Joshua 4:10 NLT The priests who were carrying the Ark stood in the middle of the river until all of the Lord’s commands that Moses had given to Joshua were carried out. Meanwhile, the people hurried across the riverbed.
The priests had been told to step into the River Jordan which was overflowing its banks and God would dry up the riverbed and the water would stand up like a wall (v.13)! Can you imagine the peoples’ thoughts when they had to step out and cross the riverbed as well, bearing in mind they’d just seen it in full flood?
“What if the water suddenly comes rushing back on top of us? What if we can’t cross over quick enough? What if we only get half way there and something happens in the middle? We’ll all drown like we saw happened to the Egyptians at the Red Sea!”
Joshua 3:10 NLT Today you will know that the living God is among you.
When we’re in the middle - that’s when we need to keep standing strong in our faith because the living God is still among us. He hasn’t abandoned us or gone to some far off galaxy. What He told us to do, He will equip us to do if we keep our eyes on Him and not on our circumstances.
We read how they hurried across, they just got on with it! Their eyes were focused on the other bank, knowing God would see them through to the other side - He’d promised!
Are you in the ‘middle’ of believing for a promise of God to manifest? If so, let me encourage you to keep standing in your faith, keep going, keep your eyes focused on where you’re headed, not on what’s happening or not happening around you. God won’t let you drown or let you down! He’s our deliverer, our saviour, our provider, our healer - not our destroyer. You are going to reach the other side, so don’t give up!
Keep believing, keep standing - the living God is with you! Amen.😊
