Friday – Prophets

Reading – Joel 1-2

Highlight Verse:

“Tell your children about it in the years to come, and let your children tell their children. Pass the story down from generation to generation.”
‭‭Joel‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We all know that it’s important to pass on the stories of the Bible to the next generation.

In this case, the prophet Joel is urging people to pass on the story of a locust storm that is about to strike Israel.

To him, it is a contemporary event.

What about the stories that happen all around us – the contemporary events that shape our lives.

As any student I’ve taught can tell you, I love to tell of the real stories that have happened in my life to illustrate lessons I’ve learned.

If you’ve been reading this long enough, you know I sometimes use those stories here.

You can bet my kids know most of those stories too.

If we want to pass along our faith to our children, I think it’s important that they see it in action and hear of the stories that made it what it is.

What true stories have you passed along to your kids or to anyone of the next generations?
Can you share one here?