Psalm 44:1. “We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.” OUR FATHERS. They paid a price to follow their Lord. It was important to them to obey His Word. It wasn’t to their families, the right thing to do, They had committed themselves to God. They’d be true.
God led and guided them through difficult days. They tried and proved Him in many different ways. In each step of faith, they each grew stronger, Though some trials they had seemed to last much longer.
Their life with the Lord left an impact on me. All they experienced helps me to see – The Lord may not, from trials or pain, deliver – But He promised in deep water to not forsake me ever.
Our fathers had their times of rejection and pain. I, too, have experienced them, but God is the same To me, as to them, He has promised His presence – And has guided my footsteps and been my defense.
The fathers made sacrifices; I must make them, too Because now I’m a father, people know what I do. My forefathers paid the price of personally buying the truth – And I, too, like them, have God’s truth of great worth.
The fathers went uphill while their generation went down. The same uphill battle I personally have found. God was faithful to them through life till they died – Following their example, in the Vine, I’ll abide.
“I thank Thee Father for those who have gone before and whose faith I seek to follow. My grandparents paid the price of righteousness and truth. My parents did the same. May I never compromise what I know to be right – and more importantly – what I know is Thy will. Accept my sincere thanks in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”