DAY 18 / WE REPRODUCE WHO WE ARE

We naturally speak about what we care about. When someone eats at a great restaurant, sees an inspiring movie, or reads a meaningful book, it feels almost effortless to recommend it to others. They have experienced something good and they want others to share in it.

Psalm 145:1-13 describes this same movement in the life of a believer. It paints a picture of someone who has experienced God in such a deep and personal way that the natural response is to commend His greatness to the next generation. This value is not simply about passing along correct information. It is about passing along a life shaped by the reality of who God is.

A believer once reflected on how this value took root in her life. She had grown up hearing that God was faithful, but it was not until she stepped into a season that required courageous obedience that she discovered His faithfulness firsthand. In that season she learned to trust God with decisions that felt costly. As she saw God sustain her, guide her, and provide for her, her certainty about His character grew. Over time the next generation around her began to notice. They saw not only her words but the way her life consistently demonstrated trust. She extended grace when it was difficult, offered forgiveness when it was not deserved, and served others quietly and joyfully. Her life showed that God’s character was not a theory but a reality that shaped her choices.

John Maxwell once wrote, “You teach what you know, but you reproduce who you are.” The next generation will learn far more from the example of a life anchored in God than from information alone. If we long to see them become confident in who God is and what He can do through them, then we must become a generation that is confident in who God is and what He can do through us. Reaching the next generation is worth every effort, and God is worthy of the praise that will rise from their lives.

PRAY

Ask God to show you where He is inviting you to trust Him more deeply. Pray for courage to live out what you believe about His character. Invite Him to shape your life into one that reflects His faithfulness, grace, and love so that the next generation can see Him clearly through you.