Mensa Otabil - Posterity (10/22/2025)
Psalm 22, verses 30 and 31. A posterity will serve him; it will be recounted to the Lord to the next generation. They will come and declare his righteousness to a people who will be born, that he has done this.
We began our study of Psalm 22 by saying that it is a psalm on two levels. It talks about David and what he is going through, but on a larger level, it’s a Messianic psalm because it has references to things that David is not going through but which point to the Messiah and what he is going to go through. So at one level, we are reading about David and what he’s going through; at another level, we are reading about the Messiah and what he is going to go through and the outcome. But in both cases, the psalm talks about how what David is going through and what the Messiah will go through will impact future generations, how future generations will see what has been done. So it’s important for us to remember that what we go through now has an impact on generations after us, and what God takes us through now is not only for our benefit; it’s for generations after us.
So it mentions a few things that will happen as a consequence of what God will do for us. First, it says generations will serve God because of that. David understood that his experience was not only for him but for generations after him. Jesus Christ did not just die for himself; he died for generations after him, and our experiences today, what God is doing for you, is not only for yourself; it’s also for generations after you. If you’re a parent, you are laying a spiritual heritage for generations after you. When God delivers you, it’s not only for you; it’s for generations after you. May every breakthrough God gives you have a generational consequence for you and for the descendants after you.
It says that generations will remember what God has done; your testimony will not be lost. Generations will remember that! Isn’t it amazing that we are here talking about David thousands of years after he had left, and we are remembering what God did for David? Here we are as Christians two thousand years after Jesus Christ, remembering the victory of the cross and the resurrection. The Bible says, in a similar manner, what God does for us will be recounted for generations. It may not be the whole world talking about you, but in your family, your children and your children’s children will remember the seeds you have sown, the foundations you have laid, the heritage of righteousness you have planted in your family. May generations after you recount what God did with you and through you in your time. What we do now has generational consequences.
Then it says that generations will declare God’s righteousness. You know, everything that we live our lives for, our greatest desire is that our lives will speak for generations of God’s righteousness. The people who come after us will remember us not because of our physical achievements and material successes, but because we established the righteousness of God, that people will see us as an example of godliness and righteousness in our families. If you’re a parent, your greatest legacy you can give your children is to be a legacy of righteousness. You can leave them houses, homes, cars, and a good education, and that’s all fine, but the greatest legacy you leave your children is a legacy of righteousness. The greatest thing you want your grandchildren to remember about you is that you are a righteous person; you live for the Lord. I pray that will be your testimony for generations in your family and bloodline.
Let us pray. Say with me, «Heavenly Father, you are good, and your mercies endure forever. I will declare your glory to my generation. In Jesus' name, amen and amen.» Well, I’ll catch you again tomorrow; I’m Pastor Mensa Otabil. Shalom, peace, and life to you.