God Has No Grandchildren

Ok, I have been reading slowly due to other commitments. I am still reading Dr. M. Scott Peck's book "The Road Less Traveled and Beyond".

Today, I read another of his statements that just really struck me = "God has no grandchildren". Since I was getting ready at the time I read this to go pick up 2 of my grandchildren at school, this hit me hard. My first reaction was "what a shame". But as I read on and relegated the statement to the "back of my mind", I came to a different reaction altogether.

As Dr. Peck writes "You cannot be related to God through your parents. You must find your meaning as a 'child of God' in a direct relationship with the cycle of birth, death and rebirth." Then it hit me - God doesn't NEED grandchildren. As a matter of fact, he doesn't even NEED us, but He has chosen to create us and to give us the opportunity to spend eternity with Him. But he has also chosen to spend eternity with each one of us.

In God' Kingdom, the relationship between the individual and God will be better than that between a child and their parents and grandparents all rolled into one. We will have a better knowledge of how to relate and enjoy one another's company. Why else would He want to spend the rest of eternity with me and with you?

Effective Prayer

In his book "The Road Less Traveled and Beyond", Dr. M. Scott Peck writes "Prayer is useless unless it is translated into meaningful action." That is so true, yet we often forget that we must DO SOMETHING!! After all, God works through men. Oh, He could do it all for us, but that wouldn't help us develop.

This is another way of saying what James wrote in Chapter 2 "15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

We cannot simply wish someone well when we fully have the capability to help. If we do nothing, we will be held accountable for our inaction.