Welcome to Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation covering Proverbs 20:7 where we are called to integrity and see the benefit received by those who come after us.

The righteous who walks in his integrity—
blessed are his children after him!

What we do and how we live affects others in general.  How much more then are children affected by the lifestyles of their parents!  The wise father (or mother) lives a life of righteousness where integrity is of great importance.  Children are observant often without great intention.  Not knowing how to live, they feed on all that they see by way of complete necessity, almost through an instinct that God has put into them.  And by all that they do not visualize, they are still affected, for the private decisions of their parents have great influence over the futures of their children.  Specifically for a father who refuses to lead his family well, with love and provision, the children will not experience the blessing that they otherwise might have enjoyed.

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