Families must trust God’s faithfulness

Families must trust God’s faithfulness

Posted on June 3, 2008 Updated on June 3, 2008

Psalm 78 vs 1-8

Family through the generations

This is one of four great national hymns in the Psalter that draw lessons for=today from the history of Israel and especially from the Exodus deliverance from Egypt. The Psalmist promises a parable, a story with meaning, and a solution to hidden things from history. (verse 1-2).

He tells how the people of Israel rebelled; they were not faithful to God (8), they forgot about the wonders God had done (11-12), put God to the test by making demands of Him (18), lied to Him and tried to flatter Him (36).

 They continued to turn away from Him even after all the great things He did for them (42-56).The purpose of the Psalm is expressed in verse 7. “That they would put their trust in God and would not forget His deeds but would keep His commands.” The key point is that the present generation (that’s us) and future generations be warned of the danger of forgetting God’s faithfulness in the past. Looking back we are encouraged to trust God and obey Him.

God plans for that to happen through families. Look at how many generations are mentioned:· Our fore-fathers (vs 5)· Our fathers (vs 3)· Our selves (vs 4 we are our father’s children) · Our children (vs 6) · Our children’s children (the unborn vs 6)

Source:

‘Families for life Bible Study notes and Sermon Outlines’ by David and Janet Cunningham. Family Impact. Read the full text at: www.familyimpact.org.za

Psalm 78

 1Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

 2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

 3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

 4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

 5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

 6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

 7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

 8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.