In yesterday's message I said that it would be good to create a memorial of something God has done in our life so we could tell the generations that follow us. The focus and purpose of these things is not the beauty of the memorial but the desire to teach the generations that follow us just how great our God is and what He has done.
If we think about it, creation is a lasting memorial to our all wise, powerful God. Although some would like to say it's not so, the Grand Canyon is a memorial to our creator God. As we look around the birds of the air and the flowers of the field are memorials to the faithfulness of our providing God. I can't help but praise Him when ever I see a garden growing and thank Him for the food on my table.
In the world around us God has living memorials that He is God and God alone. (Psalm 8 and 19) As a believer I ought to tell others of the great things God has done in creation, I should give Him credit for His handiwork, and stand in awe of my Lord God. So everytime I see that beautiful sunset, watch the amazing bee at work, see one of the natural wonders of the world, I should tell someone in the generations that follow that it's the God of the Bible who has done this!
What's the greatest memorial you've ever seen that God created? I think when it's all said, done, and seen the greatest memorial to the glory of God that He has ever made is the changed life of the believer. It shines bigger and better than even the Grand Canyon because it can speak and tell the great things God has done! (Mark 5:19)