Stones of Help — Grounded by Glory
Summer Series 2022 (Stones of Help)
Over the past two weeks we looked at Joshua and Rahab. We said Joshua was GROOMED by glory, Rahab was GRIPPED by glory and today we'll look at how we GROUND our arrows, grand arrows and future generations by glory.
There's an eternal reason why God reminds us to erect ebenezers along our journey with Him. Ebenezers are stones of help that cause us to remember a distinct times of deliverance or breakthroughs in our walk with the Lord. They are significant points in our past that God uses to remind us of His way and faithfulness. They are testimonies that encourage us and others to look and lean in to Jesus and His ways. Ebenezers are not to be worshipped themselves, they are landmarks in time, given to remind and point us to Him and His answers for us during a landmark time in our lives. Crossing the Jordan on dry ground, during the flood season, and when the reproach of the wilderness was rolled away and the covenant sign of circumcision was accomplished again at Gilgal. All these were landmark events and they needed a reminder. For they all point to much more than what they actually accomplished in that day... with so many hints toward Jesus, who is the One who descended (Jordan), like the Jordan River, the life of the promise land, that was cut off at the place of the skull (Golgotha), where our reproach of sin was rolled away (Gilgal), and the circumcision of their flesh took place, and at Golgotha or Calvary, is where our hearts are gracious circumcised and regenerated by hand of God. All eternal landmarks that point back in order to refresh us in the present goodness and grace of His favor and |
