Stepping Into The Jordan
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Are you at a crossroads? Have you been spinning your wheels too long? We want to see God move in our lives. If we don't take a step of faith, we are going to stagnate and die. We are like our nation right now. We are at a crossroads.
I am reminded of several stories in the Bible and how God moved for them.
1 Kings 4:1-7 is about the widow and the oil. The widow was told to collect the pots. She was asked to trust God for her needs. If we trust Him and have faith, He will supply our needs. God will provide! What do we have? God will add to it to supply the remainder of what we need.
I Kings 17:13-16 tells another example of a widow who was asked by Elijah to bake a cake for him. She only had enough for one more cake. We must trust God that He is going to supply our needs.
John 6:9-13 reminds us of how God multiplied the loaves and fishes. He can take our meager bit and multiply it.
Joshua 3:15,16 speaks of our need to step out by faith. The children of Israel had to step into the Jordan before God moved on their behalf. We've got to step out by faith so that we can let God work.
"…the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river's edge, the water began piling up…".
Deuteronomy 1:21, 27-32 exhorts us to be like Joshua and Caleb. The spies saw giants in the land, but Joshua and Caleb brought back a good report.
It took the Israelites 40 years to make an eleven-day journey to Canaan. We don't want to have the wilderness mentality that keeps us in bondage! We need to let go and let God! We need to take that step of faith and step into the Jordan. God will give you the peace and provide. We need to trust Him and He'll take care of the rest.
A word of prophecy was given at a prayer meeting recently. It said, "Put your hand in the hand of the Shepherd… It is a season of growth. It is a season of challenge. It is not a season of pulling back. You are at a time now where I am challenging you to grow, to trust me, to put your faith in me. I have never let you down and I will not let you down now."
Let's face it. We can't, but God can! Let's not limit God. Let us step into the Jordan!
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