To All Generations Forever

[S] Psalm 106:30-31 --
30 Then Phinehas stood up and interposed,
And so the plague was stayed.
31 And it was reckoned to him for righteousness,
To all generations forever.


[O] Phinehas was the grandson of Aaron, and son of Eleazar the High Priest (Exodus 6:25).  He was righteous for God and his actions to stop the plague by killing a couple carrying out defiling act is recorded here in the history of Israelites journey with God.

[A] Passing on the baton of spiritual righteousness for God to the next generation is no simple matter, but to see this baton being handed down two generations in this case with Phinehas is simply amazing.  As I see so much corruption and spiritual adultery in those days sustaining the passion for God and be upright must have been based on some firm foundation.  I am faced with the same as I am raising my own children.  I, too, want to pass on my passion for God to them such that it will get amplified as the subsequent generation is raised up.

[P] Dear Father, please grant my prayer for my children to carry on the torch of the Holy Spirit in our household so that they will reckoned to be righteous to all generations forever.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.