God Has No Grandchildren

God has no grandchildren, and that is beautiful

Last Sunday, I took part in the ordination of a very dear pastor.
I have followed his life since he was a boy; a pastor's son, now a father too.

During the ceremony, he did something precious:
he called his two small children before the church and ministered to them, saying that they did not need to carry the weight of being "pastor's kids".

Because he himself carried that weight when he was a child.
And it did not come from God, but from the pressure he put on himself and from people.

And then he said a very well-known phrase:

"God has no grandchildren."

My bug

At that moment, I confess, something "glitched" inside me.
Because I have said many times:

"Better than having children... is having grandchildren."

And it is true, grandchildren are a gift.
They bring us a kind of joy that only time can explain.

The Bible confirms it: "Children's children are a crown to the aged." (Prov 17:6)

So... God has no grandchildren?
But grandchildren are a blessing, joy and glory for us, parents and grandparents.

Where does this fit?

The answer is simple and profound:

1) God has no grandchildren in the spiritual sense, because each person needs to be born of Him

No one is born a child of God just because their parents are Christians.
The new birth is not hereditary.
It is not cultural.
It is not religious. That is why Jesus said: "You must be born again." (John 3:7). And John also wrote about those who belong to God: "Children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." (John 1:13)

So, this means:

• It is not enough to be born into a Christian family.

• It is not enough to grow up in the church.

• It is not enough to be "born into an evangelical home".

Every human being needs to be born of God.
It is not a transfer of faith, it is personal revelation.
It is not natural inheritance, it is spiritual life.

That is why we say: God has no grandchildren.
He only has children.

2) On the human level: the joy of generations

However, the Bible also celebrates the beauty of life that flourishes in generations. Grandchildren are a crown, a sign of maturity and continuity. And here there is a mystery: God lets us take part in His fatherhood.

"My children, again I am in the pains of childbirth for you, until Christ is formed in you." (Gal 4:19)

"Here am I, and the children God has given me." (Heb 2:13)

Each new person is born directly of the Father, and even so, we share in the joy of Heaven when we see lives surrendering and being born of God.

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." (3 John 1:4)

3) The smile of heaven

So, when the new pastor said that God has no grandchildren,
he affirmed the truth of the new birth.

When my heart rejoiced over "grandchildren",
it touched the truth of spiritual legacy and the multiplication of life.

They seem different, but they are not.

It is as if God were saying:

"I only have children
but I rejoice immensely when My children bring forth children who know Me."

Faith is not hereditary,
but the joy of life brought forth... that multiplies.

And maybe, just maybe, while I smiled thinking of grandchildren,
God was smiling too, saying:

"I understand.
I also rejoice when I see My children giving birth to new children."