Whose story do we tell? Psalm 9-11

Psalms 9:1

 I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart;

I will tell of all Your wonders.

What is our story?   Everyone has a story.   Everyone likes to tell their story.  Cancer survivors have a great story and they like to tell it and should.   Sports figures are often called to speak at banquets and tell their "story."   We love to have our children tell us their stories.   Hollywood tells us their stories in cinematic fashion.   Politicians tell us their stories in public relations blurbs.   People love to tell us their stories.    As the Psalmist writes Psalm 9, however, David has decided not to tell us his story, but rather HIS story.   Three times in this Psalm he makes a point to tell us he is going to "tell" or "declare" God's story (v.1;  v. 11; v. 14).   David had some great stories to tell.  However, he makes the point to remember that it is not "his" story that matters.  It is what God is doing in his life that is the real story.   David wants to make sure people know about God and what God is doing.  That is God story.   We are not to be boasting of how we "beat" cancer but rather of how God did a great health work in us.   We are not to stand in front of groups and boast of what we accomplished on the sports field but what God accomplished in us.   God is to be the one who we glorify.   We are to tell the riches of His story.   Tell of his great wonders, deeds and works in our lives.   It is his story we are to tell.