The Stories God Writes

Have you ever thought about the fact that God is an Author? It says in Hebrews 12 that He is the “Author and Perfecter of our faith.” God is actually a writer and He writes amazing stories.

The stories God writes are full of every element of a good story—suspense, drama, thrill, excitement, pain, sorrow, loss, romance, joy, despair, hope, life, and death. God does not write boring stories. He writes stories that take us on a journey of hope and trust in Him, stories that stretch our faith and perfect it.

Why did God write “history” like He did? Why did He have to grow through the promise of the Messiah, the long wait, the first Coming, His death and resurrection, and the long wait again for His Second Coming? It seems like God could have done it all quickly and gotten it over with—of course He could. But, God is an author who is writing one of the most spectacular stories ever written. When we look back over His Story, we will see the remarkable leadership of the best Author who has ever written. God writes beautiful stories.

Have you ever thought about the Book of Life being more than just a list of names? What if it is an actual “Book of Life”? What if it not only has our names written, but also has our stories written? Can you imagine God writing down Your story? Psalm 139:16-17 says, “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

God keeps tracks of every person on the planet. He knows about the little decisions we make for Him and He writes them down in His book.

When I look back over my life, I can see the amazing way God writes a story. Even in the most tragic of experiences, God can turn into something beautiful. He gives beauty for ashes and the oil of joy for mourning (Is. 61). God is an amazing Author. The bible even says that He keeps all of our tears in a bottle and writes them down in His book (Ps. 56:8). Psalm 69 says that the wicked will be blotted out of the book of the living that the names of the righteous are written in. In Malachi 3:16, a Book of Remembrance was written before the Lord of those who feared His name.

During the suspense, drama, waiting, and longing, we must remember that God is an amazing Author who is writing one of the best stories of all time. We must remember that He is the Author of our Faith and He will bring it to completion. Even through the ups-and-downs of a wild, thrilling story, we must learn to trust the Good Author and know that this story will have the happiest ending ever.