2 Sam 10:2 Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me.
It’s a small, almost obscure Scripture. We know nothing of Hanun, only that his father Nahash was kind to David. Now king, David, offers no insight into the reason for the blessing, only to say that Hanun’s reward had nothing to do with him. It was the actions of his father Nahash which David remembered.
A handful of verses prior, David blessed Mephibosheth, who was the son of David’s covenant friend Jonathan. These blessings were given to the next generation which had made no investment, but were the recipients of the former. Solomon himself grew up in the house of vision. David longed to make a house for God. That was the talk, the conversations, and burden in his home. Solomon built the Temple by way of his father. He heard it all of his life. David’s passion to build a place for the Ark of the Covenant was handed down to Solomon, hence his blessing was given.
Today, you may very well make an investment not realized in your own life, but in those which follow. What you speak of and have love for will make its way into the hearts of those who hear you. If you are negligent and care nothing for the things of God, do not be surprised when your family follows suit. They tend to care about the things you care for. So if you live a carnal, half-hearted, and non-committed life, then your home and those who hear you will follow in your path. However, if worship and service is in your hands, the next generation will reap from your sowing. Givers produce givers. Workers produce workers. Furthermore, the reward of the latter is the result of the former.
One man witnessed a tragedy of his child. He asked, “How did this happen?” He asked the question and he was the answer. The father was never committed; never gave; never served the body of Jesus Christ. His family simply followed in his footsteps. He was bewildered because he could not see the error of his own life. Whether for good or bad, The Law of Harvest will never be undone.
Hanun reaped the reward sown by the kindness of his father Nahash and Solomon lived out the heartbeat of his father David. The worshiper, giver, and supporter sends blessings forward as it has always been. So too, those who live to the desires of their flesh will sow an unwanted harvest.
I suppose the question remaining is this: What is the coming fruit of your harvest?
Pastor Jeffrey Harpole