The Lord
will do amazing things.
Crossing
the Jordan –at long last –
is a key moment in Israel Jordan
flows south into the Dead Sea through a deep
gorge there. In Spring it is a raging torrent of water filled by snow melt and
fed by the early rains. Joshua gives very precise instructions, verse 5 ‘Consecrate
yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will
do amazing things among you.’ The crossing mirrors the crossing of the Red Sea 40 years previously. The Ark of the Covenant goes
first, and then the people follow. Did you notice the river only stops flowing
just as the priests’ feet touch the edge of the river, (verse 15); literally
they were stepping out in faith?
In Psalm 126:2 we are reminded the Lord has
done great things for us. In Isaiah 63:11 his people recall the days of old and of
God who has done many good things for Israel
Let us step out in faith today, remembering
to follow God as Israelites did. Psalm 127:1 says
Unless
the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
The Lord will do amazing things among us,
Joshua 3:5, as we consecrate and prepare ourselves to follow him today right to
the water’s edge.
(crèche helper)