mentor and be mentored

I have been attending church at lifechurch.tv, a great church is anyone is looking for one. Craig, the pastor of the church, has a been preaching a message series titled "I Believe in You." Think about it. From a personal standpoint, it's nice to remember that Christ believes in us. After he gave His life on the cross and ascended into heaven, he gave us the mission on of feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and showing people the power of Christ. Plus, he calls us to raise up a generation to do the same. Moses had a person that he mentored, Joshua. Joshua, on the other hand, made the mistake of not being a mentor to anyone. So, when he dies, the first things you find is that the people of God forget all of the great things that the Lord and Joshua have brought them through, and the separate themselves from God.

Therefore, think. It is important to have a mentor, but it is equally important to mentor someone. Think about the Joseph, who saved the nation of Egypt from a serious famine. You read in the next book of the Bible that, "A new king came to power that knew nothing of the works of Joseph." From that point, because there were so many Israelites, Pharaoh grew concerned and oppressed them. The nation that was saved by a group of people forgot the things that the group of people had done and made them their slaves.

Really, when we choose to ignore our responsibility of mentor-ship, we set up the next generation to become slaves. In both Biblical instances, Judges and Exodus, the Israelite nation found themselves in constant bondage.

That all sounds a little serious. Just take this with you. It is one of the greatest things in this world to mentor the next generation. Fathers, mentor your children. Be great fathers. Mothers, mentor your children. be great mothers. Someone poured themselves into you. Do the same for someone else. They'll appreciate you for it.