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"What Mean Ye By These Stones?" Written By: Betty Thompson Copied From The Evangel - Volume 61 August 2006 - Number 8 In Joshua 4, given the story of the two memorial stones. When the Israelites were crossing the Jordan, God instructed Joshua to choose 12 men, one from each tribe. Each of the 12 men was to take a stone upon his shoulder from the riverbed and then take it to the place where he would lodge that night, which was Gilgal. Verse 9 reads as follows: "Joshua also set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there unto this day." Then verses 21-24 say, "He spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?" Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up from before us, until were gone over; That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty; that ye might fear the Lord your God forever." What are the memorial stones in our lives? Are they the important moments in our lives that stay in the back rooms of our memory, to be brought out into the light when someone dies or someone mentions a time or place in our lives? God has shown us in many places in His Word that we are to have "memorial stones" and thereby remember His loving kindnesses and the testimony of His good works to us. I believe with all my heart that we need to recall the people who, throughout our lives, were an inspiration or a blessing to us, in order for us to be all God wants us to be. When I think of memorial stones, I think of something solid and permanent, lasting. I also think of what they represent; they are there for a purpose. We all need memorial stones in our lives to inspire us and encourage us to do great things because of what has been accomplished in days gone by. So, "remember the former things of old." (Isaiah 46:9)
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