20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. 21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future when your descendants ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ 23 For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The Lord your God did to the Jordan just what he had done to the Red Sea when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. 24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.” (Jos 4:20-24, NIV)
The Jordan River was at flood stage (vs. 18), Joshua and the Israelites needed to cross. Big problem, or so it seemed. God told Joshua that the moment the priests feet touched the banks of the Jordan He would dry it up. Joshua gathered them together, and they departed. God did as promised (3:16), and God told Joshua that when they where halfway across the twelve leaders from the twelve tribes where to grab stone, then when they where across they where to build a monument out of those stones to commemorate and remember what God had done.
So my question to you is, do you have stones? Do you or have you picked up something along the way each time God has done something to remember the amazing things He has done in your life. You should, if you haven't start now. It is easy to forget, it is easy to reflect on the negative. The purpose is so that one day when someone asks, what is the stone (or whatever you choose to remember with) for, you can quickly remember and tell what He has done.
How will they know unless we tell them....stones, get some :)
have a great weekend, Chris
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