This afternoon I was thinking about some very special friends who are expecting, and the babies are due soon. I think of the joy of parenting. I think of the instructions God gave us in His Word about how to raise children.
One of my favorite passages is Psalm 48:12-14. It tells of the Jews visiting Jerusalem. They are commanded,
12 Walk about Zion,
And go all around her.
Count her towers;
13 Mark well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces;
That you may tell it to the generation following.
14 For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will be our guide
Even to death.
God wanted the Jews to notice what He had done for them, how He had established their city. Then He wanted them to go home and tell their children the details. Count the towers, remember each little thing, tell your children "This is God, our God forever and ever."
I read this one day as we were driving through the beautiful hills of our state. (Don't worry -- I was not the one driving.) I may never visit Jerusalem, but I serve the same God. Do I pay attention to the beauty of His creation? Do I notice everything God does for me? Do I record the details? Am I excited to share with the next generation the might and goodness of our God?
