How to share God's works with future?
How can we share God's past works with future generations today?

Setting the Scene: Twelve Stones in the River

Joshua 4:9 — “Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant had stood, and the stones are there to this day.”

• The riverbed monument was literal, visible proof that God stopped the Jordan’s waters.

• Its purpose: when future children asked, Israel could point to the stones and recount the miracle (Joshua 4:6–7).


Why God Loves Memorials

Exodus 12:24-27 — Passover preserved the memory of deliverance from Egypt.

1 Samuel 7:12 — Samuel raised the Ebenezer stone, declaring, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

Psalm 78:4-7 — “...we will recount His praiseworthy deeds... so that a future generation... might place their confidence in God.”

Luke 22:19 — The Lord’s Supper: “Do this in remembrance of Me.”

God repeatedly ties physical or practiced memorials to His historic acts so no generation drifts into forgetfulness.


Practical Ways to Build “Stones” Today

• Keep a written family testimony book. Record answered prayers, salvations, healings, provisions. Review it on birthdays, holidays, family gatherings.

• Create visual reminders. Framed photos, verse art, or small objects tied to specific interventions (a paid-off mortgage note, hospital bracelet) displayed where conversation happens.

• Celebrate annual “faith anniversaries.” Mark the date of salvation, baptism, mission trips, big deliverances. Tell the story each year.

• Use digital memorials wisely. Share testimonies on family group chats, blogs, or short videos stored in a private cloud folder for future viewing.

• Compose songs or poems recounting God’s works; teach them to children (cf. Deuteronomy 31:19-22).


Passing the Torch in the Home

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 — Talk about God’s commandments “when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road.”

• Bedtime and mealtime storytelling: recount biblical events and personal testimonies side by side.

• Encourage children to keep their own “stone.” Provide journals for them to note answers to prayer.

• Grandparent impact (2 Timothy 1:5). Share life-long experiences with grandchildren; let them see authentic faith lived out.


Anchoring Memories in the Church Family

• Testimony Sundays: schedule regular services for sharing latest works of God (Psalm 107:2).

• Baptism testimonies recorded and archived for the congregation.

• Communion taught as living history: Jesus’ finished work proclaimed “until He comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26).

• Church history walls or digital timelines marking planting, revivals, mission breakthroughs.


Keeping the Story Alive in the Culture

• Public monuments and plaques: Christian colleges, hospitals, rescue missions often bear Scripture or dedicatory stones—maintain and highlight them.

• Community service projects named after biblical events (e.g., “Jordan Crossing Outreach”) spark curiosity and conversation.

• Publish local church histories, memoirs, or documentary videos for libraries and online platforms.


Encouragement to Act Now

Psalm 145:4 — “One generation will extol Your works to another; they will proclaim Your mighty acts.”

2 Timothy 2:2 — “...what you have heard from me... entrust to faithful men who will also be qualified to teach others.”

By placing clear, tangible “stones” in our homes, churches, and communities, we obediently echo Joshua’s riverbed monument—making sure God’s past works remain vivid signposts guiding every future generation toward unshakable faith in Him.

How do these stones connect to other biblical memorials of God's deliverance?
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