Spiritual Markers
There are things that happen to us in life that we need to remember. Because of that we have things that help us remember just what happened and when it happened. We have our birth certificate and our marriage certificate. When we graduate from high school and college, we get diplomas to frame and remind us. We even get awards from our work and have plaques to remember them. However, the most important things to remember are the spiritual milestones in our life. Jacob was leaving Canaan and going back to his parents land to find a wife and to be safe from the anger of his brother, Esau. As he slept, God came to him in a dream and reaffirmed the covenant he had made with Isaac and Abraham. (Genesis 28:18) "The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then, he poured olive oil over it." Jacob made a spiritual marker for himself and for others. I believe that there are times in the life o...