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Second Kings, chapter 11, verse 1.

Now in Atholaya, the mother of Ehazaya saw that her son was dead. She arose and destroyed

all the royal family. What a picture of evil and sin in a family. And what's

startling to me is so I'm reading this in second Kings, chapter 11. And then a new testament

reading today is second Timothy, chapter 1. When Paul is writing to Timothy and he says,

I'm reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother, Lois,

and your mother, Eunice. And now I am sure dwells in you as well. What a contrast.

In second Timothy, chapter 1, you see this picture of a mother and a grandmother

who have poured goodness and the gospel and the Timothy and the fruit of that in Timothy's

life, which is totally different from second Kings, chapter 11. And so I am, we are driven to pray.

God, help us to be faithful parents and grandparents and grandchildren and children.

God, help us to pass goodness and mercy on from generation to generation in our families.

God, I personally praise you for grandparents and parents who have loved me, who've protected me,

who have passed the gospel on to me. God, I want to be this kind of parent. I want to be this kind of

grandparent if you give me the opportunity to do that. God, for all of us who have parents or

grandparents who have passed on faith to us, we give you praise and glory and honor. God, we pray

for parents and grandparents in our lives who may not know your goodness and your grace.

We pray for their salvation based on reading these passages. God, we pray. Use us to pass faith

on to them. We pray. God, we pray for children and their children and their children. God,

would pray all the time of our life. God, that there would be children for generations for my

family who love you and know you. God, we pray that over each of our families. God, we all pray

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