Telling the New Generation
I am thankful for the generations of my family who came before me. Most of them were hard working people who were sincere in their faith in God. They did not just have faith in Jesus. They passed down their faith to their children and their children's children. This is a very important practice for each generation, because Christianity is always only one generation from extinction. If we don't influence the next generation to come to Jesus, there will not be any believers left once we are gone. David realized this reality, and he made a solemn request from the Lord. (Psalm 71:18) He asked God not to abandon him in his old age, but to allow him to proclaim His power to the new generation, and to show God's mighty miracles to all who came after him. I hope that we can all relate to what David is saying here, even if we are not old and gray now. I pray we will never forget the new generation needs Jesus, too. I am definitely getting old and, I have been gray for a long time. ...