Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
May 09, 2023: SOAP #4905: 2Samuel 17; Psalm 71; Matthew 26

SCRIPTURE:  Psalm (NIV) 71:9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone….
14 But as for me, I shall always have hope; I will praise you more and more. 15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure. 16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. 18 Even when I am old and grey, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.

OBSERVATION:  One of the greatest concerns of senior citizens should be the next generation.  That they know the Lord should weigh heavily on our hearts.

In this passage, I hear David saying,” Do not take my life from the earth until I have passed on my testimony to the next generation.” 

APPLICATION:  Each generation must take the responsibility to pass along truth to the next generation.  We must pass on the truth that is recorded in God’s word.  AND we must pass on the truth of how God was working in our lives.  We must not let them think that the working of God ended when the last pages of the Bible were written.  We must not let them think that the working of God stopped with the last generation or the one before that. 

We must tell them what God has been doing in our generation and lead them to expect that God will also be working in their generation!!!   

PRAYER:   Lord, help me plant in the lives of the next generation, a sure expectation to hear you speak and to see your works.  Personally reveal yourself to them, I pray.   Amen 

Pastor Leon
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