Tell The Next Generation

I know I’ve told you this before, but Dave and I have three young grandchildren who live within an hour from us.

It’s great living this close and being with them as often as we can, in fact, they are going for a “sleep over” next weekend. Something they, and us, are very excited about. Yesterday, we spent the day with our grandson. He celebrated is 10th birthday just last week.

We went to the large aquarium in our area and then out to lunch. He said it was a best birthday and that’s what we’d hoped it would be. Making memories and sharing love is the legacy we want to leave with all our grandchildren, grown and littles.

I was reading one of my favorite Psalms, one that I share the second half with all you on a regular basis, but this morning it’s the first half of the Psalm that I’d like to share.

“I will praise you, my God and King, and always honor your name. ² I will praise you each day and always honor your name. ³ You are wonderful, Lord, and you deserve all praise, because you are much greater than anyone can understand.

⁴ Each generation will announce to the next your wonderful and powerful deeds. ⁵ I will keep thinking about your marvelous glory and your mighty miracles. ⁶ Everyone will talk about your fearsome deeds, and I will tell all nations how great you are. ⁷ They will celebrate and sing about your matchless mercy and your power to save.

⁸ You are merciful, Lord! You are kind and patient and always loving. ⁹ You are good to everyone, and you take care of all your creation. ¹⁰ All creation will thank you, and your loyal people will praise you. ¹¹ They will tell about your marvelous kingdom and your power. ¹² Then everyone will know about the mighty things you do and your glorious kingdom.
¹³ Your kingdom will never end, and you will rule forever.” Psalm 145:1-13 CEV

If we tell our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren about our favorite things – fishing, camping, trips, ice cream, sports and vacations, we should most definitely tell them about our wonderful Lord and heavenly Father.

We tell them about Jesus, not in a condemning way, but we tell them of His wonderful love, mercy and grace. We tell them stories of what God has done in our lives so that they will know they can depend on Him in every situation. We tell them that God never wants them to be afraid, and He will never leave them alone.

Make it a point to tell the next generation of the Goodness of God!