Joshua 3:15-17
15 Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. 17 The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.
The verses above and some of the prior verses in Chapter 3 are showing us a teaching. A teaching from God about faith and trust. He was showing the people for a second time how powerful his promise and protection is. The first time was at the Red Sea with Moses. Now with Joshua and the 12 from the tribes of Isreal carrying the ark. God is showing that he will deliver on his promises if His people will just believe in Him. The 12 priest carrying the ark must step in the Jordon by their faith first, then God will part the waters. Thus the lesson: your faith in God will receive His promise. And trust by Isreal in God is developing. Is it 100% yet? Im not sure. But s/ we not trust God regardless of our hardship. It is a "full faith in scenario" or not? Why isn't it that simple?"
Agreed. It is one we have read so many times. If we put our full faith in Jesus he will do great things through us and in us. We just have to have that 100% confidence in what he has planned for our lives. With him nothing is impossible
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