"For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:"
Psalms 78:5-7
Reading this today, it seemed to be saying that everything that God did was to give hope to children. And although there is obviously more to it, that isn't far off, because we are all his children, and every day he teaches us hope. Even the bad days, it is there, if we look for it.
I think these verses also are saying something about responsibility... not just to teach our children about the law of God, but I think, further, that we have a responsibility to be hopeful and to teach hope. ... In saying that I am not saying that we have to wear a constant fake smile. It's obviously okay to feel our emotions and to be sad when sad things happen, but God also teaches us that despair cometh of iniquity and that he that is happy now shall be happy still ... he's trying to teach us positive emotion, and how to work through the hard times and always look for the good. If we are going to teach hope to the next generation, then we need to work on learning it as well. :)
If we can't see the hope, then let's dig into the scriptures, and pray earnestly, and find examples of hope. God will show them to us in the scriptures, in conference talks, in the world around us, and even as we look back upon our own lives, if we ask him.
Today, let's learn some hope, and spread it around. :)
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:"
Psalms 78:5-7
Reading this today, it seemed to be saying that everything that God did was to give hope to children. And although there is obviously more to it, that isn't far off, because we are all his children, and every day he teaches us hope. Even the bad days, it is there, if we look for it.
I think these verses also are saying something about responsibility... not just to teach our children about the law of God, but I think, further, that we have a responsibility to be hopeful and to teach hope. ... In saying that I am not saying that we have to wear a constant fake smile. It's obviously okay to feel our emotions and to be sad when sad things happen, but God also teaches us that despair cometh of iniquity and that he that is happy now shall be happy still ... he's trying to teach us positive emotion, and how to work through the hard times and always look for the good. If we are going to teach hope to the next generation, then we need to work on learning it as well. :)
If we can't see the hope, then let's dig into the scriptures, and pray earnestly, and find examples of hope. God will show them to us in the scriptures, in conference talks, in the world around us, and even as we look back upon our own lives, if we ask him.
Today, let's learn some hope, and spread it around. :)
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