“Walk about Zion and go around her; count her towers; consider her ramparts; go through her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.” (Psalm 48:12-13)
In this psalm, the sons of Korah encouraged God’s people to wander the streets of Jerusalem and consider its beauty and grandeur. Look at how tall the towers are and how impressively fortified she is and remember that God had made her a jewel in the East – a beautiful city set on a hill.
Israel was supposed to be grateful for their success and prosperity, and they were to count those blessings, not just for themselves, but so they could “tell it to the next generation.” We cannot teach our children to be grateful until we are. They will only count the blessings of their era if they see us count ours. We either leave them with a heritage of thanksgiving or one of victimhood and grumbling.
We cannot give thanks for what we do not pause to count and we cannot count what we do not choose to see. So, stop and smell the roses, count the beautiful towers of your life, and give thanks so that you may tell the next generation.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites