The children of Israel were facing a big problem. The Jordan River God told them to cross into the promise land
was over one mile wide and two million people needed to cross.
was over one mile wide and two million people needed to cross.
There wasn’t enough time or materials to build a bridge and there were no boats, so they would be sitting ducks for their enemies. The only way around their problem was to go through it.
Have you ever sized up your Jordan and concluded that there was no way around, through, over or past it? I suppose we all have.
The plan was this: God said, “When the feet of the priests enter Jordan, I am going to part the waters and lead you through on the dry ground!”
The catch was that the waters wouldn’t part until the priests who were carrying the Ark stepped into the water. In other words, it took a step of faith,
Joshua 3:17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
Too often we want the Lord just to fix everything in our lives, but most of the time God will require us to take steps of faith so that we might see our Jordan parted.
God looks at problems and says, “Follow me, I have a plan!”
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“When I think I'm going under, part the waters, Lord. —When I feel the waves around me, calm the sea. — When I cry for help, O hear me, Lord, and hold out Your hand. — Touch my life, still the raging storm in me.
“Knowing You love me through the burdens I must bear, — Hearing Your footsteps lets me know I'm in Your care, — And in the night of my life You bring the promise of day, — Here is my hand, show me the way.
“Knowing You love me helps me face another day. — Hearing Your footsteps drives the clouds and fear away; — And in the tears of my life I see the sorrow You bore, — Here is my pain, heal it once more.”
Charles F. Brown
Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit.
