Tuesday... Looking back has value.

You can learn so much by looking back. Have you ever looked back on Ancestry.com.? It can be very interesting. You don't know what they went through but you know that they were there and because of that we are here.

Now Psalm 100:5b (NLT) says something that reinforces the fact that we being here isn't just a happenstance. It says, "and his faithfulness continues to each generation." He has always been here even when there was no world and as you read the last book of the Bible, Revelation, you will see that He will be here after this world has ended as we know it.

The whole verse says, "For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation."

But it also is important to see that God is faithful to His Word. He has been and will be.

So let's look at what His Word says in Proverbs 10. Just one chapter but let's see what it says about what He is faithful in doing.

In verse 3 it says, "The Lord will not let the godly go hungry, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked."

Verse 9, "People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed."

Verse 14, "Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invits disaster."

Verse 25, "When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation."

Verse 27, "Fear of the Lord lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short."

28, "The hope of the godly results in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing."

As we look back we can see how these have come true in other's lives and also in our's. So let's just remember, "and his faithfulness continues to each generation." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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