And they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.” And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”
Joshua 3:3-5
As Joshua waited by river bank for instruction from God on how to get to the other side of the Jordan.. He was committed to do whatever God would instruct him to do no matter how crazy it sounded.. He told the people before giving the instructions;
“So Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God.” And Joshua said, “By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites: Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan."....
So He gathered the twelve priests, one from every tribe, and spoke what He heard Our God say.. "And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap.”Joshua 3
and the waters that came downstream stood still and the people crossed on dry land.. WHAT FAITH.. It is important to know that the ARK OF THE COVENANT went BEFORE THE PEOPLE.. God instructed them to stay back 200 cubits, about 1,000feet.. so that they could keep the ARK.. the WORD in full view.. and KNOW which way to follow..
Are we prepared to put our feet into the Jordon.. and wait for God to hold back the waters? Or are we waiting for the waters to stay BEFORE we step from the river bank? God has sent His word ahead of us.. that we would see the vision come.. though it tarry it will surely come.. IT WILL NOT TARRY.. PRAISE BE THE NAME OF THE LORD..
Ours is not to question the word of the Lord but to heed His word and step into the Jordon.. God is calling us to ABSOLUTE OBEDIENT FAITH.. Great faith is no longer good enough..
Can we trust the God we say that we serve???
Yes and Amen Heavenly Father, Lord God Almighty, I put All of My Faith and Trust in You, You Guide And Direct And I Will Follow, Take Me And Use Me as You See Fit, I Surrender All, Continue To Mold and Make This Chunk Of Clay The way That You Need A Willing Vessel To Be, I Am Willing, Able And Ready, Thank You For The Quick Work You Are Doing, In The Name Of Jesus,Amen
ReplyDeleteBrother Lee.. your comments add such reality to these posts, so much so that you are becoming a necessary tool in the hand of God in enforcing the words He speaks.. God be with you always. Stay blessed.
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