The Hebrew word for “and” is an interesting little word. It’s pronunciation is something like “vuh”, and it occurs over 50,000 times in the Hebrew Bible (our Old Testament). You may not think that’s very interesting, but you’d be wrong.

What’s amazing about this little word is the way the Hebrew writers use it. I’m no Hebrew scholar, but I’m told that many of the sentences in the Hebrew Bible begin with this word. You know, you’ve got “In the beginning God…” followed by the list of things God did. And then came a guy named Adam. And God created Eve to be his companion. And then they had some babies. And then there was this dude named Noah who built a boat. And along came a guy named Abram who became Abraham. And God made him a promise. And Isaac was nearly sacrificed on Mount Moriah! And Jacob wrestled with God. And Joseph was sold into slavery. And…and…and…you get the point.

What’s fascinating about this little word is that it points us to a great big God who is continuing to write His story. See, the story of God didn’t just end with those 50,000 “vuhs” in the OT. It continued through the birth of a child, Jesus. And His death atoned for our sins. And His resurrection stands as an eternal promise for all who would follow Him. And the story continues to this day, to this very moment. And here’s the beautiful part: the story includes you! For those of us who call ourselves by Christ’s name, we have been written into the greatest drama of all time and we have a part to play. The author of life is still writing His masterpiece through us, for we are called to be His people. That’s the story God has been writing for all time and He continues to this day. And He won’t finish writing until He accomplishes His holy & divine purposes, punctuated by the return of Christ.

Until then…

…live in the “and”.