Sunday 12 Sep 2021

September 12: Joshua 4:19-24
 
Key Verse: Joshua 4:21
He said to the Israelites, ‘In the future when your descendants ask their parents, “What do these stones mean?”
 
Devotion:
When you have something different, or live differently to others, people will ask you why or how... This is the way we are as humans, we are inquisitive, and we like to know why, where, how and even who! I like wearing my Christian T-shirts because it gets people to ask why or to comment on them – that gives me a chance to share a bit about who I am and why I do it!
 
After the Israelites had crossed over the Jordan and things were getting back to normal (as normal as they could be,) Joshua got the twelve stones the twelve tribes had picked up from the riverbed and he set them up as a monument for everyone to see. Why a monument? Is this not making an idol? No, it's not making an idol, it is setting up a reminder for the people and future generations to ask why, who, when and other interesting questions – it gives us the chance to tell people about God and what He can do and has done!
 
If you, like me, sometimes find it hard to start conversations, then maybe you need something which can be a conversation starter – something which will get people to as the interesting questions so you can give them the amazing answers we know about God!
 
Someone is bound to cross the line and call you names or mock you for doing things to remember Christ – but if there is just one person who will get to hear about the gospel because of what we have done, then that is a good thing!
 
Points to Ponder:
Do you act like a normal person does?
 
Will you do something different to get people to ask why?