What if it doesn't make sense to me?

"When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, 2 "Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3 and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan from right where the priests stood and to carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight." 4 So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 and said to them, "Go over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, 6 to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' 7 tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever." 9 Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day. 10 Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the LORD had commanded Joshua was done by the people, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried over, 11 and as soon as all of them had crossed, the ark of the LORD and the priests came to the other side while the people watched. 15 Then the LORD said to Joshua, 16 "Command the priests carrying the ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan." 17 So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan." 18 And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before. 21 He said to the Israelites, "In the future when your descendants ask their fathers, 'What do these stones mean?' 22 tell them, 'Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.' 23 For the LORD your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The LORD your God did to the Jordan just what he had done to the Red Sea when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. 24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God." Joshua 4


"As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him-- 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone, " 8 and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for. 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul." I Peter 2:4-11

"Because I told you so," my parents would say. Whether we agreed or not, our duty as children was to act in obedience and follow direction. So it is with God. He is so loving to give us freedom to choose our own ways, but I wonder how often He crosses His arms and says, "Do it because I said so!!! Trust Me, I am the Parent!"

Beyond family names and stories, there is a greater story, a true story, a legacy that we need to share with those God places in our lives whether our children, family, neighbors, friends. As a Believer, you have Royal lines. You are Royalty with Royal privileges. Are we sharing our spiritual legacy with others? With our children? Do they know their heritage? God, help me get this even for myself so I can boldly, accurately and confidently pass it along to my children. Teach me my heritage in You.

Beth Moore shared some encouragement on this scripture that if you do not have long family heritage or legacy to pass on to your children, remember that you are a spiritual seed and we have the spiritual legacy from those who have set the stones before us, so now, we should set UP the living stones for OUR children and those to follow. Let it begin with YOU!

As I am studying this, in this moment, God is revealing something outside of the legacy study from Beth Moore's preaching...I will type it as it falls fresh on me right now...the gathered stones were not for some practical purpose. They were just signs...witnesses. How often do we discount something God may call us to do because it seems insignificant or without purpose? It is so often in the little things, the example or mark set that great faith is later to come. Our seeds blow with the random direction in which the wind of the Holy Spirit flows. Holy Spirit, fall fresh on Your Body.

An illustration of two standing alone in prayer before the crowds or the crowds of many gathered in prayer...is one more precious in His eyes? Does one prayer touch Him more than another? Does one make more sense? Think of the cross, He died for ALL but He also died for the one... that doesn't make sense to us...

Thank You God for Your random, creative ways that always keep us guessing, reminding us that Your ways are much greater than ours. Thank You for being also practical. Grant us patience as we choose to obey or disobey Your instructions. May we be disciplined and obedient to follow wherever You lead despite what we think makes sense.
Thank You for reminding me today that some things don't serve a practical purpose from our human view; however, they may simple be an act of obedience where You God have purpose which we cannot see. God, move me out of the way and remove all that hinders me from obeying You. Praise Your wonderful and marvelous Light that lights our way.
You are "Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Rev 22:13! In Jesus Name, the Living Stone, my caprock! amen!!!!!