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LONG POST
Father flexed His muscles. “God’s power is very great for those who
believe,” Paul taught. “That power is the same as the great strength God used to raise Christ from the dead” (Eph. 1:19—20).
Next time you wonder if God can catch you, read that verse. The very arms that defeated death
are the arms awaiting you.
Next time you wonder if God can forgive you, read that verse. The very hands that were nailed
to the cross are open for you.
And the next time you wonder if you will survive the jump, think of your dad and you yourself. If a flesh-and-
bone-headed dad can catch his child, don’t you think your eternal Father can catch you?




Perhaps your childhood memories bring more hurt than inspiration. The voices of your past
cursed you, belittled you, ignored you. At the time, you thought such treatment was typical. Now you see it isn’t.
And now you find yourself trying to explain your past.
I came across a story of a man who must have had such thoughts. His heritage was tragic. His
grandfather was a murderer and a mystic who sacrificed his own children in ritual abuse. His dad was a punk who ravaged houses of worship and made a mockery of believers. He was killed at the age of twenty-four.. . by his friends.
The men were typical of their era. They lived in a time when prostitutes purveyed their wares
in houses of worship. Wizards treated disease with chants. People worshiped stars and
followed horoscopes. More thought went into superstition and voodoo than into the education of the children.
It was a dark time in which to be born. What do you do when your grandfather followed black
magic, your father was a scoundrel, and your nation is corrupt?
Follow suit? Some assumed he would. Branded him as a delinquent before he was born, a chip off the old rotten block. You can almost hear the people moan as he passes, “Gonna be just like
his dad.”
But they were wrong. He wasn’t. He reversed the trend. He defied the odds. He stood like a
dam against the trends of his day and rerouted the future of his nation. His achievements were so remarkable, we still tell his story twenty-six hundred years later.
The story of King Josiah. The world has seen wiser kings; the world has seen wealthier kings;
the world has seen more powerful kings. But history has never seen a more courageous king than young Josiah. He flipped through his family scrapbook until he found an ancestor worthy of emulation.
Josiah skipped his dad’s life and bypassed his grandpa’s. He leapfrogged back in time until he
found David and resolved, “I’m going to be like him.”
The principle? We can’t choose our parents, but we can choose our mentors.
And since Josiah chose David (who had chosen God), things began to happen.his own. As the temple was being rebuilt, one of the workers happened upon a scroll. On the
scroll were the words of God given to Moses nearly a thousand years earlier.
When Josiah heard the words, he was shocked. He wept that his people had drifted so far from
God that His Word was not a part of their lives.
He sent word to a prophetess and asked her, “What will become of our people?”
She told Josiah that since he had repented when he heard the words, his nation would be spared
the anger of God (see 2 Chron. 34:27). Incredible. An entire generation received grace because of
the integrity of one man.
Could it be that God placed him on earth for that reason?
Could it be that God has placed you on earth for the same?
Maybe your past isn’t much to brag about. Maybe you’ve seen raw evil. And now you, like
Josiah, have to make a choice. Do you rise above the past and make a difference? Or do you
remain controlled by the past and make excuses?
Many choose the latter.
Many choose the convalescent homes of the heart. Healthy bodies. Sharp minds. But
retired dreams. Back and forth they rock in the chair of regret, repeating the terms of surrender.
Lean closely and you will hear them: “If only.” The white flag of the heart.
“If only. . .“
“If only I’d been born somewhere else..
“If only I’d been treated fairly. . .“
“If only I’d had kinder parents, more money, greater opportunites …”
“If only I’d been potty-trained sooner, spanked less, or taught to eat without slurping.”
Maybe you’ve used those words. Maybe you have every right to use them. Perhaps you, like Josiah, were hearing the ten count before you even got into the ring. For you to find an ancestor worth imitating, you, like Josiah, have to flip way back in your family album.
If such is the case, let me show you where to turn. Put down the scrapbook and pick up
your Bible. Go to John’s gospel and read Jesus’ words: “Human life comes from human parents,
but spiritual life comes from the Spirit” (John 3:6). Think about that. Spiritual life comes from the Spirit! Your parents may have given you genes, but God gives you grace. Your parents may be responsible for your body, but God has taken charge of your soulUpWords, Inc. http://www.maxlucado.com/ p.14
You may get your looks from your mother, but you get eternity from your Father, your heavenly Father.
By the way, He’s not blind to your problems. In fact, God is willing to give you what your family
didn’t.
Didn’t have a good father? He’ll be your Father.
Through God you are a son; and, if you are a son, then you are certainly an heir. (Gal. 4:7
phillips)
Didn’t have a good role model? Try God.
You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him. (Eph. 5:1)
Never had a parent who wiped away your tears? Think again. God has noted each one.
You have seen me tossing and turning through the night. You have collected all my tears
in your bottle! You have recorded every one in your book. (Ps. 56:8 TLB)
God has not left you adrift on a sea of heredity. Just like Josiah, you cannot control the way
your forefathers responded to God. But you can control the way you respond to Him. The past
does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.
Choose well and someday—generations from now—your grandchildren and great-grandchildren will thank God for the seeds you sowed.

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