“What do these stones mean?” 

Memorial weekend is a “time to remember.”  A time to remember the men and women who gave the greatest sacrifice, their life, to defend the freedoms that we enjoy today - a time to remember their families too.  A time to remember those who were once in our lives - now gone.  A time to remember that our Nation was founded upon Judeo-Christian values: “In God We Trust.”    A time to remember that we as a people, as a Nation, would do well to get back to God’s word (logos - total, eternal counsel of God; Rhema - spoken word of God) and putting prayer back in our schools.  The Bible reminds us in Ephesians chapter six that we are in a spiritual warfare and that our first line of defense or armor is “Truth” - God’s truth.   We cannot hope to endure or continue if we who call ourselves Christ followers are not building our lives upon the foundation of His word.  I pray and hope that my children and grandchildren will continue to enjoy an America that I have been blessed to live in - that will only happen as we repent and get back to living our lives in obedience with the whole counsel of God’s word.  “My son, do not forget my law…Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (cf. Proverbs 3)

And remember, “you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light, who were once not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.’ (1 Peter 2:9-10)

“When your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘what do these stones mean’” - what will be your answer?

In His Service,

Pastor Rodney