It's always a beautiful moment when a child receives praise from people about their parents or grandparents; this shows how good the attitudes and personalities of their parents were during their time. Also, it's always a surprising thing when a child is favoured for a job he isn't merited for just because he bears the name of one Mr Charles who once worked with them long ago and had a good reputation. This is always a good thing and no one deserves to get the opposite.
I watched this movie titled "Seven Doors" recently and I cried at some point because I saw what the new King went through just because of his grandfather's grave mistakes during his time. For someone who had a different lifestyle, living happily with his wife and two kids, asked to become the king which he never wanted to, but what happened to him? He lost his first child and had to go through a difficult situation that damaged a lot in his love life.
This made me emotional and I cried for him because, at a point, he had no choice but to succumb to the law guiding kingship. I was angry, though it was a movie but it's what is happening everywhere where an innocent child would suffer the consequences of atrocities perpetrated by his or her parents and even forefathers.
Just like the Holy Bible where God said He would visit the sins of the father on the children, even to the fourth generation, but thanks to the era of Grace, Jesus has worked it out for us by bringing peace between God and man. Sincerely, I don't see it as a good thing for a child to suffer the sins of his parents, which he never knew of. It is such an unpalatable experience to go through something you never did all because of the carelessness of the older generation.
These people are supposed to reap the consequences of their mistakes and not be transferred to the children who know nothing about them. But you know, some people can be so wicked that they deem it fit to transfer the sufferings on the children because they couldn't do that to the parents who committed the crime, perhaps due to death taking their lives early and because of the revenge in their hearts, they choose to let the children suffer instead and that is something unfair.
Though one cannot take this away completely, it is worth understanding the place of mercy and grace which can both be found in Christ where they speak on behalf of those suffering the consequences of their parents' sins and coming to the throne of Grace would help them overcome such because truth is, there are evil ones in the world who would always choose to make the children suffer because they could not forgive but take revenge.
This is why it is important to always pray and avert every sin parents must have committed that wants to be transferred to them early enough before it gets too late. No one deserves to suffer for what they never committed all because of someone's carelessness and not thinking of the future generations.
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