A Thousand Generations

"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments."
Deuteronomy 7:9

Within the covenant of love that God has made with us lies many other invaluable things to all believers. God's love includes grace and mercy, faithfulness, and protection. He has promised these things to us and he always keeps his promises.
    The Bible tells us that generational sins and curses may endure to the third or fourth generation within a family or nation. But God promises that his love and faithfulness will endure for a thousand generations. These are his blessings and we are storing them up for our children, children's children and beyond. I believe that we must stop generational curses and sins. Draw a line and say, "this sin stops here." But God's blessings will continue far beyond what we can see or perceive.
    God's grace means that he gives us what we do not deserve. His mercy means that he does not give us what we do deserve. We deserve to be separated from him, but he gives us the right to be in his presence because of his incredible grace. We deserve to die, but his mercy keeps us everyday.
    We must understand the fact that God loves us now, and that love will extend to a thousand generations after us. He is faithful to us and to those who will follow. Receive his love and blessing today. It is for you and for the next generations of your families.
    So many times, it seems that we are wrapped up in our own troubles. We beseech God to fix our problems, deliver us from prison, rescue us from our circumstance and raise us up for greater purposes. These things are good, but remember that we are storing up God's mercy for generations to come as well. Our lives are much bigger than our little self-centered worlds. God is a builder. He will build his faithfulness through us to the next generation and beyond. Receive his love and faithfulness. Know that his covenant will remain forever. There is a peace that will prevail within our souls. It is so much bigger than the problems of the moment or the day. His love endures to a thousand generations!