Feb. 28

Psalm 44

When I was growing up I thoroughly enjoyed listening to my grandmother talk with her brothers and sisters about their journey from Poland to the United States. There were 11 all together and not all of them came here, some ventured off to Israel, but the stories of their lives were so fascinating and their struggles along with their accomplishments once they all got here would keep me captivated for hours. In comparison,  the stories behind the nation of Israel were preserved by oral tradition, with great diligence and accuracy.  We see here in the first line of this Psalm, "We have heard it with our ears, O God; what you did in their days, in days long ago."  What God did for the Israelites was talked about at such meals as the Passover.  History was talked about by the Rabbi's, and perhaps even discussed at the Sabbath dinners.  By telling stories, the people who weren't even part of the story knew about what God had done.  Even Rahab had known about the God of the Israelites by the stories that were told. (Joshua 2:8-11). Now let's fast forward 2000 years.  God's mighty work has affected all of lives. We have seen His hand orchestrate many miracles in our own lives as well as take us through trials with undeniable question that He was with us. We live in a world where the news and T.V. are some people's reality but as disciples we know better.  We know the Story of Reality began with God and will end with God.  We also know how His reality has influenced our lives.  So today, I pray God gives us an opportunity to tell our story because we are all part of the greatest story ever told.

Randi