Psalm 78:1-7
1 A maskil by Asaph. Open your ears to my teachings, my people. Turn your ears to the words from my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth to illustrate points. I will explain what has been hidden long ago,
3 things that we have heard and known about, things that our parents have told us.
4 We will not hide them from our children. We will tell the next generation about the LORD'S power and great deeds and the miraculous things he has done.
5 He established written instructions for Jacob's people. He gave his teachings to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make them known to their children
6 so that the next generation would know them. Children yet to be born would learn them. They will grow up and tell their children
7 to trust God, to remember what he has done, and to obey his commands.
2 I will open my mouth to illustrate points. I will explain what has been hidden long ago,
3 things that we have heard and known about, things that our parents have told us.
4 We will not hide them from our children. We will tell the next generation about the LORD'S power and great deeds and the miraculous things he has done.
5 He established written instructions for Jacob's people. He gave his teachings to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make them known to their children
6 so that the next generation would know them. Children yet to be born would learn them. They will grow up and tell their children
7 to trust God, to remember what he has done, and to obey his commands.
It is Sunday morning. In our home, that means we will go worship Jesus with the Saints in Easton, Md. There is no question in my children's minds about what what we will do today. We serve Jesus as a family, we worship as a family, we strive to make our family's focus Jesus.
The first seven verses of the 78th Psalm talks about teaching our children about the Lord. It is so important that we teach our children who God is and what He has called us to do.
Now lest you think I have always done this perfectly, or do this perfectly now, let me say without reservation that I do not. But I try. It has taken many years , like 28 to be exact, to get our family focused on Jesus.
I had to be fully focused on Jesus before I could begin to lead and teach our children to put Him first in their lives. I had to work on me for years. I have to work on me daily. I have to remember verse 7:
7 to trust God, to remember what he has done, and to obey his commands.
So it is Sunday. You have two choices. You can begin, or continue to , point your children to Jesus, or you can make something else more important. Trust me, I have done both. Jesus is the better choice. It is the only choice today that will have ETERNAL benefits, or consequences. Everything else just lasts for a brief time.
The nice thing is, just because you didn't focus on Jesus yesterday, doesn't mean you can't make a different choice for today. Your children are looking to YOU and my children are looking to ME to show them what God has in store for us all.
Today, chase your children's hearts for God. You will never be sorry you did!
Chasing After Their Hearts,
Glenda Johnson
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