Rocks

            I pick up rocks, rocks that I have chosen to call “Christ Rocks”.  This type of ministry was initiated when I led a women’s Bible study on King David. To emphasize the stone that David used to kill Goliath, I gave a stone to each lady. These stones represented David’s faith and trust in his relationship with God. Likewise, these stones would serve as a reminder of our faith and trust in God as well as in His faithfulness to us.

            Several years had passed since that particular study when the Spirit led me to consider reviving that idea through an old hymn, “The Solid Rock.”  The chorus spoke to my heart when I heard it.  “On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand.”  Not only did the chorus influence me, but the Spirit placed verse after verse of rock references from the Bible in my reading. I knew I needed to pursue this idea.

            With the convenience of having a rock-strewn country road to walk, I began gathering rocks of all sizes.  After I washed them and they had dried, I wrote “Christ Rock” on one side and a Biblical rock reference verse on the other. Then, I began distributing them as the Spirit guided me. I have been blessed enormously by this tiny ministry, and I hope to continue it for some time.

“The LORD is my rock (emphasis added), and my fortress, and my deliverer.

My God, my strength, in whom I will trust.

My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold."  Psalm 18:2