THE LANDMARKS
We made a little road trip over the edge of Arkansas from our hometown of Vinita, by way of the edge of Missouri, and came close to the location where Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas come together, called a “Tri-point.” There’s another Tri-point located nearby, where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri come together.
There are a lot of landmarks around the world which mark certain historical locations. One in our area is the place where the Battle of Cabin Creek during the Civil War took place in 1864. Reenactments now take place every third year, so 2016 is the year for it to take place again.
Landmarks have played an important part in the history of the United States. Each state from the earliest days of our country’s history was set up with a boundary and markers showing where it was to be located.
When the children of Israel crossed the Jordan River, before the battle of Jericho, God told Joshua to have twelve men each take a big stone out of the river and carry it with them as they entered the land of Canaan. Then God had the set twelve other stones in the middle of the Jordan River as a reminder. In years to come when their children asked them what those stones meant, they were to say that those stones were to remind them that God had rolled back the waters of the Jordan River so they could cross over safely on dry land.
What has God done for you? Do you have reminders of God’s goodness set as a landmark in your memory? One way to set a landmark is to write in a journal every time God has answered your prayers or write down the good things He has done for you.
“Don’t forget that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. The Lord your God brought you out of Egypt with his great power and made you free.” Deuteronomy 5:15 ERV.