
This again reminds me of the miraculous crossing at Jordan, God asked Joshua to tell 12 men from each of the tribes to pick up 12 stones from the river (Joshua chapter 4) and erect them as memorial stones so that in the future when the children of Israel asked as to "what these stones mean?" they were to tell them that the Lord God of Israel had cut off the flow of the Jordan for his children to cross through.
I find this awesome that God throughout his word has mentioned to do these actions/acts of remembrance so that the next generation not only know the wonders and encounters we have had with God that will boost their faith but also to expect their own personal miraculous encounters with Him.
The psalmist says (I paraphrase) "So many are your wonders and goodness towards me, so hard for me to recount them all."
So, unlike Horace we will etch these moments in history for the generations to come to tell them that God does come down to earth and dwell among His people.
Blessings & Shalom,
Sam Kurien