PIDGIN PASS DOWN THE PROMISE, NO BE THE WILDERNESS!

Deuteronomi 4:9–10

But make una look well! Make una dey kareful, so dat una nor go forget wetin una don take una eyes si. As long as una dey life, make una nor let dis tins komot from una mind! Make una make sure sey una tell una shidren and grand-shidren about dis tins. 10Make una nor forget di day wey una stand before di Oga una God for Mount Horeb where E for tell mi sey, “Gada all di pipol kom meet mi, so dat I go tell dem my kommand. Den dem go learn to dey fear mi as long as dem dey alive and dem go tish dia shidren to dey fear mi too.”  

 

Plenty things dey wey people dey pass from one generation go another — things like family ways, customs and even bad habits. But the same way, God dey instruct us make we pass go our children and future generation the stories, promises, and instructions wey dey for Bible. 

The phrase “Pass down the promise, no be the wilderness” na one modern way to talk say God want make one generation hand over faith in Him promises, no be unbelief, grumbling and disobedience wey keep Israel for wilderness. 

For the story of Exodus, God carry Israel come out from Egypt to give them the Promised Land — the land of rest, inheritance, and blessing as covenant for them and their children (Exodus 3:7–8, Deuteronomy 6:10–12). The “wilderness” no be their final home; na just training ground where dem go learn to trust God presence and daily provision. 

When person go through training, e learn plenty lessons wey e suppose pass give others — na the same thing for Christian life. Every lesson wey Israel learn from wilderness suppose be memorial stone. 

Memorial stones for Bible mean reminder of God faithfulness and miracle works. For Joshua 4:1–9, after Israel cross River Jordan enter Promised Land, God tell Joshua make twelve men (one from each tribe) carry stones from the riverbed where priests with the Ark of Covenant stand. Dem arrange those stones for Gilgal as memorial to remind future generations of God faithfulness. 

See am well — those stones na reminder of God faithfulness (the promises) and no be their disobedience (the wilderness). God no want make we dey pass down wrong doctrines, failures, or rebellion. 

But because the Israelites doubt God, complain and rebel, that generation die for wilderness — dem no enter the Promised Land. Na only their children enter go receive the promise (Numbers 14:26–35, Hebrews 3:7–19). Meaning say unbelief and disobedience na wetin dem pass down, and e cost them the fullness of God promise. 

Wetin we suppose pass down?   

All through Deuteronomy, Moses dey beg Israel make dem teach God word diligently to their children so dem go fear the Lord, remember Him great works and live long for the land wey He swear give them. That same instruction still concern us wey be children of God today. 

We suppose pass down covenant loyalty, obedience and trust in God faithfulness — no be stubbornness and complain like Israel generation for wilderness. 

For New Testament, believers too dey told make dem pass down sincere faith, sound doctrine and life filled with the Spirit, no be the wilderness of sin and hardness of heart (2 Timothy 1:5, 2:1–2, Hebrews 3:12–15). Instead of passing down fear, bitterness or half–hearted Christianity, we suppose pass down the gospel promise in Christ — wey bring us true rest and spiritual inheritance. 

To “pass down the promise, no be the wilderness” mean say we go: 

- Dey share testimonies of God faithfulness pass to dey rehearse our disappointments and complaints. 

- Teach Scripture and gospel clearly make the next generation know God character and His covenant promises through Christ. 

- Refuse to make unbelief, compromise, and grumbling normal for house or church, but instead show repentance, trust and obedience by example. 

So even though the slogan no come directly from Bible verse, e capture strong message from the 40 years of Israel wandering and the call make we raise children and disciples wey go inherit faith and promise — no be wilderness of unbelief. 

You dey pass down the promise or the wilderness? 

REFLECTION QUESTIONS 

- Which kind story you fit pass down to your children wey go make them love God more? 

- How much of wetin you know today come from your papa or mama way of building your faith? 

- You get any special promise wey you and your family fit hold and pass from one generation to another? 

- You dey open up tell your children about your own wilderness experience in a way wey go help them build their faith, no be break am? 

PRAYER: Lord God, help me make I obey You well and teach my children spiritual things. Make we dey follow our faith journey together, no be each person dey struggle alone. In Jesus name, Amen. 

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