Seize the Moment – Day 462
Legacy Events!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, June 22.
What are the stories you tell the next generation? What legacy events from your life do you want talked about around the dinner table?
God adds the next generation to His motives behind His awesome display of power through the ten plagues. Not only is He rescuing the Israelites from Pharaoh, but He is also establishing a legacy event that will shape their new identity as God’s people. Listen to the LORD speak to Moses in Exodus 10:1-2,
Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may perform these signs of Mine among them, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your grandson, how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I performed My signs among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.
God is directing Moses to teach His people to remember the ten plagues and how He demonstrated His absolute sovereignty and ultimate power over Pharaoh and Egypt’s pantheon of gods to rescue them from slavery and oppression. God was pointing out to them that this was not to be forgotten!
Are there moments from your life that should not be forgotten? Are there experiences with God or events and situations from your past that have shaped you into the person you are or have become defining moments for your family?
Seize the moment and reflect upon your life and the good that God has done for you. Write it down in a journal or record you telling the story in your own voice. Plan a family gathering when you can share some of these stories with the next generation. Ask God to reveal to you the legacy events of your life and how He would like you to tell the future generations about His greatness through your story.