Tuesday, April 24, 2012

"After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel." -- Judges 2:10

This will become a bit of a recurring theme in the Old Testament-- later generations of Israel forgetting who they are and whose they are.  When things go bad for them, the writers reflect and say it's because they drifted away.  The prophets will speak doom, the people won't listen, and destruction and captivity will follow.  There are tough times ahead.  What we must remember is that we can't do better than God.  When we think we can, when we begin to doubt God, when we begin to even question God's existence, we need to get back to basics and remember who and what God is.  Then there will be no question.  Then we will remember.  Then we will be aligned again.  From generation to generation, we must teach well so that our children and their children's children will know who and whose they are.

Readings:  Judges 2:10-3:31; Luke 22:14-34; Psalms 92:1-93:5; Proverbs 14:1-2