The Stones From the River Bed

Thoughts About the Battle Field of Life: How to Retrieve The Loss of Many Generations

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He took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine. 1 Sam 17:40

The Journey of The Stone

• It Started as a Mighty Rock many Eons Previous

• It was Big, Mighty, but Static & Useless

• It Covered a Large Space but Hopelessly Irrelevant

Such are some of us!

The Journey of The Stone

• Imagine the Weathering of the Rock!

• Imagine the Process by which the Waters

“Overwhelmed it”

Psalm 124

The Journey of The Stone

• Imagine the Beating, the Shearing and

the Merciless Buffeting!

• Imagine the Violent Roar of the Waters as

they Crashed on the Face of the Rock!

• TO BE THE ROCK THAT KILLED THE GIANT

ALL FOR A PURPOSE ! Psalm 107:24 -31

1. There is A Purpose in Your Challenges2. There is a Reason for Your Preparation

3. There is a Tomorrow in the Heart of God

David’s Rocks As A Parable

Picked from a Wadi

•Water ONLY During the Heavy Rain •Ground is Very POROUS •Intermittent Water flow •Always Associated with Human Settlement•A Parable of Post Joshua Israel

A WADI

Why Did David Go Into A Wadi For His Stones?

• To Re-Enact the Roots of Israel’s Covenant With the Land

Read Joshua 4:1 – 7

Why Did David Go Into A Wadi For His Stones?

• To Remind Himself of What those Stones Have Witnessed – the Stories of Israel

• To Go Back Wadi Line Upon Wadi Line at

the Failures and the Triumphs of the

Fathers (Isaiah 28:12 – 13)

What Are the Roots of Our New Covenant

• That Jesus has Promised us a New Nature

• That Jesus has Promised us a Capacity that Overcomes

• That our Faith has Overcomes the World