Joshua 3

Joshua 3

So imagine if you will, carrying something of God that is important.  He has called you to do so and the people are to follow it, because they don't know which way to go.  So you are the priest carrying this item and you want to honor the Lord because not doing so is death.  Then you realize you've got all these people behind you who are counting on you...as you follow the commands of God.  Whew.  Now, you come to the mighty Mississippi and you have to carry this Ark and lead the people through the river and Joshua says, so when you come to the shores of it, place your toe in it and the water flowing from St. Louis will stop...haha.  Do you think the priest put their toes in the river like the times that we do to check to see if the water is cold or not :).  How crazy is this moment,  but thankfully they do it and the Jordan stops flowing so they can cross.  Now...don't you think that is enough for you and I to go, ok, there is no reason for me not to wholeheartedly trust this God and yet each day we find ourselves putting in our toes right off the bat.  Ugggh!  I would love to read of a priest just taking off and doing a cannonball in the Jordan because he is absolutely sure of what God says He will do.  But I love that God knows that this whole trust thing is a process and He is slow to anger and abounding in love with us.  Amen!

"your new self (which is Christ's and also yours) will not come as long as  you are looking for it.  It will come when you are looking for Him"  - CS Lewis