Torch not passed.  Along the way toward the blessed life, the fathers and mothers of Israel neglected to maintain their spiritual fire.  In their busyness to decorate their homes, build their businesses, and entertain themselves they forgot to teach their children to worship God.  “After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel” (2:10).  The parents unwittingly trained their children to live their lives without God.  They were practical atheists – claiming to know God, but living as if He didn’t exist.  There was no authentic, personal faith in the lives of the new generation.  Vibrant faith in God is always one generation away from extinction.  What you do with your time, how you earn and spend your money, the friends you choose, the content of your conversations – this is what you are passing on to a watching, younger audience.  Be challenged to lead your life in such a way that others who are watching will unmistakably see in you an authentic and passionate love for the Living God.

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