Today’s passage: Psalm 78
Helpful thoughts:
- In this psalm, Asaph is asking Israel to learn from the mistakes of their ancestors.
- It is the responsibility of every generation to reach the next generation for Christ. We are to teach the next generation to (From verse 7):
- Set their hope in God – Salvation is from the Lord
- Not forget his works – Reveal God to them through the Scriptures
- Keep His commandments – Growing together in righteousness
- God is patient, merciful, forgiving, and all that good stuff which we are thankful for and enjoy. It also grieves Him when we disobey, act foolishly, hurt ourselves, others, and the name of Christ with our sin, and fail to accomplish what we could if surrendered to His Lordship.
Questions to consider:
- Parents, what is your role in raising your children? What is the most important thing you must pass on to your kids? What are you doing (Or what could you grow in doing) to help them set their hope in God, know who He is through His word, and be encouraged to keep His commandments? How can you equip your children to reach your grandchildren?
- How important is the children’s ministry in our church? In what ways do we as a church family unite to reach the next generation? Teenagers, how close are you to transitioning from receiving ministry to giving ministry?
- I think we tend to sway back and forth from being too legalistic (Be perfect or else!) to taking the Gospel for granted (Don’t worry about your sin, Jesus died for that.). Why do you think we would do that? How ought our salvation in Christ motivate us to live? What does God’s holiness and authority still demand? How does Christ’s sacrifice allow us to rest in His grace when we do fall short? What is the right balance?