DAY 8
BIBLE READING: Joshua 4: 1-9
It must have been interesting to watch as twelve men, one from each tribe, went down again into the riverbed. Each one picked up one big stone and carried it up the bank. The stones would be partly round as all stones are in a riverbed. Then they piled them on top of one another. There they remained for many years as a reminder of what God had done for his people at the river Jordan.
If any one of the Children of Israel ever forgot what had happened, they had only to look at those stones that had come out of the riverbed. They would be instantly reminded of the miracle God had done for them.
Years afterwards, if any one, say a child, asked what the stones were for, it would be easy to tell them exactly why they had been put there.
What memorials do we have of what Christ has done for us?
The Lord's supper or communion is one. Have you ever taken time to tell your children why you have this love feast of remembrance? Or do you just send them outside to play, telling them to be good while you stay inside?
Why not take time to tell your children exactly what the bread and the grape juice stand for and what they remind you of? Why did the men bring the stones out of Jordan? Because God said to. Why do we have communion? Because Jesus Christ said, 'This do in remembrance of me.' It is our privilege and joy to remember him in this way.
Those round stones have long since gone. One day we will not need the communion table to remind us of what Christ has done. We will see him and be with him. We will not need a reminder then. We will be with him for all eternity.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In our communion services we are reminding ourselves and others of the Lord's death until he comes.
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