Acts 6-8

Metanarrative - any story told to justify another story.

Don’t you love a good story? Every night my son Charles wants me to tell him a story. Did you know that the Bible is a story? It is actually referred to as being a metanarrative. A metanarrative is defined as any story told to justify another story.

What we read in Acts 6-8 is a great example of a metanarrative. We are introduced to amazing characters of faith like Stephen, Philip and Saul (aka, Paul). Aren’t their stories great. Stephen full of the spirit tells God’s story from the beginning all the way to the death of Jesus which gets him martyred. Philip obeys the prompting of the Spirit shares the Gospel beginning with prophecy in Isaiah and baptizes the Eunich. And don’t forget we meet Saul the killer of Christians, whose name is changed to Paul and he preaches the gospel to the Gentiles and the world. The best part of these stories is that they are true!

Did you know that you are as much a part of God’s story as Stephen, Philip, and Paul? You have the choice to allow your story, your life, to be as much of a testimony to God’s story as Stephen, Philip, and Paul. Your story want be exactly like theirs. In fact, it will be as different as each of their stories is different. However, it will be just as powerful! How are you living your life? Who is the author of your story? Is it you, or is it God? Be the best _______________ (fill in the blank with your name) you can be. Allow God to use your life to justify His story. After all, all of history really is HIS STORY! The choice is yours to be a part of the story!


Brad Childers
April 7