I love a good story. My youngest grandkids are always asking me to “tell them a story.” And each of us has stories to share. Our life is a story. It sometimes feels like a nightmare but it’s still worth sharing.

Psalm 78 is a story of the children of Israel and how God stayed with them even when they didn’t believe in him. I thought I’d share the importance of sharing our stories and our family history, with our kids and grandkids.

This psalm is written by Asaph, one of the temple musicians.

¹ My friends, I beg you
    to listen as I teach.
² I will give instruction
and explain the mystery
    of what happened long ago.
³ These are things we learned
     from our ancestors,
⁴ and we will tell them
    to the next generation.
We won’t keep secret
    the glorious deeds
and the mighty miracles
    of the Lord.

⁵ God gave his Law
to Jacob’s descendants,
    the people of Israel.
And he told our ancestors
    to teach their children,
⁶ so that each new generation
would know his Law
    and tell it to the next.
⁷ Then they would trust God
    and obey his teachings,
without forgetting anything
    God had done.
⁸ They would be different
    from their ancestors,
who were stubborn, rebellious,
    and unfaithful to God.

Share your stories…