Standing Stones

Joshua 3-6; 1 Corinthians 4 

“…’In the future when your descendants ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’’…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.”

Joshua 4:21, 22, 24

Standing stones of remembrance kept the story of God’s miraculous parting of the Jordan River always in front of the Israelites. Standing stones can be represented by pictures, mementos, or objects, used to help us remember what God has done. In remembering, we receive encouragement, new courage to step out with risk-taking obedience into the next assignment the Lord has for us. Standing stones are also a witness to those around us of our stories of faith. They teach us and those who come after us to always fear and follow the Lord.

“Lord God, thank you for standing stones which mark my faith-journey with you, for your glory.”