Are we embarrassed or ashamed of trying to tell the story of God’s work in our lives to our kids? Do we worry about eye rolls and accusations of “pushing religion”? We’re not alone, and this is not new, but something that’s as old as the Bible itself. The Psalmist tells us to bring back the stories of God’s work in our lives and teach them to the young generation. By Pastor Lars Hammar
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,
3 things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us.
4 We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.
5 He established a decree in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach to their children;
6 that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and rise up and tell them to their children,
7 so that they should set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;
8 and that they should not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Psalm 78:1-8