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b'I love that when kids are adopted they receive a new or expanded family history. It takes time for them to learn about their new family, butit\\u2019s so worth it.\\nAs children adopted into God\\u2019s family, the same is true for us. The history of the Old Testament of the Bible is now our history. The story of the Israelites is now ours.\\nThis is a huge truth to grasp because it impacts our present. As we read the Old Testament, we see God\\u2019s acts of faithfulness to ournow-family again and again and again. Because of our history, we always have reason to worship.\\nRemembering what God has done in our history reminds us who He is. The writers of the Old Testament always go back to the steadfast, faithful love of God. But as we read, we see that the people of Israel often forgot the faithfulness of God. They forgot their history.\\nWhen we don\\u2019t remember what God has done, we forget who God is. The good news is, we find hundreds of years\\u2019 worth of God\\u2019s faithfulness in the Old Testament. But, when we ignore God\\u2019s faithfulness in this vital part of our history, it\\u2019s easy to doubt God\\u2019s faithfulness in our present.\\nPsalm 66 shows the writer worshiping God for what He has done. As Christians, God\\u2019s faithfulness in the past points to Jesus\\u2019 covenant to be faithful to us today and always, giving us hope to live from that promise right now. \\u2022 Sarah Rexford\\n\\u2022 Realizing our history is found in the Old Testament brings a weight to the stories there. How does realizing the Old Testament is your family history impact your interest in it? \\n\\u2022 We all have favorite family stories. What Old Testament story do you most resonate with? Why do you think that is? \\n\\u2022 How does seeing that God\\u2019s faithfulness goes back thousands of years build your trust in Him today? \\nIf you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham\\u2019s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:29 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\n2 Timothy 2:13; Hebrews 2:14-17; 10:19-23'