Isn't this amazing!
Addison was giving us some quick lessons on the drums in church this afternoon when Aunt Rowena stepped up and without any hesitation, took the drum sticks and had her turn. She is 78.
And with that, it brings back to me Rev Vincent Lau's sermon this morning - there would be three generations between Addison and Aunt Rowena. Rev Lau's admonishment to us this morning was to pass on the legacy of our commitment to God down the future generations, in the faithful teaching of the Word, in living out our lives in testimony of our faith in God and in strengthening our commitment to the Lord in our very own lives.
We are to guard the Gospel, to be ready for spiritual warfare that is there whether we like or not and not to be complacent, apathetic or lazy, all ready to settle down in comfort while there is still so much to do in nurturing and discipling.
Let us not be like the Israelites in Judges 2:6-12:
When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the LORD had done for Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110 years. And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel. And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the LORD to anger.
Let us be faithful to the Lord, in ALL we do, including being responsible to the next generations and beyond.
pearlie
Oh yes, we must!!! Even when they don't want to hear or listen, we must be faithful.
ReplyDeleteSusan
We must lead by our example Pearlie. - Dave
ReplyDeleteI would love to do what your aunt did - what an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSusan,
ReplyDeleteIt is when they do not want to listen that break our hearts and God's heart - yet we must faithful remind them and teach them.
Indeed Dave, and sometimes we are such poor examples.
ReplyDeleteJulia,
ReplyDeleteI must let you in on one thing here in Malaysia, out of respect, it is a practice to call the elderly Uncle so-and-so and Auntie so-and-so. As such, Aunt Rowena is not really my aunt to the true sense of the term :) :) But indeed, she is an inspiration to all of us in the church.