In the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 13, we have the king of Israel, Abijah, grandchild to David, taking over from his sinful father Rehoboam.
In this time, there was a great war between them and Jeroboam. Jeroboam amassed double the amount of soldiers as Abijah, but Abijah had his trust in the Lord. He even stood on a mountain and proclaimed that the Lord had made a lasting covenant with the people of Israel, Judah. Despite the evil deeds of his father, Abijah acknowledged that Jeroboam was no match for the people of God.
Abijah reminded even his own people to turn back to God's ways, worshipping Him day and night.
Jeroboam was sneaky and placed a portion of his army behind the Judah army to ambush them. When the people of Judah realized this, they cried out to the Lord and with His awesome power helped the army of Abijah to defeat Jeroboam's massive army.
Abijah lived out the rest of his days a powerful and successful king.
Use this as a reminder that no matter what your ancestors may have done, if you turn and accept God with grand humbleness, He will be there for you. Always. No amount of evil in one's past can taint you if you worship God.
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