“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.”
Judges 2:10 KJV
Eventually, after that entire generation died and was buried, the next generation forgot Yahweh and all that He had done for Israel. They forgot the wonders in the wilderness, the manna, the split-open Rock that gave them water. Then later, they failed to remember the miraculous Jordan parting, the walls of Jericho falling down, the sun standing still, God helping Israel conquer their foes, and the many miracles of Yahweh under Joshua’s leadership. How easy it is for the second generation of any movement to forget the truth and power of the first generation. We enshrine the memories of the past but fail to apply the power present today to advance in the ways of God - having a form of godliness but denying the power. Any person, or church or denomination which does not have a continuous and ongoing testimony of God’s power, needs to come out of lukewarmness and acknowledge the power of the living Christ to advance. Only with being thankful for the goodness of God in our lives can we overcome this. In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Amen!
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