--- title: Devotional | Building for a Generation You’ll Never See description: True faith isn’t just about hearing—it’s about doing. In this powerful reflection on James 1:22 and the Parable of the Talents, Todd White challenges believers to move from knowledge to obedience, surrendering fully to Jesus and living with purpose, purity, and power. image: https://media.lifestylechristianity.com/hubfs/Artboard%2037Generations.png --- [Skip to content](https://media.lifestylechristianity.com/todd_white_devotionals/devotional-building-for-a-generation-youll-never-see#main-content) [![Lifestyle Christianity](https://media.lifestylechristianity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Artboard%202-1.png?width=800&height=635&name=Artboard%202-1.png)Homepage](https://lifestylechristianity.com/) - [Devotionals](https://media.lifestylechristianity.com/todd_white_devotionals) [Give](https://lifestylechristianity-bloom.kindful.com/) - [Devotionals](https://media.lifestylechristianity.com/todd_white_devotionals) [Give](https://lifestylechristianity-bloom.kindful.com/) ![Building For A Generation You'll Never See](https://media.lifestylechristianity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Artboard%2037Generations.png?width=800&height=414&name=Artboard%2037Generations.png) building for a generation you’ll never see # Devotional | Building for a Generation You’ll Never See ![Todd White](https://media.lifestylechristianity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Artboard%20192.png?width=48&height=48&name=Artboard%20192.png) Todd White September 4, 2025 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children. PROVERBS 13:22 (NKJV) The Bible says that David was a man after God’s heart. Do you know that God’s heart is generous? So David was a man after God’s *generous* heart. And guess what? David became so radical that his radical giving was beyond anything the world has ever seen. David says in 1 Chronicles 29:3 (NKJV), “Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given …” This is David laying up for Solomon. Solomon is going to build the house of God because David wasn’t allowed to. So David’s like, *Okay, so what I’ve done is I have taken what is mine, and I’ve put it aside so that my son can build God’s house.* Today’s value of the offering David took up is somewhere around $6 billion. That’s what it looks like when you give from affection — not pressure. David joyfully gave for a temple he’d never see. His ceiling became Solomon’s floor. And Solomon? He never fought a war. Why? Because his father fought them all — and sowed ahead for the future. What if your giving today isn’t just about your obedience — it’s about breaking battles your children would have had to otherwise (and probably unnecessarily) fight? What if your sowing builds a spiritual fortress for your grandchildren? This is what it means to leave an inheritance! And it’s not just financial — it’s spiritual. *And the results are supernatural.* **Radical obedience creates generational peace**. 🟡 **Challenge for Today:** Think generationally. Ask God: “What do You want me to build that I may never see completed?” Then take one act of radical generosity today — not just for now, but for the legacy of faith you’ll leave behind. 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