Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Verses from Joshua

这可以在你们中间作记号;如果日后你们的子孙问你们,说:这些石头对你们有甚么意思?你们就可以告诉他们:这是因为约旦河的水在耶和华的约柜前被截断了;约柜过约旦河的时候,约旦河的水被截断了。所以这些石头要给以色列人作记念,直到永远。’””
约书亚记 4:6-7 

“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. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.””
Joshua 4:6-7 

All of us are prone to forget the things God has done for us. We need reminders. When Joshua led God’s people towards their new home, they had to cross the Jordan River (Joshua 3:15–16). God parted the waters, and His people walked through on dry land (v. 17). To create a memorial of this miracle, they took twelve stones from the middle of the riverbed and stacked them on the other side (4:3, 6–7). When others asked what the stones meant, God’s people would tell the story of what God had done that day.

Physical reminders of God’s faithfulness in the past can remind us to trust Him in the present—and with the future.

God, 
thank You for Your faithfulness to me over many years! 
Help me to trust You with the present and the future as well.


How can you create physical, daily reminders of God’s faithfulness to you?

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