"... 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; NIV)
Time and time again through the Old Testament you see God showing up and man’s response is to build an altar. The purpose was so when others would came along and asked, “What’s that altar for?” Then someone could tell the story of how God worked in the lives of His people.
However, as New Testament Believers, we have detoured from this practice and Satan enjoys our forgetfulness very much.
Years ago, my husband and I asked God for specific direction for our children and their schooling. We both received the answer to our seeking and sat on the back porch and discussed it. Hallelujah! Unfortunately, it wasn’t long after that, when circumstances weren’t going as we thought they would, that we began to question what God had told us.
Thankfully, as we sat on the back porch again, we were able to remember the way He answered our prayer and extinguish the doubt.
As a result of this encounter, I realized the need to remember the lesson learned, the prayer answered, the way God moved so that in those times of doubt, I can go back to our “memorial stone” and say, “This is how God directed” and in faith move forward.
What does this look like today then? One thing we have done is to have certain scriptures around our house that serve as reminders of how God has spoken to us. You may have notes in the margin of your Bible, slips of paper tucked in at certain verses or a journal you keep. Whatever it takes, let’s be sure to mark those moments so the enemy will not gain ground in our forgetfulness and doubt.
Keeping memories in Him,
Tonya
No comments:
Post a Comment