“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan from right where the priests stood and to carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight...These stones are to be a memorial…” Joshua 4:2-3, 7
Once the Israelites crossed the Jordan River advancing into the Promised Land they were instructed to lift a stone from the place where God appeared as a memorial. The stone served as a spiritual marker for each person to show future generations how the mighty hand of God was with them in their deliverance.
Throughout our lives we will advance through many adversities wherein we will encounter God. He will show us things of importance regarding our experience, our character and our flaws. We will see the mighty hand of God working, calculating and maneuvering in our circumstances. We will form new testimonies built on past faithfulness from God. As Christians, it is important that we ‘carry our stones over with us’ securing them in the next season of our lives. We will erect stone by stone, testimony by testimony building our own pyramid of stones. These spiritual markers provide a legacy for future generations as we tell our story of our journey, faith and God encounters. Our stones of testimony provide opportunities for us to teach our children of God’s past activity in our lives.
Some will erect their pyramids with stones of bitterness, resentment and sorrow. Others will build their pyramid with stones of praise, faithfulness and worship. When we get to the end of our lives what will our pyramids show? Will our children see a pyramid of faith or will they see a chaotic pile of rocks?
If stones could talk, what would they say in your journey?
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