God Has No Grandchildren

Do you have a borrowed faith?

In 2 Chronicles 24, we meet King Joash. A young ruler who was crowned as a child and guided by the priest Jehoiada, Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as long as Jehoiada lived. But after Jehoiada's death, Joash drifted. He listened to ungodly counsel, abandoned the temple of the Lord, and even ordered the stoning of Jehoiada’s son. His downfall wasn’t sudden. It was rooted in the absence of his own personal walk with God.

There’s a sobering truth here: faith borrowed is faith at risk. Joash’s devotion was tied to someone else’s faith. When Jehoiada was gone, so was Joash’s spiritual anchor. We can grow up in godly families, attend church faithfully, or be surrounded by believers... and still not know God personally.

👉 That’s why the phrase “God has no grandchildren” is so relevant.

Relationship with God isn’t inherited, it’s chosen. God invites each of us to be His child, not merely someone who lives in the shadow of others' faith. We must ask: is our faith rooted in someone else’s convictions, or is it born out of our own daily walk with the Lord?

Let Joash’s story be a call to examine the foundation of your faith. Are you leaning on others, or are you leaning on God? He doesn’t just want you near Him, He wants you to know Him. And the good news? His arms are always open to adopt you, not as a grandchild, but as His own. ❤️

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5–6

"Lord, I don’t want to live on borrowed faith. Help me to know You for myself. To trust You with all my heart. Be my foundation, my guide, and my strength. In Jesus’ name, amen."