Godly Legacy

As most of you probably already know, my Granddad, Fred Gunter, went to his eternal home several weeks ago. I'm finally getting around to writing down some of what he meant to me.

I found these Scripture verses while writing something for my Dad for Father's Day, but as I was thinking about my Granddad, these verses came to mind again...
"Hear, O Israel!
The Lord is our God,
the Lord is one!
You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your might.
These words,
which I am commanding you today,
shall be on your heart.
You shall teach them diligently
to your sons
and shall talk of them
when you sit in your house
and when you walk by the way
and when you lie down
and when you rise up.
You shall bind them
as a sign on your hand,
and they shall be as
frontals on your forehead.
You shall write them
on the door posts of your house
and on your gates."
(Deuteronomy 6:4-9, NASB)


The legacy of Godly men in my life began with my Granddad. He embraced these verses as he raised my amazing dad and several of my uncles to also live by these words. I can't imagine my life today without God's grace having poured out on my Granddad (and Granny) at a Billy Graham conference 60 years ago. Granddad was a man who stood up for what he knew was right and loved people, especially my Granny and his family, through Christ's love. It was so amazing to hear and see at the funeral (and through conversations) the many people whose lives he touched for the Kingdom. Between him and my dad, I have an amazing Godly legacy. Thank you Lord for blessing me with Fred Gunter as a grandfather!