“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” – Psalm 145:4
God has always had one primary plan for preserving the faith across the centuries: personal sharing from one generation to the next. Churches, organizations, institutions, and schools certainly have an important role to play. However, the most fundamental structures God created to preserve and advance the faith are personal relationships.
Each generation is called to pass their faith on to the next. Parents telling children the great stories of the Bible and their own personal experiences of God’s greatness and faithfulness. Grandparents giving testimony to God’s work in their lives and their ongoing relationship with Christ. Older believers nurturing the faith of younger relatives, neighbors, and students.
If you’re a follower of Christ with younger people in your personal sphere of influence, then you have a responsibility! You don’t have to be a highly trained pastor or Bible teacher. You just need to be willing to speak of God’s greatness, kindness, mercy, love, holiness, and righteousness in your own life. What has God done for you personally? You should be eager to share what Christ did for you on the cross and encourage the next generation to receive those benefits for themselves by faith.
Who in your life needs to hear about the mighty acts of God?