Psalm 78:4, "We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might and the wonders that he has done."
This commitment to disciple the next generation to treasure the wonders of God is set in the context of salvation history. The salvation history captured in this psalm tells the stories of the unfaithfulness of the people of God and God's patience towards them, his discipline to correct them, and his act of restoration. The history tells how fickle we people are, prone to wander, desperately in need to rehear God's salvation stories, to see God's vision for our lives, to run the race set out for us. So, we must press on to disciple our next generation that they may know and follow God wholeheartedly.
at any time the covenant people of God are never more than one generation from extinction, so it is utterly vital to pass on this accumulating insight to the next generation. (D. A. Carson)
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