Joshua 3:4. “Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.”
HAVE NOT PASSED THIS WAY. Crossing Jordan flooded wide with uncertain banks hidden from human eyes One waits the days allotted until such time the word is given, “The ark is moving.” God who dwells with us has given His signal clear – the time has come to go To lands uncertain to us but known to God, but first the obstacle – Jordan!
Eyes on evidence of God and seeing faintly in the distance a shoreline looming Beyond the ark, so God is with us here and in the final steps of the long journey We fold our tents and move at a distance behind the presence of God With steps slow and eyes on the spot of distant blue moved by those God chose.
Between here and the promise laying far beyond, lies waters cold and rushing Engulfing land all around, covering obstacles that line the path of the final day But God knows, and I have learned through all these years to trust Him So instead of fear, there is a latent curiosity that makes me think – what’s next?
As Jordan is neared by the ark of God, I watch through eyes growing dim –and I am reminded, “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee.” Yet in the distance I see – the waters stop at God’s passing The “just wet” feet of the bearing priests are walking on dry ground.
Jordan’s water is still there piling up but not hindering the passing of the ark It stops, and in the place of divine presence I move past with others Crossing safely over on new dried ground that God arranged for me To reach the other side without fear, although the waters pile and spread.
True, I have not passed this way before, but knowing God is here in power Taking care of any obstacles that might cause fear in me – I trust Him And rest in practiced faith that needs, from time to time, to be renewed – Not doubting, but wondering in a bit of trepidation because I have not passed here before.
“I look earnestly toward the land of promise Father. May this time of fellowship and joy that I have with Thee and Thy people be what the high ground of heaven is like? If that is the case then I expect that what I have now is like a foretaste of a wonderful future, with ever increasing wonders of Thyself being made personal to me. I thank Thee and praise Thee, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."