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在七月十五日那天研读的民数记十六章中，我们看到了可拉、大坍和亚比兰的故事，他们犯了抵挡蒙神委派的领袖的罪，结果，这些人和他们的家眷都被地吞没了。

然而，可拉的家眷中有些人没有跟随他去叛变，今天的经文说，可拉的众子没有死亡，所以，并非他所有的家眷都和他一同死去的，他们当中仍然有些忠于耶和华的人，神便向他们施恩，而事实上，可拉有些后裔后来更执笔写了一些诗篇（参诗 42-49；84-85；等等）。

我们当中有些人，是在父母没有跟随主的家庭中长大的，我们成长时，或许没有很多好榜样或智慧的老师可以效法。这段经文提醒我们，上一代的不信，没有必要影响下一代仍旧不信。今天神再一次呼召每一代的人，把他们的盼望放在祂的身上并跟随基督。在神的恩典里，祂不会把上一代的罪归在下一代身上，我们都有机会有一个崭新的开始。

你希望留下什么传统给你的儿女和孙儿女呢？如果你的家族没有信主的历史，藉着信靠基督，今天你也可以开始树立一个新的传统。

Back in Numbers 16 (July 15) we looked at the story of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, who rebelled against God's appointed leaders. The consequence of their sin was that the earth swallowed up these men and their families.

But there were some in the family of Korah who did not follow his rebellion. Our passage today says that Korah's line did not die out. So not all of his family died with him. Some must have remained faithful to the Lord. And God was gracious to them. In fact, some of Korah's line went on to write a number of psalms (see Psalms 42-49; 84-85; and more).

Some of us may have grown up in a family in which our parents did not follow the Lord. Perhaps we did not have many good examples or wise teachers to follow as we grew up. This passage in the Bible reminds us that the unbelief of one generation does not need to be followed by the next one. Today God calls every generation anew to put their hope in him and to follow Christ. In his grace, God doesn't hold the sins of one generation against the next. We have opportunities for a fresh start.

What legacy are you hoping to leave for your children and grandchildren? If there's been no history of faith before you, you can begin a new legacy today by trusting in Christ.