Preparing to Be a Godly Grandparent | AIG

Thank God for godly grandparents whom he has blessed to see their children’s children! These men and women have raised their own children and now have the privilege to influence the next generation as well. This older generation enjoys an exceptionally valuable position to encourage their grandchildren to trust God and to seek to please him with their lives.

From the beginning of time God commanded his people to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28). The psalmist David commends the duty of parents and grandparents when he said, “One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4). By obeying God while in a sin-cursed world, these older men and women have developed proven character and have refined wisdom to share with others. Consider the influence Noah had from his grandfather Methuselah and the earlier generations going back to Adam, during which “time people began to call upon the name of the Lord” (Genesis 4:26). May the Lord raise up many older men and women to bear witness to his gracious work.

Source: Preparing to Be a Godly Grandparent | Answers in Genesis