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Day 180 or June 29. Don't forget to pass it on.

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Our thoughts today are rooted in Psalm 145 verse 4. One generation commends your works

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to another. They tell of your mighty acts.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse. These are the last Psalms by David that you

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will find in the book of Psalms. He goes out with a bang as he asks God to teach him to

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do the will of God even though as a man he has little to offer. In closing, David contributes

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a psalm of praise testifying to God's great acts and he wrote it in an acrostic style

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with a thought for every letter of the Hebrew alphabet, so making it easier to remember.

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And now today's action step. Our youngest son Paul succeeded in getting

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an honours degree in mathematics and after teacher training secured a post in a secondary

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school. He told me that he had to brush up on GCSE maths as it was so long since he learned

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it that he had forgotten much of it. It's the same with the Bible and aspects of our

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faith. Don't use them, you lose them. David knew this so he urged the singers of Psalm

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145 to tell the next generation about God's marvellous acts.

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A generation ago in the UK we relied on our Sunday schools and state schools to teach

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the next generation. In the 21st century there are virtually no Sunday schools and unbelievers

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in our schools teach too much RE, which usually includes several other religions that often

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succeed in deterring children from ever pursuing Christianity seriously again. Take note, it

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is your responsibility, and mine, to pass on our faith to the next generation. Why not

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support one of the ministries that is teaching the Bible to children in schools? As far as

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I am aware, Walk Through the Bible is the only one that systematically teaches the whole

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Bible in a fun and memorable way, and we could certainly use your support. Whatever you are

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able to offer, prayer, participation or finance, thanks in advance. You can get more details

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on our website, bible.org.uk.