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Speaker 1: Life Audio.

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Speaker 2: Hello, and thank you so much for listening to your

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Speaker 2: Daily Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each

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Speaker 2: day to learn more about God and his will for us.

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Speaker 2: I'm your host, Jessica N. Rokel, and after this short

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Speaker 2: word from our sponsor, we'll dive into today's Bible verse,

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Speaker 2: Psalm chapter seventy eight, verse four. Today's Bible verses Psalm

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Speaker 2: Chapter seventy eight, verse four. We will not hide them

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Speaker 2: from our descendants. We will tell the next generation the

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Speaker 2: praiseworthy deeds of the Lord his power and the wonders

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Speaker 2: he has done. For four generations, a single family maintained

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Speaker 2: a lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River. Their great responsibility

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Speaker 2: was to keep the light burning through fog, wind and

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Speaker 2: pounding waves. Before automation, light keepers climbed steep, narrow steps

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Speaker 2: to ensure the lamp shown across dark waters. Ships depended

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Speaker 2: on the light to navigate dangerous shores so they could

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Speaker 2: be guided safely home. If the light went out, vessels

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Speaker 2: could lose their way or crash against rocky shoals. Faith

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Speaker 2: works in a similar way. Each generation has a responsibility

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Speaker 2: to the next to reveal the brightness of God's faithfulness.

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Speaker 2: Psalm seventy eight reminds us to share God's goodness with

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Speaker 2: our families and to not keep it to ourselves. So

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Speaker 2: we tell stories of answered prayers being carried through challenging seasons,

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Speaker 2: and how He proves himself true to his promises. Sharing

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Speaker 2: God's faithfulness becomes guiding lights to help those coming behind us,

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Speaker 2: so they can recognize His light when their ways grow

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Speaker 2: Damn Asaf was the chief musician of David and Solomon's era.

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Speaker 2: He wrote Psalm seventy eight and it is the longest

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Speaker 2: historical psalm, which teaches that history must not repeat itself.

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Speaker 2: We learn from the past so we can remember for

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Speaker 2: the future. The Israelite people were notorious for forgetting God's

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Speaker 2: faithful and mighty works on their behalf. If God didn't

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Speaker 2: perform the way they wanted him to, they turned into

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Speaker 2: petulant children who stomped their feet and accused God of neglect.

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Speaker 2: And although Psalm seventy eight is a historical psalm, it

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Speaker 2: is also a wisdom psalm, tracing the theme of the goodness

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Speaker 2: and kindness of God toward his stubborn and rebellious people.

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Speaker 2: Asaf was concerned about parents passing on three things to

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Speaker 2: the next generation. The first is to teach our children

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Speaker 2: that God is worthy of adoration and gratitude. The second

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Speaker 2: is to recognize that God's power and greatness is above

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Speaker 2: and beyond anything we could place our hope in. Third,

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Speaker 2: remembering God's wonderful works of greatness in active assistance to

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Speaker 2: his people. It is the parent's responsibility to not hide

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Speaker 2: what they know about God. To the next generation, It's

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Speaker 2: important to be honest about their feelings and honest about

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Speaker 2: God's faithful, mercy and grace. Knowing and remembering God's praiseworthy deeds, power,

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Speaker 2: and wonders lead people to trust and keep His commands.

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Speaker 2: Psalm seventy eight leads parents to learn from their spiritual

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Speaker 2: failures of their ancestors and do all they can to

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Speaker 2: avoid the same paths of doubt, unfaithfulness, and rebellion. It

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Speaker 2: is a command to teach our children the principles and

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Speaker 2: guidelines of God's word. Psalm one for five urges us

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Speaker 2: that one generation shall praise God's works to another and

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Speaker 2: to speak of God's glory majesty in works. Deuteronomy tells

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Speaker 2: us to take heed to keep our souls with all diligence,

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Speaker 2: so we don't forget, and then to teach these truths

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Speaker 2: to our children. In the Book of Joshua, we learn

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Speaker 2: how building altars of remembrances leads to telling the following

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Speaker 2: generations of God's mighty acts of provision, and the prophet

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Speaker 2: Isaiah encourages us to mention God's loving kindness and the

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Speaker 2: many good things he has done for us. Asaf our

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Speaker 2: chief musician, emphasizes the strength and wonderful works of God,

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Speaker 2: not the strength and wonderful works of people. It's essential

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Speaker 2: to see and understand the hand of God as he

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Speaker 2: moves in and throughout our personal histories. Psalm seventy eight

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Speaker 2: is remarkably honest about the failings of God's people and

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Speaker 2: strongly urges us to not forget God's mercy and grace.

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Speaker 2: Charles Spurgeon writes, those who forget god works are sure

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Speaker 2: to fail on their own. You see, no matter how

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Speaker 2: self sufficient we think we are, the very breath we

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Speaker 2: breathe is a gift. Our heart beats, blood flows, neurons fire,

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Speaker 2: all because of the God who made us. The difficult

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Speaker 2: circumstances we face are not indicators that God has forgotten us.

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Speaker 2: But they are opportunities for us to depend on God's faithfulness.

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Speaker 2: When we keep our hearts firm in faith, our life

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Speaker 2: becomes a series of stories revealing God's faithfulness, like a

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Speaker 2: beacon in the dark to the next generation. Today, begin

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Speaker 2: a habit of pausing once a day to see God's

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Speaker 2: faithful hand in your life. Let's pray, Heavenly Father, thank

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Speaker 2: you so much that you urge us to remember to

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Speaker 2: remember you in our stories, to trace your hand in

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Speaker 2: our lives, or to forgive it when we forget your

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Speaker 2: constant presence, your steadfast love, your faithfulness that always points

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Speaker 2: out heart back to you Lord. Today let us remember.

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Speaker 2: Let us start keeping track of how you work and

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Speaker 2: how you move, and how you are with us in

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Speaker 2: our lives, so that we can tell the next generation.

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Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, we pray Amen.

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