I love the words of the song ‘Storyteller.”
It says when I look back over all the
years and where I’ve been I remember “you
were right there and you have been ever since. With every page that turns I see
your faithfulness.” God is the writer of your story. He knew you before you
were born and every day of your life was recorded in His book. Every moment was
laid out before a single day had passed (Ps. 139:16).
When it comes to the story of my own
life, there are many moments that I like to reread, but I also have chapters I
never want to revisit. When I begin a difficult chapter in my life, I’m tempted
to mark up the pages and send it back for revision, but I can’t, because the
story has already been published.
Over and
over in the Old Testament, the Israelites were encouraged to follow the story
God had written. They were to look back at their exodus from slavery and
remember how God provided for them in the wilderness, and how He fulfilled all
of His promises. They celebrated this story each year in festivals and feasts.
They taught this story to their children. When they faced heartache and trials,
they reviewed their story together. They remembered God’s faithfulness, His promises,
and His great mercy toward them.
When we come
to a chapter in our life that makes no sense, we also need to remember and
follow God’s story. Though we don’t know what will happen tomorrow, we do know
what happened in the past and what will ultimately happen in the new heavens
and new earth. And because we know the Author of the story and know He is good,
we can trust Him. We can watch the story
of our lives unfold with wonder and awe because we know that God is weaving a
beautiful testimony into our glory story.
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