Exodus 3:15 (NIV) – “God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.”

God is a God of families; a God of generations. When he created the heavens and the earth, He had a family in mind. As He was creating Eden, He had a family in mind. Throughout the Bible, God touches one person so they can touch their family, their generation and the ones to come. So when God sees you, He sees your entire family, your generation and the generations to come after you. So it is vital that we make very wise decisions because they will affect everyone in our lineage.

When God was ready to reveal Himself to the Israelites, He revealed Himself as the God of Generations (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob). Then He gave Moses an order saying, “This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” This is how He wants us to remember Him by: The Generational God.

How do we remember His name? We are to keep it in mind; to keep our attention on Him. How will our generation and future ones know of Him? We have to pass this revelation down to them. God deals with us, so we can transmit His message to others. It is very important for us to have a close relationship with God. Otherwise, what will we teach our generations? Will we allow the world to teach them the way? I believe we have been passive for far too long. It is time for us to rise up and get ourselves right before God so we can change the direction of our family and our descendants.

Interestingly back in Abraham’s days, there was no written Bible. Abraham would tell his family about his experiences with God. He would tell them what God had told him. And they passed this revelation down to their kids. Isaac followed by doing the same thing. Jacob continued this tradition. As they encountered God, they would tell their family about it. What have we shared with our family? Are we encouraging them to seek God?

We have a great job ahead of us. We have to teach our generation and the future generations about God’s greatness. We have to experience Him in order for us to share with them what He has done in us. If we don’t seek Him, our generations will not seek Him. Let’s start sowing the seed so that our generations can reap a great spiritual harvest. Let’s begin today by sharing our testimony. And as we begin to share our experience to our kids, they will want to have their own experience. It happened to Isaac, and Jacob, and Joseph. Imagine what the future would look like if we all started sharing God with our family and teaching them how to draw near to Him. Our world would change. We can start one family at a time. Let’s change the world!

Filed under: Family by Adilson Chacón