Stories of Old

 I love stories of old; stories that are not fairytales but those that are real; stories that provide how to live and be bold for Jesus, how to seek truth and love. 

Stories of Old

 

Stories about the bold never grow old. 

Daniel had one to tell about the lion’s den

And being rescued from the evil of men.

Moses’ story was not all roses.

He walked for forty years but didn’t feast upon his fears.

Joseph had high dreams but not all was as it seems.

He was sold into slavery, yet, demonstrated bravery.

Noah was a faithful man but laughed at throughout the land.

Not one believed what he told.

His stories of rain and flood just got old.

As Samson’s story was spun, his strength could not be outdone.

Ruth found courage leaving the family of her youth. 

Job lost a lot, but look at how much more he got. 

Jonah’s story didn’t pale when he got swallowed by a whale. 

David tended sheep, but a kingship was what he would reap.

Abraham followed the great, I Am, and was family blessed.

In that, the Scriptures do attest.

There’s one story of old and the greatest ever told. 

It was of Jesus, the Son of God-

How He lived, unflawed,

How He died for all,

And how He pleads for man to answer His call. 

Stories of Old are told and retold;

They’re stories of the past and made to last.

There’s a glory within them all to behold;

Stories of Old, of men living bold;

Bold for God,

And they never get old.

 

Mary Crisp Jameson 10/30/2023 

 

“The Wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.” Proverbs 28:1