And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. Exodus 10:2
Think about the bedtime stories that you heard as a child, and the family stories that your parents rehashed as you sat with them at the supper table. Those tales formed a huge part of your heritage as they are passed on from generation to generation. But would they be as dramatic as the stories that Israelite parents shared with their children about their final days in Egypt. Details about the plagues that God brought against the Egyptians were dramatic, and telling about them served a very real purpose.
Our text tells us why God wanted the Israelites to pass the accounts of their deliverance from the great plagues on to their children and grandchildren.These stories were to convince those children that the God their parents worshipped was the one true God, greater than all the gods of the Egyptians. The children heard those stories as the Israelites traversed the wilderness, and the grandchildren heard those stories as the Israelites claimed and settled the promised land. It was a critical part of their heritage, cementing in their hearts and minds the reality of their God. We need to take the same approach today.
What do you know of the salvation testimonies of your grandparents and parents? And if you are a parent, how well do your children know your testimony and that of your spouse? How well known are the accounts of the planting of your Assembly, and of the major landmarks in the Assembly’s growth and outreach? This is critical information to get into the hearts and minds of the children and young people coming along behind us. Because they know what great things the Lord has done for us, they will know that we worship and serve a God Who is greater than the religious fluff and atheism of the world. -Jim MacIntosh
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