Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV
A Thousand Generations
Statistics Canada says there are now more millennials than baby boomers in the country, ending the 65-year reign of the post-Second World War generation as the largest cohort in the population. The federal agency noted the change in its newly released population estimate for July 1, 2023, broken down by age and gender. The baby boomer generation became the largest in Canada in 1958 — seven years before the last baby boomer was even born. They accounted for 40 per cent of the population from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
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It is amazing how quickly the generations pass. It wasn’t long ago that the Boomers overwhelmed the Canadian population. That will never happen again, and before long the next generation will pass along, followed by another and another until Jesus comes. It has ever been so. The one unchanging is the God who created it all. Countless generations ago, this was written in Deuteronomy 7:9: “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” While things in our world seem to be in constant flux, throughout all generations our God remains the same. You can count on Him to continue to love you unconditionally, provide for your needs, be close by when you are grieving, and transform your life when you reach out to Him through faith in Jesus Christ. The God of Moses is the same God who will redeem you, transform you, fill you, call you, and equip you. He is the same God forever.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley