Show and Tell

Remember when you were in elementary school and it was “show and tell” day?  You’d bring in something cool to show your class and then tell them all about it.  Maybe it was a new puppy, or perhaps memories from your summer vacation.  These days allow kids to pass along to other kids the memories of cool things they’ve seen or done.

Consider that our lives are meant to be a perpetual “show and tell” for the next generation.  Through our actions and our words, the next generation will see and hear what God has done for his people over the centuries and for us today.  Not only is this a great privilege, it is also a great responsibility.  Knowledge of the wonder and power of Christianity is always one generation away from extinction.

After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. – Judges 2:10 (NLT)

The generation spoken of here is the generation right after Joshua, one of the great men of the Old Testament.  How could it be that this generation had no memory of what God had done for their parents?  Because they did not see it or hear about it.  The older generation was silent.

So everyone, not only can we do this perpetual “show and tell” with our families and friends, we must!  We must let the next generation see God working in our lives.  We must tell them about the great things God has done for us (and for them)!  We must tell them of His great love, His great power, His great action throughout history!  This isn’t an optional activity…we must do it!

O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past— stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. – Psalms 78:1-4 (NLT)

So, what do you say?  Want to have a “show and tell” today?

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