Bible in one year day 207 - Chronicles 1

I once took a course in writing modern fiction and one of the things I was told was "Always start a story in the middle of the action. Never begin by giving a person's back history - it's old-fashioned and it doesn't sell!"  But starting by taking us back into history is precisely what Chronicles does do.  God reminded me that it's really easy get caught up in the 'action' of our own modern lives and forget that God's plan for our life is really a part of his plan for the world.  That makes me feel humble because I'm reminded that I'm not the centre of the universe! But it also makes me realise that I have a responsibility to play my part.