We all love to hear stories and to hear about people and their life experience. The practice of sitting around a table or a cup of coffee and sharing tales of ages past has been long enjoyed by our culture, but I wonder if we are missing out on another blessing . The blessing of sharing in the stories of those we find in the Scriptures? So often we are willing to put ourselves in the shoes of a family member or co-worker that has shared with us a story or experience, but rarely are we willing to share in the story and life experience of faithful followers that pre-date us.
Often in my life that I realize that I have neglected to give God the recognition that He is my God and Father, but also the same God that parted the Red Sea, confronted David with his sin, and sent a whale to swallow Jonah. The same God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the same God of Steven, Matt, and Rebecca.
As we enter the month of March we are beginning a four week journey through the book of Jonah and in this book my hope is that we will see how closely our stories align with the story of Jonah. During this time we will see that just as God called Jonah to go to the people of Nineveh we too are called to the people of this great city. That we need to be willing to do whatever it takes to make God’s call to all people to be heard and understood.
Will you join in this story?
