[Monday's Devotional] - Getting Your Feet Wet

Getting Your Feet Wet 

This week we’re going to ‘get our feet wet!’ I don’t know where the phrase originates from but it relates well to this week’s passage. The Israelites, in sight of the Promised Land, reach the banks of the Jordan with the ark and the priests get their feet wet at the water’s edge.

^“So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them.  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, 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. 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.”  Joshua 3:14-17 – [NIV]

I find it incredible that God chose the most unlikely time (flood season) to cross his people over the river, ensuring His power would be demonstrated. We all have our own Jordan to cross and God always has a grander plan and a bigger promise for us on the other side of the river, but how can we cross our Jordan?

There are three steps that are recorded in Joshua Chapter 3.

STEP 1: Follow God (even if it’s hard) and you will know which way to go. The moment you see God move in your life, pack your bags and follow. “When you see the Covenant-Chest of God, your God, carried by the Levitical priests, start moving. Follow it. Make sure you keep a proper distance between you and it, about half a mile—be sure now to keep your distance!—and you’ll see clearly the route to take. You’ve never been on this road before.”  Joshua 3:3-4 – [The Message]

STEP 2: Consecrate yourself -“And Joshua said unto the people, sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”  Joshua 3:5 – [KJV].  Because this would be a spiritual battle, Joshua required that the people had a spiritual preparation. Separating ourselves from everyday things and old ways to focus on the Lord will work wonders!

STEP 3: Stand in the river (even if it’s scary) and you will cross on dry ground. (Joshua 3:17)

Is it time to cross your Jordan and claim your Promised Land?

Dawn Milward