Observation: This Psalm tells a brief poetic history of God's people. The recurring theme is that the people continue to grumble, rebel, and lack in faith, yet God remains faithful. The psalm says the law is taught to children "so that they should set their hope in God."
Application: We often forget, especially in easy times, why we teach the faith. Too often we see it as an intellectual or cultural merit badge for our kids, and in our increasingly pluralistic times, a less relevant one than it used to be. Why do we stress over whether our kids can name three of the Ten Commandments, or know who Abraham begat? It's not a head thing. It's a heart thing. We read and study the Bible, and we teach it to our kids, not like just any other school subject. We do it because when life gets hard, and it will, they need to remember the story of God, who made us, named us and saved us on purpose. They need to have hope, and God wants to give it to them.
Prayer: God, I pray for my kids, and all the kids of our country today. More than ever, they need a foundation for hope. In these scary times, may they hope in you.
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