Transmitting Truth 传承真理
Dexu Xia
Teach [God’s ways and instructions] to your children and to their children after them. Deuteronomy 4:9
Without the ability to see their grandchildren in person due to risk of infection, many grandparents sought new ways of connecting during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey showed that many grandparents adopted texting and social media as a means to maintain their precious bond with their grandchildren. Some even worshiped with their extended families by video call.
One of the most wonderful ways parents and grandparents can influence their children is by passing down the truths of Scripture. In Deuteronomy 4, Moses charged God’s people to “not forget the things” they’d seen about God “or let them fade from [their] heart[s]” (v. 9). He went on to say that sharing these things with their children and their children’s children would enable them to learn to “revere” Him (v. 10) and to live according to His truth in the land He was giving them.
The relationships God gives us with our families and friends are certainly meant to be enjoyed. By God’s design, they’re also intended to be a conduit to convey His wisdom from one generation to another, “training [them] in righteousness” and equipping them for “every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16–17). When we share God’s truth and work in our lives with the next generation—whether by text, call, video, or in-person conversation—we equip them to see and enjoy His work in their own lives.
Who has “transmitted” God’s truth to you? With whom can you share His truth—through a text, a note, or an in-person conversation?
Thank You, God, for the legacy of faith You’ve passed on to me. Please help me to lovingly impart that legacy to others.
你只要谨慎⋯⋯免得忘记你亲眼所看见的事⋯⋯总要传给你的子子孙孙。—申命记4章9节
由于新冠病毒肆虐，有感染的风险，很多祖父母无法亲自见到孙儿，因此他们在疫情期间寻找新的联系方式。最近的一项调查显示，许多祖父母采用即时通讯和社交媒体，与孙儿保持密切联系，有些人甚至透过视讯与家人一同敬拜上帝。
父母和祖父母能够影响儿孙，其中一个最美好的方式，就是把所认识的圣经真理传给他们。在申命记第4章，摩西嘱咐上帝的子民不要忘记他们“亲眼所看见”关于上帝的事，免得“这事离开[他们]的心”（9节）。摩西还劝勉百姓，要与他们的后代子孙分享这些事，让他们学习“敬畏”上帝（10节），并在上帝赐给他们的土地上，按照祂的真理生活。
上帝赐给我们家人与朋友，让我们享有美好的关系。但按照上帝的设计，这些关系也要成为一个管道，好让我们将上帝的智慧传给下一代，要“教导[他们]学义”，装备他们“行各样的善事”（提摩太后书3章16-17节）。当我们与下一代分享上帝的真理，以及祂在我们生命中的作为时，无论是透过即时通讯、电话、视讯，还是面对面的交谈，我们是在装备他们，使他们能够看见，并享受上帝在他们生命中的作为。
谁把上帝的真理“传承”给你？今天，你可以透过即时通讯、纸条或面对面交谈，与谁分享上帝的真理？
上帝藉着圣灵使我们有能力爱我们的家人和其他人，并把真理带给他们。
上帝，感谢祢让我承接这代代相传的宝贵信仰。
求祢帮助我，让我能因着爱，将这宝贵的真理传给别人。