Insights

God often uses symbolism and ritual as reminders to help us retain and understand the deep meaning of His Word and Being. As the year began, our teachers were given Joshua Boxes. A Joshua Box can be any container in which you place items that remind you of God's blessings, deliverance, and promises. It is inspired by Joshua 4, where God instructs Joshua to build a tower of twelve stones to serve as a sign and a reminder of what He did for the Israelites at the Jordan River.

In the teachers’ Joshua boxes, we placed four items:
1.  A synopsis of the Gospel message, which we must hold close to our hearts at all times to stay centered on all that Jesus has done for us.
2.  A nail, which reminds us both of the cross and of the work He has called us to do in helping build young men and women of Christ.
3.  An LP-branded mini hard hat because, as we watch our future home being built, we must remember that only God has made this possible.
4.  A vial of sand from the groundbreaking to remind us that God created all things from the dust.

It has been remarkable to watch the dust, dirt, mud, grass, and weeds begin to take shape. This past week, the foundation of the 60,000-square-foot academic building was poured. Beginning at midnight on September 3rd, 275 yards of concrete were poured to form the slab upon which the building will rest. As a reminder of the One on whom our firm foundation is laid, a Bible was placed in the slab, centered where our welcoming lobby will be.

“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 3:11

Within the Bible were hundreds of written prayers, along with relevant verses marked and highlighted. Graduates, parents, grandparents, staff members, and current students alike took time to write blessings and claim God’s promises from the Word before it was placed in a protective box and set into the foundation. Though we will not be able to sit and read those words together, God knows every blessing that was written and every verse that was highlighted. He sees, He hears, and He honors.

It is my firm belief that prayers last into eternity. If you wrote a prayer in the foundation Bible, thank you. Even if you were unable to contribute in that way, I ask that you continue to hold Logos Prep and all that God is building in your heart and prayers. We are excited about what God is doing and commit to remembering what He has done.