Joshua 4:1-9; Job 1:1-5
Two very different passages today, Joshua 4:1-9 and Job 1:1-5, yet each one gives us good insight and perspective on generational relationships and some of the responsibilities that go along with families and parenting. In Joshua 4:1-9 we see the example of setting up memorial stones for future generations, and in Job 1:1-5 the example is praying for children.
Now you're probably already praying for your kids and families, and that's something we can do every day and often. But what about setting up memorial stones? I'm guessing we're probably not as proactive in this area. So what might some modern day memorial stones be? And how do we put them in place? Tami W.
P.S. This week on the Back to the Bible radio we're continuing with the series called "What's Right with the Family?" If you haven't had a chance to join Dr. Kroll and me yet, please do!! And be sure and check out our God IS ... Family Devotional Cards for a fun and interactive way to teach your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, your Sunday school class about God.
We are all traditional people.We cannot deny it. What we do annually or however often as a regular(routine)rememberance is a traditon. Whatever we do with Spiritual traditions needs to start within the heart. I can read the Word but not hear it in my heart but that will amount to nothing but a closing door. If I meditate on it and let God speak to me and I just be still and in awe, then I gain The life and His plans for me.
Holidays are nice because they do bring (most of)us to remember (or should)our Savior and our past and future. It also brings a sense of security to our children. Seasons bring 'The' message of Hope if we dare to share it as He wants/commands us to.
Sometimes 'memorials' are staring us in the face...that framed degree hanging on the wall, photographs of our new house, special events...it's for us to recognize them as memory triggers to share God's love, grace, guidance, provision, etc. with our children and others.
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Memorial stones can be actions and they can be words. I think they are most effective during times of crisis or times of transition. As parents we do well to establish them in the minds and hearts of our children. The interesting thing about the memorial stones in Joshua's account is that it appears that they didn't work very well, or at least they did not have a lasting effect. In just a generation, God's people had abandoned God for the most part.