But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.
Psalm 103:17-18
Following the sober reflection that life in our mortal bodies is temporary, the psalmist presents a contrast to our dying flesh with the love of the Lord, which is unending. His love is gloriously revealed to His children and will remain without ceasing. There are two conditions to receive this love: one must fear Him and keep His covenant. God loves His adopted children with this love because we belong to Him forever. He promises to never leave us or forsake us (Deut. 31:8), and even after we die, we will be resurrected to join God, the saints, and the heavenly hosts forever (Jn. 11:25, Jn. 5:24, 2 Cor. 5:8). Our duty is to live faithfully in obedience to the Lord’s commands, which is not a burden but our blessing.
Not only does God receive honor and glory for being our Lord and Savior, but the psalmist indicates that the generations which follow us will be blessed and loved by God because of our faithfulness. Each person must receive Christ personally, but my own life is a testimony of God’s grace toward three generations of Christians in my family, who have blessed me with their prayers for my salvation. Their faithful walk with the Lord while facing difficult circumstances such as war and familial abandonment have inspired me to also trust God fully even in the midst of hardship. Their joy in living for God displayed Christianity as a beautiful life, and God filled them and revealed Himself to them, supplying them with an ardent trust in Him when they could easily have despaired or even been angry with God for their predicament. Their testimony passed the test of time because of what God has done, and we marvel at these family members whose love is a continued blessing to contemplate today.
In the Old Testament, the Lord continually repeats the command to remember. We are prone to forget, and we must be reminded of God’s faithfulness to those who have gone before us. God’s faithfulness to us and our faithfulness to Him will also bless the generations after us. And when our children ask us why we obey or we believe as we do, may it be because they see a sincere follower of Christ by our conduct. May we be ready to share the Gospel and our testimony, that they may hear and God open their hearts to receive Him as their Lord and Savior. God does it all, and yet He gives us the privilege to share our joy and delight in Him with others.
His commandments may discourage sinners to feel unworthy or may repel the hard-hearted, but they are for our good. He knows our frame (v. 14) and he loves us (vv. 4, 8, 11, 17) so we can trust that His commands are suitable and beneficial. Indeed, they are life-giving. I want to love them and give my life as an expression of love to God: “For I find my delight in your commandments, which I love” (Ps.119:47). I am not obeying in my own strength, but God gives us the power and the desire to live this way by the power of the Holy Spirit, who seals our redemption in Christ. The Bible is full of great promises that we can declare to a frightened and despairing world with full assurance, and it is my desire to be faithful in proclaiming these words of God in my generation.
Keys for the Kingdom 
Be ready to declare his promises to an unbelieving population……..created by God, but yet they somehow don’t know their Creator already. We can help jim >
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