Generations

"For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations." Psalm 100:5 (NIV)

". . .To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth."
Psalm 89:1 (NAS)

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
The plans of His heart from generation to generation." Psalm 33:11 (NAS)

". . .But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.
For He established a testimony in Jacob
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach them to their children,
That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born,
That they may arise and tell them to their children,
That they should put their confidence in God
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments,
And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God." Psalm 78:4b (NAS)

After I published the last post, I went looking for the word "generation" at Bible Gateway (can you tell?) NAS has a couple more passages than NIV. And there are some passages that surprised me that I should go back to.

It's pretty amazing that the scriptures continue to cross generations, that His story endures, that the God of our faith remains faithful through all the technological and cultural changes that our parents and grandparents faced and that our children and their children have yet to face. It probably helps keep generational differences in perspective. We all have the potential to become a stubborn, rebellious, unfaithful generation. But as every generation passes away, God stays and he doesn't change. His Word remains and He stays faithful. Amazing and comforting!