Polishing God's Monuments

As I was looking for books to bring to the beach, I picked up Polishing God’s Monuments – a book I read several years ago. I need the reminder to polish the monuments that God gives us.  I have read the first chapters so far.  The book exhorts us to look back to the past to remember who God has proven Himself to be and what He has done. Isn’t that so much of the theme of the Old Testament?  Raise those ebenezers.  Erect those altars of remembrance. Polish those monuments. Remember God’s faithfulness, His covenant/steadfast love, His mercy.  Look at those times in life when He has answered prayer, maybe not in the way I wanted but in a way better than I wanted.  In a way that most glorifies His name.  What better monuments than to review answered prayers. 

We prayed that God would free both Mimi & Papa from their suffering.  We prayed for Papa sooner because he had suffered so long in body.  We figured that Mimi would live longer.  We had no idea it would be 51 days. In some ways it was so sudden, so quick, so unexpected. 

  

In my darkest hours of faith, when I wanted to give up on trusting and believing in God, I cried out to Him based on His character and His promises. He said He will never leave me nor forsake me.  He said He is with me to the end. He has NEVER failed in keeping his promises. That is a God I can trust. He is God and there is no other.

So many monuments that I can’t recall them all.  But God shows who He is and that He is faithful to His character and His word. He is trustworthy.