“这些石头是什么意思？”
不久之前，我们教会把地库租给一群学生使用，他们到达时，我给他们开门和带他们看看地方。之后他们其中一位领导人来找我，他低声说他被圣灵感动，要为我们的教会会友祷告。
他说，当他祷告时，他脑海里浮现出一个影像：“我看见一幅有一堆石头的图画，类似约书亚和百姓安放、用来记念神在他们中间的作为的石头。”他跟着说：“现在是你和教会会友们记念神的时候，你们应当留意神在你们中间的作为。不是每一个人都同意这个看法的，但这不成问题。神是会继续在你们中间行奇事的。”
但有一件事他不知道，我们的会众 — 就在那一个星期 — 曾经思想过这个约书亚的故事。我们还在圣殿里安放了一堆石头，来记念神在教会过去九十年的历史中为我们所成就的事！
神仍然继续藉寻求衪的人来宣讲有能力的话。对凡愿意聆听的人，神必用衪的话语来激励和引导他们。约书亚安放一堆石头，这样后世的人便会好奇发问，想知道神究竟为衪的子民作了什么事。
你当抽出时间来记念神为你所作的事，又聆听衪提醒你，衪藉着圣灵在你生命中所作的工和所彰显的能力。
主啊，祢不断令我们感到惊讶。求祢帮助我们记住并不断讲述祢昔日如何帮助我们。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。
约书亚记 4:1-9
1 国民尽都过了约旦河，耶和华就对约书亚说：
2 “你从民中要拣选十二个人，每支派一人，
3 吩咐他们说：‘你们从这里，从约旦河中，祭司脚站定的地方，取十二块石头带过去，放在你们今夜要住宿的地方。’”
4 于是，约书亚将他从以色列人中所预备的那十二个人，每支派一人，都召了来，
5 对他们说：“你们下约旦河中，过到耶和华你们神的约柜前头，按着以色列人十二支派的数目，每人取一块石头扛在肩上。
6 这些石头在你们中间可以作为证据。日后，你们的子孙问你们说：‘这些石头是什么意思？’
7 你们就对他们说：‘这是因为约旦河的水在耶和华的约柜前断绝。约柜过约旦河的时候，约旦河的水就断绝了。这些石头要做以色列人永远的纪念。’”
8 以色列人就照约书亚所吩咐的，按着以色列人支派的数目，从约旦河中取了十二块石头，都遵耶和华所吩咐约书亚的行了。他们把石头带过去，到他们所住宿的地方，就放在那里。
9 约书亚另把十二块石头立在约旦河中，在抬约柜的祭司脚站立的地方，直到今日那石头还在那里。
“What Do These Stones Mean?”
“Tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan. . . .” - Joshua 4:3
A while back, our church rented out our basement to a group of students. When they arrived, I opened the door for them and showed them the space. Then one of their leaders approached me and whispered that he had been moved by the Holy Spirit to pray for our congregation.
He said he had received an image in his mind while praying: “I saw a picture of a pile of stones, much like the one Joshua and his people set up to remember God’s actions among them.” He went on to say, “You and your congregation are in a time of remembering. Pay attention to what God is doing among you. Not everyone will agree, and that’s okay. God will continue to do wonderful things in your midst.”
What he didn’t know was that our congregation had—that very week—reflected on this story of Joshua and had set up a pile of stones in the sanctuary to help us remember what God had done for us in our 90-year history as a congregation!
God continues to speak powerfully through people who seek him. To those who are listening, God provides words of encouragement and guidance. Joshua set up the pile of stones so that future generations would wonder and ask about what God had done for his people.
Take time to remember what God has done for you, and listen as he reminds you of his work and power in your life through the Holy Spirit.
Lord, you continue to amaze us. Help us to remember and retell the ways you have helped us in the past. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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