Day 28 - The Joshua Generation
Joshua (our staff worker) gave a version of this message a twice. I want to rehash. How many of us are 2nd Generation Christians? Well, I'm a 4th Generation Christian.
In the book of Exodus, God is a very visible being. The 10 plaugues, the pillar of flame or cloud. He parted the Red Sea, He made mountains tremble at His mere presence.
Surely because of these visible signs of His presence; the Israelites under Moses had no difficulty in believing that the God they worshiped was real. But even then, the Israelites turned away and had to wander the wilderness for 40 years until they died.
A new generation grew up under the leadership of Joshua. They did not see the parting of the Red Sea, the 10 plagues etc. But nevertheless, they believed. And when the time finally came, the Lord parted the River Jordan, send the walls of Jericho crashing down.
What the Lord did for the previous generation, He can do again in a fresh way for you. He did miracles for the Israelites; He can do them for you to. If you believe.
The main difference between then and now is Jesus, the Cross and the Ressurection. Your first generation Christian relative experienced the joy of receiving salvation first hand. Perhaps it was at a rally like FoP or some camp like GAP Camp.
The problem is that we think that since we are "born into a Christian family" we cannot experience it ourselves. Wrong.
We can experience the power of the Gospel again in our lives; we can experience it firsthand. But we must have faith and believe that Jesus saved us. And that the only way to the Father is through Him.
