SAVING THE NEXT GENERATION

Judges 2:10 states "After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel." (New International Version (NIV)).

This Scripture depicts a sad state of affairs which existed in Israel.  After Joshua and other leaders and that whole generation died, a generation rose up that knew not the Lord nor what he had done for Israel.

These are the people of God whom he had brought from the land of Egypt by his mighty hand.  They had witnessed the miracles of God, his glory and his wrath but yet a generation of children grew up without knowing the Lord.

This must not be so in AJAN Fellowship.  We believe that the mighty acts of the Lord must not be kept a secret from our children.   It is our heritage and it must be transferred to them.

It is the vision of our leaders that the generation to come is preserved and that they will know the Lord and the power of his might and also declare his works.

The works of the Lord must not die with the previous generation but must live on in the next.  The next generation must be equipped and designed to take up the baton that has been left.

OUR VISION FOR OUR CHILDREN

It is well known that children live what they learn and for our children, it is our vision that they will:

• know the Lord and serve him exclusively
• not be like their forefathers- a stubborn and rebellious generation 
• be successors in the kingdom and the work of the Lord
• remain in the house and presence of the Lord
• be a righteous generation that will counter the attacks of the enemy

OUR STRATEGY: REHEARSAL

"And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua." (Exodus 17:14)

Training and reinforcement of that training is critical to preserving a righteous generation for the Lord.  In the same way that the Lord commanded Moses to rehearse the book of memorial in the ears of Joshua, we are committed to doing the same thing for our children.
 

There must be a righteous remnant for the times that lay ahead so that a generation may be preserved.
 

The fact is that we do not have much time.  As evil increases and the distractions and immoralities abound, the time to act is now.
 

We have to act in our homes first, we have to act in our church and then we can impact a whole community and by God's help the entire nation.