“Let this be written for a future generation,
that a people not yet created may praise the Lord”

Psalm 102:18

This morning as I put the fan in my window and heard the sound of the birds outside, (Well, I’ll be honest, I can smell bacon cooking too—because my wonderful mom-in-love is making breakfast—don’t hate.) I thought about how precious each new day is.

But lately, it seems like many things are not right.  Like up is down and wrong is, well, right. I’ve reached the point where I don’t like to turn on the evening news.  Wars. Unscrupulous politicians. Abortion.

This world can seem so dark, can’t it?

But here’s the thing: we have a chance to shine a light into it.  Not our own light, but the light of Jesus in us.

Not for ourselves, but for future generation.  A generation yet unborn.

Here’s how you shine the light:

TELL of His faithfulness.
WRITE the truth. In your journal. In your Bible. Write about the things you know are true.
GO into the world (or your neighborhood, or your co-op) and give a reason for the hope that lies within you.
BE courageous.

I don’t know about you, but I want to be part of the witness to the next generation.  To write of God’s faithfulness, and tell of His justice, mercy and love.  Tell of the hope and the truth that is only found in God’s Word.

…that a people, not yet created, may praise the Lord.