So They May Know

Psalm 78:4 & 7 "We will tell the next generation about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done....Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey  his commands."


Do you ever read a scripture and all of a sudden the "lights come on" and you wonder how you have missed it for so long a time?


That is what happened when I read Psalm 78 this morning. There is so much in this Psalm, but the command to tell the next generation of God's goodness, His faithfulness so that they will place their confidence in God and obey His commands, really hit home. What I see is that we as parents have failed miserably in telling our children the stories of the Bible. We teach our children sports, celebrities, cartoon characters, but the Word of God comes on Sunday. I hope this is not true of most of us. It is not ONLY the pastor's job to teach our children, we are responsible.


The other thing I noticed in this Psalm is that God used natural disasters to get people's attention. We'd better wake up. The tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, drought, fires....what more will it take for us to start shouting God's Name instead of cowering so we don't offend others?


God is faithful and Good. He has not failed us! He is an Awesome God to serve. Glory will reward us when we arrive in eternity.


God bless you