Psalm 78:1-39
Dear RTB’ers,
…we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His power and His wondrous works that He has done. (v. 4b, NASB) Yes, we need to do this! We have our Lord’s Great Commission, Go…make disciples…teaching them… (Matthew 28:19-20). What better place to begin than with our own children and their companions! And what better way to start than by telling them of the Lord’s work in our own lives!
…they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God. (v. 8) Yes, we’ve made mistakes. Hopefully we’ve learned from them. And our children need to know that God has always been faithful, even when we were not. He has always been with us, in the good times and in the hard times.
I recall a prior pastor telling us, “Your children will always be your children. When they are adults, they are still your children and you still have a responsibility to speak God’s word to them.” (Or something to that effect…). So, let’s plan to say something today to one or two of our kids or grandkids or any young person we know.
…arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, (vv. 6b-7a)
Blessings.
Fred