Today's devotional - June 12, 2013
Granite is the stone of choice. Few substances are more suitable to help us remember people and places of significance. Granite headstones mark grave sites. Granite monuments are erected to remember famous people and places. The priorities of a culture are well represented by the memorials built.
"Now when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, and command them, saying, 'Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.' ... 'Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask later, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?' then you shall say to them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.' So these stones shall become a memorial to the sons of Israel forever .' " (Joshua 4.1-3, 6-7)
Two stone memorials were erected that day. One set of twelve stones was placed right where the miracle took place: in the middle of the flooded Jordan river. The other memorial of twelve stones was built in a visible location: the first encampment after they had crossed. Two memorials were designed to remind God's people of God's mighty miracle, for generations to come.
We need memorial stones today, but perhaps not granite ones. We today who have experienced our Father's mighty deeds need to find ways to memorialize these things for generations to come. How can we convey and remind the next generation of His compelling call to salvation through His Son? How can we share His story of guidance, deliverance, and provision in our lives?
May we experience His mighty power in our lives today, and be careful to preserve memorials of His deeds that serve as a compelling witness.
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
"Now when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, and command them, saying, 'Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.' ... 'Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask later, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?' then you shall say to them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.' So these stones shall become a memorial to the sons of Israel forever .' " (Joshua 4.1-3, 6-7)
Two stone memorials were erected that day. One set of twelve stones was placed right where the miracle took place: in the middle of the flooded Jordan river. The other memorial of twelve stones was built in a visible location: the first encampment after they had crossed. Two memorials were designed to remind God's people of God's mighty miracle, for generations to come.
We need memorial stones today, but perhaps not granite ones. We today who have experienced our Father's mighty deeds need to find ways to memorialize these things for generations to come. How can we convey and remind the next generation of His compelling call to salvation through His Son? How can we share His story of guidance, deliverance, and provision in our lives?
May we experience His mighty power in our lives today, and be careful to preserve memorials of His deeds that serve as a compelling witness.
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
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