1 Kings 4:1-5:18; Jeremiah 12:1-17; Ephesians 5:1-21
Absalom…reared up for himself a pillar…and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place. 2 Samuel 18:18
Prince Albert died of typhoid in 1861. Queen Victoria had an enormous four sided granite pyramid constructed in his memory within the grounds of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. An inscription bears testament to the fact that it was “erected by his broken hearted widow.” It is called Prince Albert’s Cairn. Absalom had a pillar erected so that his name would be remembered. Our Lord did not seek a physical monument to His memory but He did institute a weekly memorial gathering around simple emblems so that His own followers would actively remember Him. Will you remember Him today in the way He asked? —Brian Powlesland
A monument of grace, a sinner saved by blood,
The streams of love I trace, up to the fountain, God. —John Kent