Passing on The Wisdom Baton

[S] 1 Kings 12:8 --
8  But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.

[O] The wisdom Solomon received from the Lord did not automatically pass on to his son Rehoboam because he certainly did not make a wise decision here.  Instead of seeking God's guidance, he went with his own "known quality" by choosing to listen to the young men who were loyal to him.  Even in practical sense he forgo the leaders who had gone through the thick and thin with his father for those he grew up with (i.e., they have equally shallow understanding of what happened during Solomon's days).

[A] Whatever little wisdom I will gain during my life time is not going to automatically so I must sow the seed of seeking wisdom in my children's hearts so they would seek after God's wisdom on their own.

[P] Dear Father, I pray that You would allow the hearts of my children to be willing to dig into Your word deeper during this Summer by consistently doing the Life Journaling with me.  Give me the alertness to wake up on time to spend this precious time with them.  In Jesus' name.  Amen

Faith-to-Faith Resuscitation

[S] Romans 1:17 --
 ¹⁷For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."

[O] Just like how mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is an integral routine for CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to revive a failed heart, faith-to-faith resuscitation seems to be a key factor in passing on the righteous lifestyle in God to subsequent generations.  It is not concept-to-faith, rhetoric-to-faith, or dream-to-faith.  It must be a genuine faith in action passing on from one generation to the next which also is actively living out such a lifestyle.  Such a lifestyle cannot be passed on just by heritage, or by writing a wonderful manual (we already have "the" manual called the Bible).  You never see a mouth-to-mouth done with a straw or a hose -- it's done through one mouth pressing against the other to breath in the air minimizing any loss of air.  Likewise, faith-to-faith must be done from one faith to the next tightly pressing against each other to minimize any loss of faith.

[A] Such a timely message for me because we're currently going through some issues to deal with at home with our children and I am realizing how critical it will be for me not to lose focus of passing on the righteous lifestyle by pressing my own faith hard against theirs to pass on this message of attaining the righteousness of God through their faithful living.

[P] Dear Father, grant our family to live by faith alone, to please You and to live out a life that will be passing on such a faith from generations onward.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.