Psalm for Today = 78:4, 8
“We will not hide them from their children,
but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD,
and his might, and the wonders that he has done…
that 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.”
Comment:
The psalmist exhorts the worshiper to tell the next generation about the wondrous works which God had done for them…so that they would not be stubborn and rebellious like the previous generations.
I wonder, do we take enough time to tell our stories where we point consistently to God as the hero, or do we tend to regale others with our own cleverness? Jesus is the one who redeems and transforms us. It is certainly not a result of our tugging at our own bootstraps!
The next generation needs to hear of the pain that was caused by our sins and the peace that comes with the presence of Jesus Christ.
“We will not hide them from their children,
but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD,
and his might, and the wonders that he has done…
that 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.”
Comment:
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I wonder, do we take enough time to tell our stories where we point consistently to God as the hero, or do we tend to regale others with our own cleverness? Jesus is the one who redeems and transforms us. It is certainly not a result of our tugging at our own bootstraps!
The next generation needs to hear of the pain that was caused by our sins and the peace that comes with the presence of Jesus Christ.
It will take patient vulnerability on our part.
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