For the Future Generation

Judges 1-3

The children of Israel have all been given their lots of inheritance. Their duty now is to drive out the inhabitants. But I read of atleast 8 of the tribes that "did not drive them out." They didn't take total victory. Instead they let the inhabitants dwell among them, and it's no wonder that only a little later that the Bible says..

2:10-12
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that [were] round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

Sure the original ones were maybe strong enough spiritually to stand admist the evil of the inhabitants, but they didn't consider their children. The future generation. What an alarming awakening in my life. Though I don't have any children living in my home full-time. I must be careful of the things we allow in. My desire in for the future generation to rise up and serve the Lord with greater vigor. Cannot happen if I am not willing to "drive out" those things which could not only hinder me, but hidder the future generation more so.