Generational Change

 We can all see the differences in the generations of people in our society. My parents' generation lived through the Great depression. They were people of faith, and they were very frugal. They provided well for my generation, so we have all we need, but we have put too much emphasis on pleasure. Now, the younger generations are not believing in the Lord as much, because our generation did not show them our faith and teach them well. This is a great failure.

The same thing happened in Israel. (Joshua 2:10) All the generation of Joshua and his leaders was gathered to their fathers, and another generation rose up after them who did not know the Lord, nor even the work which the Lord had done for Israel. This failure caused the new generation to be led away from the Lord to worship the gods of the Canaanites and to be punished by God.

Every generation of believers has the responsibility to lead their children to the Lord. If that doesn't happen, then we are always one generation away from the extinction of Christianity. Our children do not trust the Lord just because we take them to church.  They must see us live out our faith. If we failed to do that, we need to do all we can now to bring them to the Lord.

Each generation needs to be taught the Bible. Again, it is not just sending our kids to Sunday School. The teaching of our children is the responsibility of the parents, first and foremost. It takes our time and efforts to communicate what God has done for us and how He has worked in history. Then, they have a foundation of truth to give them a good worldview once they trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Judges 3-5.