Woven into Christ's Tapestry

March 3

History is important. The old saying is that those who are unaware of the pitfalls of history will be doomed to fall into them themselves. Further, if a people is unaware of its national heritage, the price that was paid to attain its freedom, its ability to pursue happiness, they will not value it, will not resolve--will not fight if necessary--to keep it.

The same it true in the spiritual realm. If we are unmindful of the blessings that the God of Creation has lavished upon us as a nation, if we open our arms to embrace other gods who have not been so beneficent to those who espouse them, we will rob ourselves and our progeny of the further good gifts of the Lord.

We must assert as did Jacob (Israel) in Genesis 48:15-20, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day…cause thee to become a multitude of nations.” Because Jacob knew his history with God, he was able to bless his grandchildren and make them aware of their future as it would be blessed by God.

We, too, must know our history in order to be confident of our future. If we have no past relationship with the Lord, we must appropriate one for ourselves and our children. We must receive Jesus as our Savior and Lord—allow Him to weave us into the tapestry of His faithfulness from generation to generation. Then we may confidently assert as did Jacob, that the God of his fathers was his God—is our God!