A few weeks ago I was in that strange phase between waking and sleeping when your thoughts slip into a weird dream-like state even though you're still awake. Then you hit that moment when you realize, "What on earth am I thinking about? This doesn't even make sense." Well this time my weird thoughts seemed to have a point to them.
I was standing on the steps in downtown Huntsville that go down into Big Spring Park. I started thinking how awesome it would be to suddenly yell something and have everyone pay attention to what I was saying and find it important. So out of nowhere I yelled, "Repair your heritage!" I seemed to be referring to the buildings or something at that point (you know how these weird thought/dreams go), and that seemed to strike a chord with everyone.
I regained consciousness with "Repair Your Heritage" resounding in my mind. How can you repair something that has already been established. Your heritage is something that is innately a part of who you are. You cannot change the family you were born into, your genetics, your bloodline... but there it is Your Bloodline.
When we identify ourselves with Christ and are adopted into His family, we are drawn into His bloodline. There are all of the members of Christ's bloodline that are recounted to us in the first chapter of Matthew, from Adam to Joseph, then Jesus. Because of what Christ did for us on the cross, we are able to step into that bloodline right behind him. We are covered by His blood. It is not a privilege merely reserved for Israel; we are adopted in and considered a part of this Chosen Bloodline.
At birth, we inherit the defects of physical genetics, but we also inherit defects of personality which give birth to the generational sin that makes its lovely appearance in the progression of our lives. It seems to be a hopeless situation - how do you even begin to change the effects of DNA? How do you change the circumstances of birth and living?
Repair your heritage. Submit the circumstances of who you are to the Creator. He created the complexities of the universe; he knew you before you were in your mother's womb - I think he can handle the make-up of your life. Not only is He the Master Physician who can heal your physical problems, but He is also the one who can take an ax to the root of generational sin in your life and stop it from being passed on to your posterity. With His Word, you can continue your transformation by the renewing of your mind.
Repair your heritage by knowing the Creator and the Word that set the creation in motion.
