The Next Generation

Some of my most favorite people of all time are Bible class teachers. I can remember Sister Martin and the VBS class she taught on Luke when I was in the 5th grade. Coach and Mrs. Goode stand out as I entered the 6th grade. Brother Shaw taught the high school class as I worked my way through Floyd E. Kellam High. Dr. Wheeler, Dr. Williams, and Dr. Hinkle all stand out in my memory through my college years. Each one of these people had a tremendous impact on how I think and how I know Jesus. In Psalm 78 the psalmist writes, “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.” In verse 6 he goes on to say, “that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children…” Here we find a description of teachers who talk about God in such a way that the next generation is inspired to follow God. Teachers, parents, grandparents, and friends from one generation to another make a chain of praise that calls the eyes of those around them to see God at work. You have a tremendous impact and leave a marvelous legacy when you talk about, “the glorious deeds of the Lord.”