Tell His Story

Scriptures: “Then He told them many things in parables…” (Matthew 13:3)

One day, my son finished his daily devotion in the book of I Samuel and came downstairs to tell us that, “Saul was terrible. He tried to kill David twice with his spear and he missed both times. No wonder people loved David better.” Well, he might have been “slightly” off the point. But, it was obvious that he was captivated by the story.

Story telling is a very effective way of communicating messages. Bible is full of stories. From the story of Noah and the ark to the crossing of Red Sea, from the fall of Jericho to Daniel in lion’s den, countless stories of Israeli’s history were included in the scripture to reveal the will, the heart and the character of God.

Jesus also used a lot of short stories to make His points. From the parable of the good Samaritan to the parable of the prodigal son, from the parable of sowing seeds in good soil to the parable of ten virgins, He told short stories one after another to help people understand the grace and the truth of God. He knew that the power of story telling is great and He used this technique often and appropriately to deliver the messages of God.

But, the greatest story of all, and the most powerful story of all, is His story. This is a story about the love and the determination of God that saves us all. This is a story that brings life, not just a merry life now, but also the glorious life eternal, to all who accept the testimony and the salvation of Jesus. This story has changed and transformed the life of countless people throughout the history.

I still remember when my sons were very little, like toddlers and first or second graders, I used to sit them down at bedtime and read them stories, mostly bible stories. I noticed that the more I could live the story I was telling, the more captivating the story would be to them. I could see their face glowing or dimming with the ups and downs of the story. When I took them to the library where there were story telling program for children, they reacted to those stories the same way. I came to the conclusion that the ability of the story teller to live the story determines the attractiveness of the story they tell.

Likewise, we, as Christians, have come to know the greatest and the most powerful story of all time, the story of a man named Jesus. We are expected to tell His story wherever we go. How are we doing in our story telling mission? I suppose the answer is in how much we live the story we are expected to tell, the story of this man we call Christ, Jesus of Nazareth!


Prayer Requests:
For all story tellers who are sharing stories from Bible with others, especially with the small children

Prayer:
Our loving and gracious Lord, thank You for giving us Your story to share. Help us to live in Your story so deep and well that our lives will mimic Your story to captivate the lost and suffering souls around us and bring them to You. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen!