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Sunday... Yes, there is so much we have learned.


Sunday... Yes, there is so much we have learned.  And there is so much for us to share. It doesn't just stop with learning, does it?

Psalm 78:1-3 (NLT), "O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past - stories we have heard and known. stories our ancestors handed down to us."

There is so much to learn, isn't there? We never stop learning. The Psalmist here in Psalm 78 goes on to tell the stories of the Children of Israel up through David and strives to teach the lessons of their past. And there are lessons to learn. 

Have you learned from your past or do you just keep making the same mistakes over and over. Yes, we must learn and grow from our experience but also the experiences of others, especially from the stories of the Bible. God has written the Bible for a purpose but if we don't read it and learn from it then we have wasted a great opportunity and a great privilege. A good thing to pray is for God to open our ears to hear His instructions, to hear what He wants to tell us.

But there is more. Verses 4-5, "We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders." That is so important to do.

Yes we are to teach our children the Bible, to let them know what it says and what is expected of us but there is more. We must never waste what God teaches us through our experiences. God shows His power and His mighty wonders not only for us personally but also for us to share with others, especially our children, our family.  

This is an important link in spreading the Good News through out our generations. Read the Bible to your kinds, to your grandkids. Share with them what it means to you and how your relationship with God has made such a difference in you life.

Verse 7, "So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands." Verse 8, "Then they will not be like their ancestors - stubborn, rebellious and unfaithful, refusing to give their hearts to God."

Yes we want to learn and grow, don't we? But we also want to share especially with our family, don't we? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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