Day 68


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Psalm 78:4

"We will not hide them from their children; showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done."

 

This psalm is about passing along the true stories of God's wonderful works from one generation to another. The psalmist said, "We will not hide them..." Normally, when we think of hiding something, we think of deliberately putting something away where it will be difficult to find. However, some things can be accidentally or unintentionally hidden. For example, someone may say, "No wonder I couldn't find the stamp. It was hidden behind this stack of books." They are saying that something hid the item being searched for from their view.

People from previous generations have helped us learn about the truths of God's Word and the facts about His wonderful works. By various means, they have endeavored to make sure these things were not hidden from our view. By making the Bible available to us and making sure we had access to one, they kept the accounts recorded in our view. By telling us their testimonies, they have informed us about events that reveal how God has shown Himself strong and good. However, I wonder how much has been hidden from us unintentionally.

God made sure that important things were preserved for us. Scribes who recorded scripture copied the Word carefully and preserved it as it was passed on over thousands of years. The discovery of the "Dead Sea Scrolls" is an example of how God made sure the truth was being preserved. (The "Dead Sea Scrolls" were scriptures recorded from many years ago that were discovered in a cave near the Dead Sea. These confirmed that current copies of scripture have been accurately passed down to us.)

Certain stories in  our history  are available because people have written  them and made them available. Some people are concerned today that important historical events may be hidden because some people do not like some of the stories. They attempt to either change the stories, or prevent them from being told. I wonder if there are great stories of God's goodness that our great-great-great grandparents did not pass on to us. Are there special stories of God's deliverance and provisions in our lives that we need to tell our descendants? Is it fair to let the praises of the Lord, His strength and wonderful works, become hidden from our descendants, who might benefit from the knowledge of them?

Perhaps we should seriously consider recording some of the outstanding things God has done. We can do our part and pass the records on to our children and our children's children.

 

I will not hide from my descendants the things God has done for me.

I will tell them to my children and my children's children.

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