“As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long—though I know not how to relate them all. I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come” (Psalm 71:14-18). I came across this paragraph in 1979 when Bessie and I were in Vancouver, BC. It has been my life verse since then—the next generation! As I look at Christian history, it seems to be history that only takes care of the present generation, not the next one. The seventeenth century in England and Scotland was a time of revival until there was a Christian king after the glorious revolution of 1688. The next two generations were of great moral
One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Psalm 68:11: “The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it.” The Lord announced the word, and a great company proclaimed the word. It was a great company then; let us pray that it will be a great company now. “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field’” (Matthew 9:37-38). Pray and proclaim and pray for more proclaimers. This post coordinates with today's reading in the To the Word! Bible Reading Challenge . If you are not in a daily reading plan, please join us at TotheWord.com . We would love to have you reading with us.