- Pass the torch of faith
“O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us.
We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. For he issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,so the next generation might know them—even the children not yet born— and they in turn will teach their own children.So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.” Psalm 78:1-7 NLT
2. Pass the torch of leadership
Stages Of Passing The Torch Of Leadership
- Calling
“God said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun—the Spirit is in him!—and place your hand on him. Stand him before Eleazar the priest in front of the entire congregation and commission him with everyone watching. Pass your magisterial authority over to him so that the whole congregation of the People of Israel will listen obediently to him.” Numbers 27:18-20 MSG
- Preparing
“And God spoke with Moses face-to-face, as neighbors speak to one another. When he would return to the camp, his attendant, the young man Joshua, stayed—he didn’t leave the Tent.” Exodus 33:11 MSG
- Equipping
“Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ right-hand man since his youth…” Numbers 11:28 MSG
- Doing
“So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” Exodus 17:9 NASB 95
- Leading (Deuteronomy 31:7-8 Joshua 1)
3. Light someone’s torch
- Find a mentor
- Be a mentor