Daily Devotional – Friday, May 5, 2026
One generation shall praise Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts.
Psalms 145:4 (NKJV)
One of the most powerful influences in my spiritual life is my late maternal grandfather. I learnt my earliest lessons about God along streams as we grazed cows and sheep. Often, he would ask me to carry his Bible as we herded the animals, then read the book loud to me as we rested on the grass.
The Legacy That Began by a Stream
Under his guidance, I learned how to recite the Lord’s Prayer and the Ten Commandments. I can still remember his heavy bass voice as he belted out tunes from the vernacular hymnal. I recall walking with Him to church and listening to him recite some enormous portions of the book of Psalms from memory. He taught me to fear, worship, and obey God in a memorable manner.
As the psalmist had observed millennia before, my grandpa’s generation praised God and declared Him mighty works to the next generation. Imagine the loss of godly heritage if this old man had not taken time to plant seeds of godliness in his children and grandchildren!
While I try my best to share testimonies of my walk with God with my children and other young people, I think, as a generation, we are not doing enough to transmit piety to the younger age group. We have handed over that responsibility to teachers, television, the internet, and peer influence, among others.
Who Will Tell Them?
Sadly, if we fail to play this G0d-ordained role, what happened to the Israelites after the death of Joshua may become the reality of our offspring. Scripture records, “When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel.” (Judges 2:10). What an indictment of the older generation!
Take a moment to assess yourself. Are you doing enough to ensure the current and future generations in your lineage will follow on the narrow path of righteousness? Living piously, cultivating a Bible study and prayer culture, encouraging our young ones to read spiritual books, and mentoring and involving them in evangelism are just a few strategies of keeping the fire of faith burning beyond your generation.
Prayer
Almighty God, inculcate in me the discipline and empower my will to declare to the younger generation Your saving grace in word and deed.
