"...and Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.
He said to the Israelites, in the future, when your descendants ask their fathers,
'What do these stones mean?' Tell them, 'Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.'
For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over...
He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and that you might always fear the Lord your God."
Joshua 4:19-24
Living Stones
A pile of rocks. Placed years ago.
A faithful God. A miracle.
And they were there. To not forget.
So all who passed. Knew what they meant.
They were Living Stones.
Breathing God’s faithful past.
They were Living Stones.
Predicting God’s future acts.
What He did back then, He’ll do for me.
Past performance predicts eternity.
I can look back and know the future.
Just look at the Living Stones.
My heart, Your home. Your home, my heart.
Foundation sure. My God, My Rock.
Let my lips say what’s deep inside.
So there’s no doubt. That You reside.
(Let me be a) Living Stone.
Breathing Your faithful past.
Let me be a Living Stone.
Predicting Your future acts.
What You did back then. What you did for me.
Your past performance predicts eternity.
I can look back and know the future.
Let me be a Living Stone.
Though the winds may blow. I won’t be moved.
My foundation sure. Living Hope in You.
Grounded and secure. In all You do.
I can look back and know the future.
"As you come to Him, the Living Stone - rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to Him - you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy preisthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says:
'See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.' Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, 'The stone the builders rejectd has become the capstone,' and 'A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.' They stumble because they disobey the message - which is also what they were destined for. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness and into His wonderful light."
I Peter 2:4-9
Living Stone Fountain
We will dedicate it today at 4 PM to remember "the hand of the Lord is powerful"
and to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of God healing me.
---Beth Banfill
www.GodandMe2theMax.com