“a. The feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water: The priests begin the procession, with the ark of the covenant some 1,000 yards in front of the people, and the priests came and walked right into a river that looked like it wasn’t going to stop anytime soon.
i. Who knows how long the priests stood there in the river? It might have been a moment; but it may have been a long time – in a situation like that, a moment seems like a long time!
b. Dipped in the edge of the water: We usually want the river to be dry before we even make a step, but God was truly calling Israel to step out in faith.
c. For the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest: Joshua reminds us that this was not a time when the Jordan was reduced to a trickle. Because of the spring rains, at this time of early harvest, the river was swollen and overflowing its banks. (Guzik)
Moment of Faith
For the priests the moment seems like a long time and they had to step out in faith!
It’s no different with us! While shopping at Sam’s a week ago I didn’t go through a cashier line because the lines were great so instead I used self checkout but then it locked up! That fiasco cost us an hour! A moment in the cashier’s line would have saved time! If only I had faith the size of a mustard seed!
But what about our faith? Do we step out like the priests into the Jordan and wait a moment on the Lord? Or do we think its a long time because we are running ninety miles an hour next to the worldly population and want our answer from the Lord NOW?
When our river in life is swollen and overflowing we need to have the faith to step out, submerge our feet into the river and have the patience to wait on the Lord!
Blessings
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