the book of Joshua - remember
This is Day 10 of a series of posts for the month of October. I’m joining Kate Motaung over at Five Minute Friday for the annual Write 31 Days challenge. I will write about themes found in the book of Joshua each day, with a different word prompt.
Today’s word prompt is REMEMBER.
The parting
of the Red Sea in Exodus gets all the glory as far as seas parting in the Old
Testament go, so it’s not as well known that another one happened at the Jordan
River in the book of Joshua.
God dried of
the land in both cases, not just merely parting the waters and making his
people sludge through the mud. As if parting the waters so his people could cross
wasn’t impressive enough. The ark needed to make it with them and God was, in
his covenant faithfulness, providing yet another way for his people to flourish
by getting them into the Promised Land. The priests’ feet were lifted up on dry
ground and once they crossed the waters returned as if nothing had happened.
After they all finished crossing, God commanded Joshua
to have one man from each tribe take a stone from the river, right where the
priests stood firmly, and take them where they set up camp for the night.
God wanted
the children of these people to have a sign, revealing the great work God had
done from them in this place. He wanted them to remember.
One of the biggest hurdles to overcome each time I am feeling full of doubt and
uncertainty is to remember.
REMEMBER who
God is and what he has done for me.
REMEMBER who
he created me to be, and his call upon my life.
REMEMBER
that my identity lies solely in his work and not my own or another’s.
REMEMBER that
He is always faithful and He is Sovereign.
REMEMBER
that he loves me. No matter what.
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