Warriors Arise: January 15, 2021
Cross Over part 19
Joshua 3:13 (NKJV) And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap.”
How many of you were thinking the feet of the priests stayed dry? Since starting to blog about this miracle there have been numerous details I had overlooked. I was thinking as they went to put their foot into the water it backed up as their foot came down. I was thinking just as their foot was about to touch the water it moved. However, it would appear the water did not back up until the sole of their foot touched the water.
Another piece of Scripture that has come out of this series is in Exodus when God parted the Red Sea. I guess the movie of Moses parting the Red Sea had such a permanent picture in my mind that I didn't catch a small detail. The children of Israel were given permission by Pharaoh to leave. They were camping by the Red Sea when they see Pharaoh and his 600 charioteers approaching quickly.
Exodus 14:19-22 (NKJV) 19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night. 21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
Did you realize this took all night? The strong east wind pushed back the waters. It took all night for the floor of the sea to be dry land and the waters to be divided. Pharaoh and his 600 charioteers are being held in place by the pillar of fire as the strong east wind comes to divide the waters and dry a path through the Red Sea. I had always thought it happened in a moment but it took all night.
I do not like to wait. When I am ready, I would like things to happen quickly. I have learned to exercise patience, thankfully with the help fo the Holy Spirit. The children of Israel were seeing the pillar hold back Pharaoh and his men. They were seeing the waters part and feeling the strong east wind. They waited all night for the fullness of the miracle to take place. They saw it happening. They saw the miracle start with the pillar of fire stopping Pharaoh ands men. They felt the strong east wind, then they saw the dividing of the waters start to take place. They had to be in great anticipation, fear, and awe-struck. I wonder if some of them couldn't move while others couldn't keep still. They saw the miracle taking form minute by minute, hour by hour. When would the divide be complete so they could cross over? How long would the pillar of fire hold back Pharaoh and his men? All night they waited. When morning came they became a part of the miracle. The road where their was no road.
Isaiah 43:16-19 (NKJV) Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick): 18 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
God did a new thing when He opened the Red Sea. Their life of bondage was over. God did another new thing when He pushed the Jordan 18 miles upstream. Their life of wandering was to be over. When the children of Israel crossed over the Red Sea they left behind bondage and were given the opportunity for freedom. When the children of Israel crossed over the Jordan they were given the opportunity to leave behind wandering in order to have a purpose.
God is making a way for His will to be done here on earth, here in American, when there seems to be no way. Outside of God it cannot be done. Man did not open the Red Sea, or cause the strong east wind to divide the waters and dry up the land so the children of Israel could cross over from bondage to freedom. God did it! Man did not push the Jordan River 18 miles up stream so the children of Israel could cross over from a life of wandering into a life filled with purpose. God did it!
In one night the God parted the Red Sea. As the priest stepped into the Jordan, God pushed back the waters. Watch and see what God will do in one night! Watch and see what will happen when the people of God step into the flooded waters of the Jordan. Our country is overcome with a flood of lies but when the truth steps in the lies they will be pushed back 18 miles, being judged my the Word of God (correlates with yesterday's blog). There will be a divide because God is in our presence. Those who have stood with God and embraced His promises will cross over into their purpose and the fullness of what God has put into their hands.
Father, You are setting the enemy up for a downfall. He will be judged according to Your justice. We, Your people, will follow You. We will wait and watch for You to make a way for us to cross over. We will prepare our hearts and keep them stayed on You. We will watch and see that You are good. You will not allow the enemy to delay our entry into what You have promised. Thank You for leading the way. Thank You for making a way. Thank You for keeping the enemy in bonds while we cross over. Thank You for revealing Your power to intervene at any point in time in order for Your will to be accomplished! You are faithful and will expose the lies, judge the deception and treason, and restore what has been stolen. By Your Word I ask for seven times to be repaid from the enemy to Your people who have stood upon Your promises. We will cross over into our promised land and the enemy cannot hold us captive any longer in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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