Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of tribes of Israelites, to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, “What do these stones mean?” tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. Joshua 4:5-7
In the Bible we see many instances where individuals and sometimes whole nations set up memorials or altars to remind them of the presence of the Lord. More significantly – it was to remind them of how God worked in their lives.
How do we remember those times God rescues us – pulls us out of the pit and sets us back on our feet again? When God works magnificently in our lives do we thank Him and then forget a week later what He did for us. How can we make sure we don’t forget and that we pass the truth of His graciousness on from generation to generation? His efforts should not be done in vain or forgotten.
Encouragement for the week: Has God rescued you? When God moves in your life – remember it!! Although we can’t build huge stone altars out in our lawn, we can find other ways to keep God’s deliverance, graciousness and kindness in the front of our mind. Think of a way that’s significant to you.
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