Today we continue our series entitled “Living the Grace Life,” where we will learn to embrace and walk in God’s unmerited, unearned, and often undeserved favor throughout 2025.
Key scriptures for this year:
2 Corinthians? ?9?:?8? ?TPT??
“Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.”
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??Galatians? ?5?:?4? ?TPT??
“If you want to be made right with God by fulfilling the obligations of the law, you have cut off more than your flesh—you have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from the revelation of grace!”
Romans? ?6?:?14? ?ERV??
“Sin will not be your master, because you are not under law. You now live under God’s grace.”
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1 Corinthians? ?15?:?10? ?NIV??
“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.”
Additional scriptures for today:
Psalm 145:4 NIV
“One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.”
Proverbs 13:22 NIV
“A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.”
Proverbs 11:25 TPT
“Those who live to bless others will have blessings heaped upon them, and the one who pours out his life to pour out blessings will be saturated with favor.”
Setting the Stage:
Over the past few weeks, we’ve explored how God’s grace liberates you, transforms you, sustains you, empowers you, matures you, flows through you, and multiplies your impact. Today, we’ll discover how grace will cause you to leave a legacy of righteousness. In a world fixated on instant gratification and short-term thinking, God’s grace establishes something far more enduring — a lasting legacy that extends beyond our lifetime.
Most of us underestimate the long-term impact our lives can have. We focus on immediate results. If you are in business, you may be fixated on 30/60/90-day projections, quarterly reports, and annual reviews. But God’s perspective spans generations. He is the God os Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob!
When David wanted to build God a temple, God responded with a promise about David’s descendants that would extend for centuries (2 Samuel 7). God wasn’t just concerned with David’s immediate impact, but with the legacy his life would establish. In other words, God was saying, “Son, it’s going to happen, but not in your lifetime. Your bloodline will bring it to pass.” This helps us understand how far-reaching God’s thinking is.
Throughout Scripture, we see how grace-empowered lives create ripple effects across generations. Abraham’s faith still impacts billions today. Paul’s letters continue transforming lives two millennia later. The common factor? These weren’t just successful lives — they were significant lives empowered by God’s grace that left enduring legacies.
So, what does this mean to you today? A few things.
1. Grace Establishes Generational Impact.
One of the most powerful aspects of God’s grace is how it extends your influence across generations. God told Abraham, “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:3). This wasn’t just about Abraham’s lifetime — it was about establishing a legacy that would impact nations for millennia. Grace doesn’t just change your life; it can change your family bloodline. The decisions you make, and the seeds you plant under God’s grace can produce harvests that your grandchildren and great-grandchildren will reap. This inheritance isn’t just financial.
How this applies to you:
— The grace that transformed your life can transform your family line, breaking and reconditioning your bloodline from birthing children who are predisposed to things that are ungodly to bringing them into this world in environments designed to prepare them for their divine purpose. For example, my father was an alcoholic and womanizer. I was raised with an awareness that I was predisposed to both. I had to consciously condition myself to avoid placing myself in situations where I knew I did not have the willpower to resist certain things. But now that I am Born-Again, while I am surely not perfect, my children are predisposed to things that are Godly and that they don’t have to fight against in order to fulfill God’s purpose.
— The spiritual deposits God makes in you continue to produce results long after your direct involvement ends, establishing patterns of blessing that can span generations.
— The integrity with which you conduct your business creates a reputation that benefits not just you but potentially your children and grandchildren, establishing a legacy of trustworthiness. When I was 13 and 14 years old, I was given jobs and trusted to handle cash simply because of my mother’s good name.
— The way you steward resources under God’s grace establishes patterns of generosity and wisdom that can influence family financial decisions for generations. While I was raised on welfare and food stamps, I watched as my mother gave away as much as she could. We went to the Dominican Republic with suitcases full of clothes, and we came back home empty of them. She taught me that while we were not rich, we had more than others, and we needed to give. Without question, my heart is conditioned to give because of my mother’s generosity.
— When you embrace the grace of God to parent your children, you realize that you are not just raising children; you’re raising future parents who will pass on grace-based values to their children.
— Your grace-filled responses to failure and adversity create a template that family members and colleagues can follow for decades to come, showing them how to navigate their own challenges.
— When you forgive those who have wronged you, you’re not just resolving a current conflict; you’re breaking cycles of bitterness that could otherwise continue for generations. Your children need to see you be gracious towards others. If you hold grudges, you are teaching them to develop roots of bitterness.
2. Legacy Requires Faithful Stewardship in the Present.
While legacy is about long-term impact, it’s built through present faithfulness. Jesus illustrated this in the Parable of the Talents, where the master said, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things” (Matthew 25:21). Grace empowers you to be faithful today, which becomes the foundation for legacy tomorrow. It’s about making the most of current opportunities while maintaining a long-term perspective.
How this applies to you:
— Your daily decisions, empowered by grace, are the building blocks of your ultimate legacy. Think of it this way: there are no insignificant moments when you’re building something eternal.
— Legacy thinking transforms how you approach seemingly small tasks, recognizing that faithfulness in little things qualifies you for greater impact over time.
— Stewarding your current influence with grace-filled wisdom expands your capacity for greater influence in the future, amplifying your long-term legacy. Little by little and day after day, the more faithful you are to your calling and to what God entrusts you with, the greater your influence will be today and in the generations to come.
— I know I am driving home the importance of modeling grace and righteousness in front of your children, but remember, God is watching when no one else is watching. So what you do, even when no one is watching, establishes the integrity and credibility that will fuel an enduring legacy.
— You know I am big on mentorship. Actively mentoring others will also impact your legacy. The mentoring investments you make now will continue bearing fruit for decades, even outside of your family bloodline. So, take mentorship seriously.
3. God’s Favor Saturates Legacy-Minded Living.
When you align your life with God’s purposes, His favor naturally flows. As Solomon wrote, “Those who live to bless others will have blessings heaped upon them, and the one who pours out his life to pour out blessings will be saturated with favor” (Proverbs 11:25 TPT). This isn’t about manipulating God to get what we want; it’s about understanding that God’s favor is already on His plans. The more you pursue His purposes, the more you position yourself in the flow of His favor.
How this applies to you:
— Recognize that God’s favor isn’t just for personal benefit but is meant to extend beyond you to impact others and future generations.
— God’s favor on your life becomes the catalyst for generosity and multiplication, enabling you to be a conduit of blessing to others.
— God’s favor positions you for strategic relationships and opportunities that extend your impact far beyond what your natural abilities could accomplish alone.
— I preach and teach about the favor of God, and people love it. To be honest, many today (just like in Jesus’s day, when people were drawn to the fishes and loaves) come to God because of what they think God can do for them. They are not looking to serve. They are looking to GET! But if they stick with the teaching long enough, prayerfully, they die to themselves and begin to live for God, long enough to realize that the favor God bestows upon us is not just for our advancement. Our goal should be to make an impact in this world for GOD’s GLORY!
— The more you consciously position yourself as a steward of God’s favor rather than a consumer of His blessings, the more freely that favor flows through your life to establish lasting legacy.
4. Legacy Is About God’s Glory, Not Yours.
The ultimate purpose of a grace-established legacy isn’t to glorify your name but to magnify God’s. Jesus said, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). A true legacy doesn’t point people to your greatness but to God’s. The most enduring legacies don’t make people say, “What an amazing person!” but rather, “What an amazing God!“
How this applies to you:
— When your legacy is about God’s glory rather than your own, it frees you from the pressure of self-promotion and the fear of being forgotten.
— Establishing systems, organizations, or ministries that continue functioning effectively without you demonstrates the grace-principle that it’s about God’s work, not your personal platform. It’s bigger than you. It’s All About HIM!
— Your consistent attribution of success to God’s grace rather than your own abilities establishes a pattern of humility that becomes part of your enduring influence. You will be known as a person who always DEFLECTS the glory to God, and your consistency, in this regard, will speak volumes to those who are enamored by the impact your life is having in this world.
— When you measure legacy by transformed lives rather than personal recognition, you align with God’s metrics for success and establish something truly eternal. Living this way, your impact will outlive you!
— When your life consistently points to God as your source, you establish a pattern that helps future generations connect directly with God rather than everything being dependent on your personality.
— Understanding that your legacy is ultimately about God’s story, not yours, gives you the freedom to partner with others, multiplying the impact. This becomes possible when you are not focused on who gets the credit. Instead, you just want God to get the glory!
Declaration of Faith:
Father, I thank You for using Your grace to establish a legacy through my life that will outlast me.
I embrace the truth that my faithfulness today, empowered by Your grace, creates an impact that will extend for generations.
Your favor saturates my life as I align with Your eternal purposes, positioning me to build something that will last.
As I live to bless others, Your blessings will be heaped upon me, creating a continuous cycle of multiplication.
My greatest legacy is not what points to my name but what glorifies Yours for generations to come.
The seeds I plant today by Your grace will produce harvests that my children’s children will reap.
Living this way, I experience THE GRACE LIFE in 2025, and I know GREATER IS COMING FOR ME!
I declare this by faith. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
This is Today’s Word! Apply it and prosper!
