Joshua 3-6: 1 Cor 4

"He did this so that all the people of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord you God." Joshua 4:24

Several people have teased me about my passion for rocks. It's our reading today that moves me to collect them and have others do the same. Usually at a kids camp or any other camp actually I'll share how Joshua was instructed by the Lord to go gather stones to remind them and others how powerful and mighty God is. I have several in my back yard, office and drawers throughout the house. Sometimes I wonder if I am breaking some law. Each stone has significant meaning to me as it calls to remembrance a word spoken to me or a reminder of the many miracles in my life. Every time I have taken my children to their first camp they get a stone and I thank God for the miracle of life that he has blessed me with. The other day in the yard Colette tried to pick up her stone in the yard and I literally fell to my knees in worship and began to explain to her all the miracles the Lord had done when she was born and some more testimonies about that stone. I fell in worship because I had forgotten about her stone and even some of the many testimonies about Colette's birth. You would think parting the Red Sea and Jordan river would be something someone could never forget but the truth is the People did and even though those stones were a visible reminder it still didn't prevent the people from doubting and fearing the Lord. So today stop and be reminded.... find a rock take it to work or put it in the yard. Today the Lord your God has spoken to you that His hand is powerful and nothing is impossible with Him.

Standing on the Rock,

Pastor Joe
next reading: Joshua 7-8 Psalm 69 1 Cor 5