December 11 2017
Grandma’s Recipe
Psalm 145:1-13
Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you
DEUTERONOMY 32:7
Many families have a secret recipe, a special way of cooking a dish that makes it especially savory. For us Hakka (my Chinese ethnic group), we have a traditional dish called abacus beads, named for its beadlike appearance. Really, you have to try it!
Of course Grandma had the best recipe. Each Chinese New Year at the family reunion dinner we would tell ourselves, “ We should really learn hot to cook this.” But we never got around to asking Grandma. Now she is no longer with us, and her secret recipe is gone with her.
We miss Grandma, and it’s sad to loose her recipe. It would be far more tragic if we were to fail to preserve the legacy of faith entrusted to us. God intends that every generation share with the next generation about the mighty acts of God. “One generation share with the next generation about the mighty acts of God. “One generation commends [God’s] works to another,” said the psalmist (Psalm 145:4), echoing Moses’s earlier instructions to “remember the days of old.... Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you” (Deuteronomy 32:7).
As we share our stories of how we received salvation and the way the Lord has helped us face challenges, we encourage each other and honor Him. He designed us to enjoy family and community and to benefit from each other
POH FANG CHIA
What we teach our children today will influence tomorrow’s world.
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