The Next Generation

Judges 2

When my wife told me that she was pregnant I was really excited. I was somewhat afraid because I know I am responsible in how I raise my children. I need to raise them up in the ways of the Lord and the reason is so that they may need to know Jesus Christ as their Savior and not depart from Him. In this chapter Joshua passed away and all the elders have died too. All that is left are a new generation that does not know the Lord.

Israel is Unfaithful

In verse 11 we read that this new generation did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They abandoned the Lord and served after the idols. They went after fake gods. These gods were what the other inhabitants worshiped. Because of this the Lord gave them into the hands of the enemy. This was a warning that Joshua gave them and Moses, but yet this new generation did not know or even listen. 

God Still Cares

God will raise up Judges to save them out of the hand of the enemy. Even though He did this but they still did not stop completely. They would stop when the time was bad but when they were delivered by God they would fall into the same cycle again. A generation that was delivered would die and the new ones would forget who God is and fall into sin again. 

We can be like this when it comes to sin in our life. We can get far into sin and get so far we cry out for help, God who is faithful will rescue us. But when life is good we can forsake God and fall into sin again and cry for help, God will rescue us. We need to not fall into this cycle which many Christians do. They all live for the Lord on days when they are hard, but when life is good they can forget God. Where do you fall into with that mold? Are you someone who follows after the Lord no matter when life is hard or good? Do you know that God is there when things are tough and when things are good? Do you know that God has our plans all laid out? Don’t be like the next generation that forsook God, be one that passes on the knowledge of the Lord.