What If We Don’t Tell It?

Can you imagine what would have happened if generations ago no one had passed down the stories of creation, the flood, or the parting of the Red Sea? How would we know all that God has done?

Today, we’re blessed to have the Bible—God’s written record of His power, love, justice, and grace. But what if we fail to pass that story on to those coming behind us? Sure, they can read these truths in Scripture, but what if they could also see them lived out in us? What if we regularly shared stories of God’s faithfulness from our own lives?

A heartbreaking thing happened after Joshua’s generation died. These were the people who witnessed the miracle of the Jordan River crossing and entered the Promised Land God had promised to Israel. They even built a memorial so future generations would ask what it meant and hear about God’s mighty acts.

But somewhere along the way, that chain of storytelling broke. In Judges 2 we read:

That whole generation was also gathered to their ancestors. After them another generation rose up who did not know the Lord or the works He had done for Israel. Judges 2:10

What a sobering reminder.

What if our generation fails to tell the next how trustworthy the Lord has been—to us personally and throughout history? The next generation is watching, listening, and learning from us.

What are you doing to tell His story, and ours, to those coming behind you?

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