moving forward with feet in the water

Joshua 3

"Then Joshua addressed the People of Israel: “Attention! Listen to what God, your God, has to say. This is how you’ll know that God is alive among you - he will completely dispossess before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites. Look at what’s before you: the Chest of the Covenant. Think of it - the Master of the entire earth is crossing the Jordan as you watch. Now take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe. When the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the Chest of God, Master of all the earth, touch the Jordan’s water, the flow of water will be stopped - the water coming from upstream will pile up in a heap. And that’s what happened. The people left their tents to cross the Jordan, led by the priests carrying the Chest of the Covenant. When the priests got to the Jordan and their feet touched the water at the edge (the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest), the flow of water stopped. It piled up in a heap - a long way off - at Adam, which is near Zarethan. The river went dry all the way down to the Arabah Sea (the Salt Sea). And the people crossed, facing Jericho."

The Israelites were ready to enter the Promised Land, but first they had to cross the Jordan River, and God gave them specific instructions on how to do so. Step 1 - the priest had to put their feet in the water. What if the priest had been afraid to take that first step? So often God provides no solution for us until we trust him and move forward with what we know we should do.

We will never walk in victory until we are willing to step out in faith, get our feet wet, and trust God to do the rest. If we hesitate with the instructions God has given us, if we refuse to step out in obedience, then we are limiting the blessings that God has for us.

Yesterday I put my feet in the water. In 4 hours, with the help of some amazing servants, all the demo was done on the house. I don't even own the house yet, but God said to move forward in faith, so I did. I was overwhelmed, humbled, and grateful for everything that happened yesterday.

And this is where the promise is beginning to be fulfilled.

"Not for our sake, God, but for your name's sake, show your glory. Do it on account of your merciful love, do it on account of your faithful ways." Psalm 115:1 - 2