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Are We Losing Our Heritage?

Scripture
That the generation to come might know . . . that they may arise and declare them to their children.
(Psalm 78:6)
Devotional
We are losing our history and our heritage because we are failing to pass our faith and knowledge on to our children. Dare to ask your children about their heritage. Ask them about the history of our nation. Ask them what they know about the Bible and its impact on the constitution. You will most likely find that their heritage is being eroded. The new tolerance does not tolerate our Judeo-Christian virtues. They have been replaced by meaningless humanistic values. Our children are being taught that whatever they value as important and meaningful is to be accepted. We must instruct our children in the virtues of honesty, integrity, godly patriotism and Biblical righteousness. Get your children to read biographies of our founding fathers and religious leaders. Teach them that they may in turn teach their children. If we do not, we may be the heritage that is lost in the next generation.
Thought For The Night
“After 500 years the Columbian legacy has created a civilization that we ought not, in all humble piety and cultural relativism, declare to be no better or worse than that of the Incas. It turned out better. And mankind is the better for it. Infinitely better. Reason enough to honor Columbus and bless 1492.” Charles Krauthammer, “Columbus & Christianity,” Christian History Magazine 
Evening Text
Psalm 78:6: That the generation to come might know them… that they may arise and declare them to their children.
Looking for Answers
 
Evening Study Guide
Defining: “Heritage”: Not only our history, but the source of that history. For example, the intent of the framers of the Constitution of these United States does matter. It matters greatly. If it ceases to be followed and passed down it shall be lost.
 
Referencing: “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together,” Romans 8:16-17.
 
Applying: Know who you are and from where you have come. Both receive and leave a heritage.