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"Roger, it's time to get up."
Occasionally, we just might feel like Roger. Whether we're the teacher or
not, we might wake up thinking, "Why do I have to go to Sunday School
anyway?"
And then I thought about Psalm 78:1-8, O my people, hear my teaching; listen
to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter
hidden things, things from of old -- what we have heard and known, what our
fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will
tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and
the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the
law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,
so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust
in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands. They
would not be like their forefathers -- a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
Christians today are bombarded from so many different worldly fronts that we
need a place to discuss and learn an intelligent, Biblical response to the
faith challenges that we face on a day-to-day basis.
We need to be concerned about how we can best share and teach the next
generation about the ways of God. For thousands of years, teaching the next
generation took place in families, the local synagogues and in the churches.
Each generation must remember that the importance of the "teaching" lies in
the insights gleaned from our relationship with the Lord. We can't teach
what we don't know and we can't lead where we won't go.
See you in Bible Class soon!
A groan comes from under the covers, "Ugh, Let me sleep!"
"Roger, come and get up, you need to get ready for Sunday School."
Another groan. "Aw, it's so boring. Why do I have to go to Sunday School
anyway?"
"Because, Roger, you're the teacher!!!"
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