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08.17.10

The Legacy

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not
depart from it. - Proverbs 22:6.

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up
in the training and admonition of the Lord. - Ephesians 6:4.

You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we
behaved ourselves among you who believe; as you know how we exhorted, and
comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,
that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and
glory. - 1 Thessalonians 2:10-12.

I wonder if Thomas Beach Scott is proud of his son, who is following in his
career path as a.criminal. Police in Midwest City, Oklahoma were able to
catch the father and son duo using a trailer that was equipped with a GPS
tracking unit. Thomas and his son, Kyle, took the bait and made off with the
trailer and thought they had succeeded once again with their theft. However,
officers were able to track down the 41-year-old father and his 20-year-old
son arresting them and charging them with grand larceny, possession of CDS,
and drug paraphernalia. They are both currently residing in the Midwest
City, Oklahoma Jail.

The reality of life is that children do learn from the behaviors of their
parents. The writer of Proverbs is right in that you can train up a child in
the way that they will live their lives, and that is the way they will live.
The living example is seen with Thomas Scott and his son Kyle. Thomas has
trained up his son to be a thief, and he has succeeded. It also appears that
Thomas has succeeded in training up his son to be an abuser of illegal
drugs. Perhaps there should be some type of special enhanced sentence for
fathers like Thomas that so pervert the lives of their children.

Consider those great men and women of God, who provide instead of a legacy
of pain and grief, a legacy of righteousness. J. Hudson Taylor who founded
the China Inland Mission touched countless lives through his faithfulness to
God while he was living. Since his death, some of his descendants have
continued in his footsteps that we know about including James Hudson Taylor
III and James Hudson Taylor IV. In addition J. Hudson Taylor has inspired
and influenced the lives of countless people, including Amy Carmichael, Eric
Liddell, Jim Elliot, Luis Palau, and Billy Graham. Certainly, I was inspired
too when I read his biography. What a wonderful legacy J. Hudson Taylor has
given to his family and to this world.

We are leaving a legacy with the way that we live our lives. It may be a
legacy like that of Thomas Beach Scott, or it could be a legacy like that of
J. Hudson Taylor. However, it is more likely that our legacy may be and
probably will be somewhere in between. But make no mistake you are leaving a
legacy by your actions, by your words, and even by your inactions while you
are living here on this planet.

To those who had a father or mother like Thomas Scott, I want you to know
that you can create a different kind of legacy beginning now by placing your
life into the hands of Jesus Christ. He will help you to recreate your
legacy into a legacy that will have an eternal impact for good upon all who
know you and are touched by your life.

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