They would not be like their ancestors—a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.” - Psalm 78:8
Yesterday, we began talking about the steps we need to take in order to make disciples of every generation. After all, God is not partial to any specific generation. He wants every generation to follow Him and point non-believers to Him and the good news of the gospel. If you missed yesterday’s devotion, I urge you to go back and read it. But for today, we’re going to look at two things we can do to make disciples in each generation.
The second thing we need to do is we must turn the will to love biblical truth. You know something with your mind, but you trust something with your will. God wants a spiritual chain reaction when it comes to what you know spilling out into what you do. He wants the truth that gets into your head to come out through your hands, your feet, and your mouth. With that He wants it to affect what you say, what you do, and where you go, and it begins with teaching the next generation to put their trust in God. When they put their trust in God, they will begin to love biblical truth.
Finally, the third thing we need to do to make disciples of every generation is we must touch the heart to love God’s truth. Now why is it so important that the next generation learn God’s truth and live God's truth? Well, if they don’t, today’s key verse tells us what will happen. “They would not be like their ancestors—a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him” (Psalm 78:8).
The generation described in this verse fell out of love with God, His word, and His truth. It is not coincidental that Jesus let every generation know that the first, the greatest, the most important, the foundational commandment of all commandments is to “Love the Lord, your God, with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind, and all of your strength” (Mark 12:30).
At the end of the day when it comes to generational discipleship, the heart of the matter will always be the matter of the heart. When the head learns the truth and the heart loves the truth the hands will live the truth. It always is and always will be the number one job of every generation. If we do not direct the next generation to learn, live, and love God’s truth, they will drift from doing those very things.
Dear Lord, I want to live a life that points other generations to you. I want to help others learn to love biblical truth. I pray that you would give me opportunities to do that so that I can be someone who makes disciples of all generations. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Topics: Discipleship
