Declare His Faithfulness Unto All Generations

My wife and I recently received some amazing news. Our oldest son and his wife will, by the grace of God, bring their first child into this world sometime in mid-September. It is our first grandchild, my in-laws' first great-grandchild, and will inevitably be the object of seemingly inexhaustible attention, affection and interest. I'm looking forward to the messy, sloppy, noisy, energetic unconditional love that infants provide in abundance. Pray that I will forebear reminding my son of his "individuality" as a child while he copes with this bundle of willful and playful cuddliness.

My life has entered a new room filled with toys, cribs, powders and oils. The nicest part? It is in someone else's house. I get to go home to my "comfyness" when I am too tired to bounce, lift, smile, tickle, clean, hug, or kiss any longer. Wait--never too tired to kiss or hug this grandchild, but the feeling may not be mutual every time.

I guess I am officially an old geezer, although some have declared this of me long before. I have ceased to offer a defense to the charge. Rather, I now wear the distinction with all the pomp and satisfaction of a king's crown.

Now to the title significance. In Psalms 89:1 Ethan the Ezrahite declares "I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations." I am confident my son knows of his incredible responsibility to nurture and admonish his child (Eph. 6:4) . My prayer for my son, his wife and for all our family is that we, as the psalmist says, would speak of God's mercy and faithfulness to our children and their children. Moreover, we will show this precious little one through our words and actions that God is our Creator and that the sum total of our life is to glorify Him and love Him forever.

But don't expect me to change any diapers.