Set up a Monument!

Set up a Monument!

Joshua 4

The LORD said to Joshua: Tell one man from each of the 12 tribes to pick up a large rock from where the priests

are standing. Then have the men set up those rocks as a monument at the place where you camp tonight. The men followed the instructions that the LORD had given Joshua. They picked up 12 rocks, one for each tribe, and carried them to the camp, where they put them down. Joshua had some other men set up a monument next to the place where the priests were standing. This monument was also made of 12 large rocks, and it is still there in the middle of the river. The army got ready for battle and crossed the Jordan. They marched quickly past the sacred chest and into the desert near Jericho. 40,000 soldiers from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh led the way. Then the army watched as the priests carried the chest the rest of the way across. The LORD said to Joshua, "have the priests come up from the Jordan and bring the chest with them." So Joshua went over to the priests and told them what the LORD had said. And as soon as the priests carried the chest past the highest place that the floodwaters of the Jordan had reached, the river flooded its banks again. That's how the LORD showed the Israelites that Joshua was their leader. For the rest of Joshua's life, they respected him as they had respected Moses. The men who had carried the 12 rocks from the Jordan brought them to Joshua, and they made them into a monument. Then Joshua told the people: Years from now your children will ask you why these rocks are here. Tell them, "The LORD our God dried up the Jordan River so we could walk across. He did the same thing here for us that He did for our people at the Red Sea,   because He wants everyone on earth to know how powerful He is. And He wants us to worship only Him."

Lesson to be Learnt:

            We can see in this passage that the Lord asks Joshua to create a monument ..Yes! The same applies to our lives too.

1.       We should always remember to  thank and Praise the Lord for what He has done for us.

2.      We must also remember to teach our children to count the blessings that the Lord has done and praise Him for that…

 The Lord made His servant Joshua to be respected by the people of Israel. The Lord expects everyone of us to respect the leader He has setup for us. May it be your church leader/Team Leader/ Staff in charge/ or any authority that is given you. So beware! Don’t show disrespect to the authority that the Lord has put over you!

Psalm 103:2

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.

(Hindi) हे मेरे मन, यहोवा को धन्य कह, और उसके किसी उपकार को न भूलना।

(Kan) ಓ ನನ್ನ ಮನವೇ, ಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸು. ಆತನ ಉಪಕಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದನ್ನೂ ಮರೆತುಬಿಡಬೇಡ.

(Mal) എന്‍ മനമേ, യഹോവയെ വാഴ്ത്തുക; എന്റെ സര്‍വ്വാന്തരംഗവുമേ, അവന്റെ വിശുദ്ധനാമത്തെ വാഴ്ത്തുക.

(Tamil OV)  என் ஆத்துமாவே, கர்த்தரை ஸ்தோத்திரி; அவர் செய்த சகல உபகாரங்களையும் மறவாதே.

(Telugu)  నా ప్రాణమా, యెహోవాను సన్నుతించుము ఆయన చేసిన ఉపకారములలో దేనిని మరువకుము