Hello and thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15. The title of our post today is

the generational timeline. In yesterday's post, I mentioned the cloud of witnesses, spoken of in

Hebrews 12.1. We owe them a debt of gratitude and honor. In my book, an appeal to heaven,

I also address the fact that we can agree with their prayers and promises, creating something

Holy Spirit once referenced to me as the synergy of the ages.

The previous chapter, Hebrews 11, also references our spiritual predecessors.

Remember, there were no chapters or verses when the Bible was written.

They were added to give us an easy reference to portions of Scripture.

The 11th and 12th chapters are connected in subject matter.

Chapter 11 ends by saying,

Some faith heroes didn't receive what was promised to them

because God wouldn't allow the completion

without the participation of those who followed.

The Greek word used for complete in this verse, last verse of chapter 11, means to bring something to its goal, completion, or desired end.

Simply stated, there are plans and activities God begins in one generation,

knowing he will not finish them until the next generation picks up the baton.

Those in the cloud of witnesses have a huge investment in our assignments. Some gave their very lives. We must not only

honor this with our appreciation and thanks, but we must also carry on with what they started.

We are a link in a holy generational chain.

Our friend, Gina Goldston, addressed this subject recently in a wonderful way.

Gina said, recently I had the honor of speaking at the homegoing celebration of my 90-year-old aunt.

Married for over 72 years and serving in pastoral ministry for several decades,

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