I’m told tour guides in Israel will tell you that God gave stones to an angel and told him to distribute them across the world — and he tripped right over Palestine! Pictures of the Holy Land often show a multiplicity of rocks — everywhere! It’s a bummer for farmers because it means they have to clear their fields before they can even plow and plant.
It’s no wonder, therefore, that in Biblical times if you wanted to mess up your enemy, you’d cover his fields with stones (II Kings 3:19, 25)!
Of course, people also gathered stones for building walls and houses.
The point is this: Stones are neither good nor bad; it all depends on what you do with them. I’ve heard it said that if an enemy fills your “land” with rocks, don’t throw them back build something out of them! “Rocks” in your life might be slander, gossip, false accusations. Use those to build, to construct an awesome witness to others of how true believers handle these things!
Do you remember how Jesus handled the “stones” thrown at Him on the cross (the spitting, mocking, insults) — and the impact He had on the centurion standing nearby?
“And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how He died, he said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’” Mark 15:39
