverbs 20

The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.

Proverbs 20:7

What better motivation exists for us to be people of integrity than that our children will be blessed for it! Parents who are godly, who live with integrity and truthfulness, are wonderful examples to their children. Granted, this does not always guarantee that children will turn out perfectly, but children will nevertheless receive a great blessing from having such parents.

So what does it mean to “walk with integrity”? It means that we “walk the talk.” In other words, plenty of people know the right thing to do, but when the right time comes, they don’t do it. They know they should tell the truth, for example, but if telling the truth will hurt, they opt for a lie instead. Children learn best from models they see and hear, but if they learn to bend the truth whenever needed, they set themselves up for problems in life. But if they learn to follow God and walk their faith, then they will have been greatly blessed.

A WORD FOR TODAY

Integrity makes a great inheritance.

Today, Lord, help me to walk with integrity so as to be a good example to others.