Sunday Evening Post- Rocks!
Do you like rocks? I know I do- all sizes, shapes and forms.
Rocks are solid, hard to break, all sizes.
We climb rocks, throw rocks, collect rocks, travel far distances to see rocks.
Native Americans used rocks as tools and weapons. 3rd world countries still do.
In Biblical times rocks were used to pile up and were made into altars to worship God.
In the Bible there are many references using rocks. Most special rocks marked specific places where there were specific happenings. Rocks were used to help them remember. I’m sure you have rock collections that help you remember about a special time or location or trip.
Gems are rocks- people receive rings and precious stones for weddings and special times and specific vows.
Moses stood upon a rock and parted the Red Sea.
Moses struck a rock and water gushed forth to give water to the multitude of Israelites that followed him out of Egypt.
Moses desired a deeper relationship with God – even more than He already had. Show me your glory! And God did by hiding him in the cleft of a rock, after placing him on the Rock.
David spoke of rocks and lived among the rocks and caves as a boy shepherd caring for his sheep, wresting bears and lions.
Then he killed a giant with a rock and a sling.
Jesus, when wanting some alone time or just time with his closest followers, his disciples many times, went into a solitary place- the wilderness, a garden, the mountains. I’m sure He enjoyed the surroundings. The rocks! He stayed overnight in fellowship with His Father, getting direction, comfort and encouragement. Sometimes his disciples were with him. He spent time with God the Father, the Rock of ages.
Another time, Jesus shared a parable about a man who built his house on the sand. Another man built his house on the Rock. A storm came to both houses. The rain came down, the wind blew and the floods came. Only the house that was built on the rock stood.
Where do you stand? Where do you run to be and stay safe? Run to the Rock, who is Christ Jesus.
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.”
Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV
