On Sunday I was standing in the choir loft at church while all the congregation was doing one thing that I love ~ reading Scripture together. The passage on the screen was Psalm 145. As one voice, we read the passage. When we got to verse four, it was as though the brakes were hit and everything came to a halt. The rest of the congregation read on, but my mind was mulling over one phrase:
One generation shall praise thy works to another…
The thought the Lord brought to my mind as I read that was, “That is mentoring and discipleship!” One generation should tell the next
what God has done,
how He has answered prayer,
how He guides,
how He loves,
how His Word has the answer for all their questions.
The whole chapter tells all the mighty acts of the Lord that the psalmist was going to share. You and I have our own “chapter” of what God has done for us! The question is, Who are we telling? Am I praising and sharing God’s goodness? I don’t know about you, but for me it’s easier to complain. Griping comes natural to my sinful heart. I get forgetful of all the wonderful acts the Lord has done on my behalf. I worry about me instead of pouring into another person. When I focus on me and my gripes, I’m not praising the Lord. In short, I’m not obeying this passage!
Do you have a younger person (or persons) with whom you are regularly sharing what God is doing or has done in your life? If we’re keeping it to ourselves we’re not only disobeying, but we’re also missing out on the joy of encouraging them! How might you and I go about telling others?
- Share these blessing in a brief sentence on your Facebook status (Sure beats griping about the weather or the pokey driver on the interstate!).
- Give a testimony at your church. Don’t worry about tripping over your words or saying the “wrong thing.” Give God the glory; that’s always the right thing!
- Call a young friend who might be struggling in the area that God has worked in your life and share what He’s done so that He would be glorified and they would be encouraged!
- When someone asks you “How are you?” Tell them how wonderfully good the Lord has been! They asked, so tell them!
- Instagram a picture that would represent your answer!
“One generation will praise they works to another.” Will you?
Lovingly,
RefreshHer 