Last Will and Testament

“Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,” (1 Kings 2:1). King David’s parting words for his son Solomon who would sit on the throne after his death, had no inclusions of personal wishes, earthly treasures, possessions, or requests that would straddle his son with useless burdens. Instead, he imparted the importance of following God: “And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself” (v.3).

If your children know and belong to the Lord God, what more significant parting can parents leave their children but walk with God and keep His commandments? Because of Him, we breathe and exist. How we live now dictates what others remember of us when we leave this world. Instead of selfish desires and demands with no eternal worth that pay tribute to our name or family, why not charge our loved ones, as King David, to honor and obey God, so they, too, will have success in what they do and where they go?