Joshua 4 SIGNIFICANCE Some things that happen are not important at all. What difference does it make - the cost of a gift or if we're short or tall; The significance of a matter or a person or a thing Is valued by God, not by how much money it is able to bring.
God intended His people to always remember His power After they had crossed over Jordan, they were with stones to erect a tower Made of twelve stones from the bed of the river to remind generations to come, That after forty years of wilderness wandering, He opened the river to their new home.
Significant memorials have various reasons in cities and in nations. Victories won and heroes we have: things that took place in that location. And people stop to take pictures there so children will of their heritage be aware. And when older folks look around these days, they won't be filled with despair. There were hard times and defeats that took place in the ancient and near past. But some lessons were learned, and we should remember, troubles don't always last. Look at those statues, remember through them the events that took place back then. Learn well from the memorial what happened to them, and don't make that mistake again.
We have today memorials to keep, so we learn truth in our Christian life. One is the Bible, God's Word in our hand, to give us spiritual light. There is the act of baptism to identify us, it's the memorial of death, burial and resurrection, When by the grace of God, He provided for us the great blessing of eternal salvation. The gathering together of the saints of God in times of holy convocation, Remind us that here on earth we are a peculiar people, by God - a chosen generation, So that here in this world, God will have for Himself a people belonging to Him. And every succeeding generation that arises will learn the truth of the Gospel through them.
The Lord's Supper each week, is perhaps the most important memorial; It reminds us of our Savior and His death on the cross without a written tutorial, We look at the bread and see evidence of our Lord Jesus, both of His life and His death. Our Lord gave His life and like a seed planted in the ground, just like the scriptures saith, From that seed came to us a new life, and we live now in Christ who for us rose again. We are raised ourselves as a new creation now to live that new life that is in Him. We are placed by the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ, still living among men here on earth. The bread of communion of which we take part, has significance of very great worth.
The cup is the emblem of the eternal life our Lord Jesus Christ gave - When His blood was shed so that lost sinners through His death He could save. His life was eternal and that is the same kind of life that in grace He gave to us Who in faith look to Him alone for our eternal salvation, and in Him place our implicit trust; More than twelve stones from Jordan's river-bed and placed in a pile on the bank, Are saints gathered world-wide around the Lord's table, there to give to God our thanks. Not just casually walking by a statue to genuflect, or look at pile of stones; But living stones gathered together to praise and worship, giving significance to our Savior alone.
"Father, it has been awhile since I have tried to express myself to Thee in this form of verse, so please look upon this feeble attempt in mercy, and if in some way I have said what is really in my heart, please accept this as an act of worship. I do so appreciate Thy grace and love, and find it hard to say what I means. Thanks for being so patient with Thy servant. Amen."