This reflection makes a lot of sense and carries both a sobering reality and a profound hope. Here’s how i understood it:
The sobering reality is, few choose righteousness.
From my observation, this portion highlights the narrow path of righteousness, which Jesus Himself spoke of (Matthew 7:13-14). In the antediluvian generations, Seth, Enoch, and Noah stood out as righteous amidst a world filled with corruption. This reality underscores humanity’s tendency to stray from God, emphasizing the heartbreaking truth that many choose the “wide road.”
Then, and still today! Generations stand between those before us who walked with God and now, between us and our own prodigy!
Yet, it also reveals the significance of each individual who walks faithfully with God. These few—like stars in a dark sky—become beacons of hope and examples for future generations. Candles that burn for generations!
This made me ponder the hopeful responsibility for us as grandparents and how it’s our Faith that can be used to reach generations. I have always believed God sees our lives as on a map—from beginning to end—including our past generations, all the way to paradise. We are a blip on the map but are so important to the salvations to come.
Reading of Adam, Seth, Enoch and Noah, God indeed uses grandparents and older generations to leave a legacy of faith. Seth’s lineage carried the hope of a promised Savior, Enoch “walked with God” and was taken, and Noah, described as “a preacher of righteousness,” passed down God’s truths. These faithful few didn’t just live for themselves—they influenced their descendants.
This reflection has encouraged me, that our role as a grandparent is far from over. Psalm 78:4-7 speaks to this responsibility:
“We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power, and the wonders He has done… so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.”
Encouragement: Our “job” is eternal. As long as God gives us breath, He has a purpose for us. Teaching the “littles” about salvation is one of the highest callings, and it reflects the heart of God who desires all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). By planting seeds of truth, we are investing in eternity, even if the fruit isn’t immediately visible. Faith is believing what we cannot yet see. Generations we will not see!
Let’s keep walking in this calling, trusting that our faithfulness will impact our beloved generations. Like Seth, Enoch, and Noah, our influence may be part of God’s plan to preserve righteousness in the midst of a dark world.
Love never fails,
Leeanna
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