Today’s Reading, Deuteronomy 3-4
Focal Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:9 ““Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.”
Teaching is a skill. It is also something that can be learned by mentorship, training and practice. I have had the privilege of being around some of the best teachers in the church setting and the academic world. One of the greatest traits that they all have in common, is passion for giving people timeless truths. They have a plan to make sure the next generation of students or church members are prepared for what is to come. Teaching the next generation matters.
In today’s reading God tells Moses to be on guard and diligently watch themselves. This is done so they won’t forget the things their eyes have seen. This remembering will help them keep the Lords work constantly on their mind. The impact comes, when the Israelites teach them to their children and grandchildren. This is discipleship in action. This is following biblical standards that prepare the next generation to be passionate believers.
Today I went to be very specific on who we are to teach the ways of the Lord to in our daily life. Just as God told Moses to teach these truths to their children and grandchildren, we are called to teach the next generation. As someone who works with teenagers on a daily basis, let me be clear that these young men and women have a deep desire to be taught and discipled.
This reality should bring us to our knees. Every teenager wants to be discipled and is currently being discipled. The question is, who is doing the teaching. It is either the world or the church. The world will devour teenagers if we allow it to happen. The church should stand in the gap and prepare them to handle every possible situation.
I am passionate about the next generation because I believe they have the capability of changing the world around them for Christ. This can happen faster if people understood that teenagers can handle extremely deep truths. The challenge is to not give into culture. They should be given the deep truths of scripture. They can handle it and actually desire to be challenged more than most adults.
Our goal is to teach the ways of the Lord and make sure they remember how he works and moves in the life of believers. If we are to be biblical we must teach and train the next generation the way Moses trained his people.
Tomorrow, I plan on reading Deuteronomy 5-7
