Our daughter-in-law’s grandfather recently passed away. He was well loved and will be greatly missed. Family and friends held a memorial service for him. During the memorial, many very honoring things were said about his life, his faith and his service to the Lord. He definitely left a godly heritage. Contrast him with this man (from 2 Chronicles 21): He took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the officials of Israel. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He rejected the LORD God of his ancestors. He built high places on the hills of Judah and caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves. He led Judah astray. This man was a king. His name was Jehoram. The account says that at the time of his death, he wasn’t honored with a funeral fire as was his predecessors. In fact, he wasn’t even buried in the tomb of kings even though he had been a king. But even more sad is this glimpse into how well the peo...