It’s A New Generation
“I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make
mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me
from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I
am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength
unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” (Psalms
71:16-18)
Today’s
Morsel:
As I get older, I see the importance of sharing with this new generation the
righteousness of God. Many young people seem to struggle today in their walk
with God because they are not given an understanding at the earliest age of the
ways of Christ and who He is. Everything in your life flows from the knowledge
of who Christ is. If you never learn this, you are going to struggle in your
walk with Christ and being a Christian. I don’t care who you are. Their little
minds are inundated at the earliest stage with superhero figures, games,
sports, gadgets, and fast food. The righteousness of Christ isn’t mentioned
until they are 6 or 7 years old, and then we expect them to just turn on a dime
and change. It doesn’t work that easily. Jesus told the religious leaders that
once a person is converted the wrong way, he is made twice the child of hell
(my word and emphasis). Children must be trained up in the way they should go.
As Moses told the new generation of the Children of Israel, “For thou art an
holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a
special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the
earth. The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were
more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: But
because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had
sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and
redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of
Egypt. Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which
keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to
a thousand generations; And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to
destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to
his face.” (Deuteronomy 7:6-10) We are dealing with a new generation, and
we must spend time with them, so they understand what the Lord's requirements
are for them. And so they understand at the earliest age who Jesus
is.
Sing: Are you past the point of weary? Is your burden weighin' heavy?
Is it all too much to carry? Let me tell you 'bout my Jesus, Do you feel that
empty feeling? 'Cause shame's done all its stealin' And you're desperate for
some healin', Let me tell you 'bout my Jesus.
He makes a way where there
ain't no way, Rises up from an empty grave, Ain't no sinner that He can't
save, Let me tell you 'bout my Jesus. His love is strong and His
grace is free, And the good news is I know that He can do for you what He's
done for me, Let me tell you 'bout my Jesus.
And let my Jesus change your
life. … Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen, Amen
Thought For
Today:
“And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves
from this untoward generation.” (Acts 2:40)
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