One of the amazing things about the cathedrals in Europe is how long it took to build them.
... Westminster Abbey took 500 years.
... The Milan Cathedral -- 577 years.
... And the Cologne Cathedral? ... A whopping 632 years!
One thing you can say about those who worked on these structures...
... they sure must have given a lot more thought about their descendants than we do.
Today, we tend to have so many concerns and fears about the here and now we're not inclined to think much about the generations to come.
But we should.
God's Word tells us His blessing extends to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments (Exodus 20:6).
That's a lot of generations of great-grandchildren we're able to influence!
And that truth ought to increase our vision and faithfulness TODAY.