Hear this ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this (the locust plague) been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Tell your children of it and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. Joel 1:2-3
Our recent
neighborhood Bible Study with eleven ladies on Zoom had this first discussion
question:
What is the
most traumatic worldwide or national event each of the generations
represented in your group has experienced?
WOW! How did
God know we would need this lesson right now? Our group started in the 1990s
with Genesis I, II, III. We have followed the Bible all the way to Joel and
this Life Guide study presents this question because of a traumatic event. Oh,
yeah, we have experienced 2020 with its worldwide Coronavirus and the very
divisive national presidential election. We have had at least three different study
leaders over the years but to come to this question in the book of Joel study
at this exact time is an act of God. Matthew McConaughey, actor, father of
three and author of “Greenlights,” said this in Guideposts magazine, “Life’s
the movie. God’s the director.” I believe this is so true.
We decided
it is important to pass on our knowledge of these life changing events to
future generations as Joel instructs us to do. This would include making sure
all our history is remembered. The history of the old testament is relevant to
the New Testament. Our history and our country’s history are relevant to our
lives. Our children need to know the good and the bad of our history. We cannot
change it by rewriting our history books or tearing down our leaders’ statues.
Prayer: Dear Lord, we thank you for giving us your
history in the Bible. Help us pass it on to our children. We realize you
breathed life into us as humans and gave us the potential to understand there
was a time before our consciousness. Thank you for your amazing timing of this
Bible study and in our lives. Remind us to tell our children. Amen.
Sandra Hilsabeck
Thank you Sandra. What a great point about the need to pass in the lessons of lifetimes! God gives us each other to encourage.
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