…but god… Episode 2
Transcript
“Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. We will not conceal them from their children, But tell to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done. For He established a testimony in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach them to their children, That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, That they may arise and tell them to their children, That they should put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments, And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.”
Psalms 78:1-8 NASB1995
We are going to camp out in Psalm 78 this week. It was a scripture that Pastor Todd used in his sermon yesterday at Journey Fellowship.
In the first two verses God is trying to get our attention through Asaph the writer of this psalm. The people of Israel have been unfaithful to God, for a number of generations and God is reminding them why they have been unfaithful, by telling them what they should be doing. Note, that God does not tell them that they have not been obedient until the very end of the first 8 verses. It is then He says, it was the older generations who fell away. By writing the psalm this way God is telling the people of Asaph’s generation that they can redeem themselves. All they have to do is come back to God, and share God’s laws, God’s ways, God’s miracles and all that He has bestowed upon the people of Israel.
This is a lesson for us to learn as well. Yes, this generation is; wicked and vile and horrible. However, if we as followers of Christ would begin to tell our story of what God has done, in our lives through Christ Jesus, we can turn what Satan has meant for folly into good. Not only for this generation but for generations to come. Therefore, I will tell my family, my students, and my grandchildren the love of Jesus Christ and His incredible blessings, in the knowledge that they will not depart from His love. Thus carrying on the legacy of being followers of Christ to their grandchildren. This is the blessings that Numbers 6 is talking about.
Lord, thank you for giving us your word and that it is always so perfectly poignant. Help us to share your word and your provisions and your miracles with others so that not only this generation will change but that future generations will also know and follow you. We love and praise you. And ask that this be done in you awesome and Holy name, Amen…
Blessings and Press In and Press On!
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