Kingdom Men Rising: An 8-Day Reading Plan Sample

Furthering the Future

You’ve likely seen the word “legacy” attached to sports, athletes, business owners, employees, volunteers, mentors, coaches, friends, and more, because it’s all about passing down the DNA of greatness. These principles apply to all of us in the body of Christ too. Legacy involves your impact on others. It’s the spiritual DNA you pass down.

The question each of us must ask is: What kind of legacy am I leaving?

Every human being is an image-bearer. Being made in God’s image means that every person is like God in ways that other created beings are not. We have souls and the capacity for reason and relationships. We are creative and industrious, like God.

Adam left the garden, but every kingdom has the same commission as Adam—to fill the world with people who know and love God—to be about the work of passing on the spiritual inheritance of a comprehensive, theistic world view.

Two predominant grids operate on this earth: humanism and theism. Humanism focuses what mankind wants, thinks, and determines. Functioning according to humanism is like putting on sunglasses filtered to reveal the ego’s world view. Conversely, theism filters everything through the lens of God’s divine perspective.

As kingdom men, we are created and called to transfer a theistic viewpoint to those within our spheres of influence. In this way, we pass on the DNA of the covenant infused in the creation mandate found in Genesis 1:28.

Adam wasn’t commissioned to fill the earth with an accumulation of accolades, achievements, and material wealth. God called Adam to fill the earth with His image. A divine inheritance isn’t about houses, clothes, cars, fame, or money. Divine inheritances start with the transfer of the faith. It doesn’t matter how much money a man has if he does not have the foundation of a solid faith. Without biblical values, it will all come crashing down when the storms of life roll in.

Many of us know we ought to live passionately for God’s kingdom but aren’t clear on what that means. Thankfully, when Christ came to fulfill the commandments, He gave us one summary commandment in place of all of them in Matthew 22:35-40. This is what it means to follow God. Furthering the future means obeying this commandment and training others to do likewise.