“Make them known to your children and your children’s children”
Judges 3:7
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth
Deuteronomy 4:9
“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children—
Deuteronomy 32:18
You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you,
and you forgot the God who gave you birth
Psalms 78:11
They forgot his works
and the wonders that he had shown them
Psalms 106:7
Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wondrous works;
they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea
It seems like the theme this week has been the same over and over again – Unmindful – Forgetting God – Not Remembering – Following what they deemed best in their own eyes – Rebelling – Doing evil in the sight of God. I keep thinking that it does not have to be this way. We do have a choice in the matter of serving God. However we seem to like to choose self over God. Me, myself, I are always wanting to put self first. Do I assume I know best? Do I think I am able to find satisfaction away from God? I have no idea why self keeps pushing to the forefront but I do know that I find life more fulfilling with God leading. A good start for every day would be for us to chose to humbly serve God every day. Keep in mind that self wants to be first and we need to die to self every day.
