A story worth telling

A story worth telling

When Jesus forgave the Samaritan woman she “told everyone, Come and meet a man who told me everything I ever did! Can this be the Messiah?” (John 4:29)

Recently I went to see a movie in a local theater, perhaps you have heard of it, The Bear Tooth  http://beartooththeatre.net/ .  This local establishment is unique in that it is a dinner theater where one can get something to eat and watch a film.  It was a great time for all in our first trip to this local Anchorage establishment.  We went to see a film that perhaps you are familiar with as well.  “The Amazing Spiderman” was the name of the film, and it was in 3-D!  Wow!  Great food!  Great friends!  A great story! 

As I sat and watched an all too familiar story line, I reflected on this story and how I have heard it over and over during my lifetime.  First introduced to us in 1963 by cartoonist Stan Lee, the adventures of Spiderman have been told through various mediums such as comics, in television, in books and in film.  The story changes very little, but people are continued to be drawn to the story of the “Amazing Spiderman.”

Then it hit me, as great as this story is, we as the people of God have a greater story than any comic book or movie character.  We have the story of how God has changed our lives forever in Christ Jesus.   Paul writes in his correspondence to the Corinthians, “If anyone is in Christ Jesus, they are a new creation.” (2 Cor. 5:17)  We are made new and as we are made new in Christ, we have a story worth telling, worth sharing, worth celebrating!  As I watched the Amazing Spiderman, I wondered, how well, if at all do we share our story?  Do our children know how we have been changed because of Christ’s love for us?  We have a story worth telling!

Do our brothers and sisters, members of the body of Christ know how much they have changed our very lives?  How much their love and support has meant to us?  How have we shared our story with them?  Does your story need to be told again?  Perhaps you have shared before, but I dare say that your story is worth hearing again and again.  

What’s your story?