Scripture: Joshua 4:6–7 · Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Baluyot
Standing before a flooded Jordan River, Israel experienced God’s power as He parted the waters, allowing them to cross on dry ground into the Promised Land. Joshua then commanded twelve men to carry boulders from the dry riverbed to build a permanent stone monument on the riverbank.
What can we learn from Joshua and the memorial stones today? How do we live out this theme of remembering what God has done?
1. Mark Your Miracles
As God’s children, we need to intentionally capture, write down or physically anchor the moments God answers our prayers. This deliberate practice protects our hearts from spiritual amnesia and gives credit entirely to God’s divine provision rather than luck.
Discuss
- Why do you think humans are so prone to “spiritual amnesia” — forgetting God’s massive breakthroughs the very moment a new problem arrives?
- Joshua used heavy river boulders to mark a miracle. What practical, modern “stones” or methods can we use today to document what God has done for us?
2. Maintain Your Faith
We need to look back at our marked miracles as solid proof of God’s power, which fuels our courage for current trials. Remembering that God rolled back the flooding river yesterday gives us the confidence to face the looming walls of Jericho today.
Discuss
- God had Israel build the monument before they fought the Battle of Jericho. How does looking backward at past miracles give us the specific courage needed to face future, unknown battles?
- Can someone share a time when remembering a past season of God’s faithfulness directly pulled you out of fear, doubt or anxiety during a current crisis?
Optional activity: Pair up with the person sitting next to you. Spend two minutes sharing one “flooding river” or difficult obstacle you are currently facing. Have your partner pray a short prayer over you, explicitly asking God to remind both of you of His past faithfulness as you face this current mountain.
3. Mentor Your Children
We need to openly share our living testimonies with the next generation, transforming abstract historical religion into a vibrant reality. Our personal stories of God’s supernatural comfort and rescue serve as the spiritual foundation our descendants will stand on tomorrow.
Discuss
- God said future children would naturally ask, “What do these stones mean?” How can we live out our faith so distinctively today that the next generation is naturally driven to ask us why we trust God?
- What are the dangers to a family or a church community if the older generations keep their personal testimonies of God’s power hidden or unspoken?
Closing truth
Remembering God’s past victories is our ultimate fuel for future courage. By building intentional monuments of praise in our hearts and homes, we ensure the next generation knows that our promise-keeping God is still moving today.
