This week we saw monuments all over the news with the Inauguration of President Obama. We saw the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial often in the shots during the day. These were set up to remember, to be a point of reference, to cause people to reflect on what has been done, often a sacrifice which has been made.
Reading a few chapters this morning in Genesis I have noted Abraham stopping, reflecting on a great thing God has done, and then leaving a monument in the spot.
This is a great and powerful action in the walk of a follower of God. At the end of chapter 21 it says, “Abraham planted a tamarisk tree is Beersheba and worshiped God there, praying to the Eternal God.”
Abraham does not worship the monument or tree but rather God. These are a reminder of what happened and how God was faithful.
A monument in your life might be an answered prayer for a child, spouse, or friendship. It might be an experience you at in a church, cathedral, or stadium, convention center, or concert hall. It might be a moment in your life where “it just clicked” or seasons in your life. These are the moments where without a shadow of a doubt God intervened and did something great and transformational.
Some of mine were in a hospital room, a camp, a parking lot outside a basketball stadium, Jo Johnson project, the front office of a pro football team, and often at home.
We all need these monuments to look back upon, especially when we face dark and trying days. In this dark moments they help us to not run away or give up but rather to continue to see Him.
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