Building Memorials

 Joshua 4:6-7a  "We will use these stones to build a memorial.  In the future, your children will ask, "What do these stones mean to you?  Then you can tell them...

The word memorial in Scripture comes from a word that means to prick, to pierce, or to penetrate the memory. All throughout the Bible we read of how God has ordained that there would be memorials. Remember the rainbow, the stone tablets with the commandments written on them, communion, baptism, the cross, they are meant to remind us that God has been at work in our lives.

The purpose of this stone memorial is to first cause the parents to remember what the LORD did for them, 

what they saw, heard and felt.  To remind them that they had not crossed the Jordan by their own ability, 

their own strength,but because of God...and to share all this with their children.

Another purpose of the memorial is to stir the children's heart so they would ask, "What do these stones mean to you?" providing an opportunity for the parents to tell their children what the LORD did...sharing their faith with them.  

Memorials are to help us preserve the memories of what God has done in our lives, so we can share them with our children and with those around us.   If we would share our memorials, the Word of God can prick or pierce the hearts of our children heart, our neighbors heart...and God will build a memorial in their heart...just as He has done in ours..  

Has God healed your body? BUILD A MEMORIAL!
Has God delivered you from alcohol? BUILD A MEMORIAL!
Has God delivered you from drugs? BUILD A MEMORIAL!
Has God put clothes on you and food in you? BUILD A MEMORIAL!
Has God pulled you out of sin and set your feet on the solid rock? BUILD A MEMORIAL!
Has God met a financial need for you? BUILD A MEMORIAL!
Has God blessed you? BUILD A MEMORIAL!

Lord, Let my experiences with You make such an impact on my life that others, including my own children, will ask "What does this mean?"  Then give me the grace and words to share Your love and faithfulness with them. In Jesus name, amen.

Blessings on your evening,

Sharon