God Says To Go Where? And Do What?
One very important way we can come together as a couple is to build our faith by remembering how God has provided throughout every other season of our life.
There’s an amazing principle we can see in the biblical book of Joshua. After years of the Israelites wandering in the desert, probably feeling like they were never going to make it to the land of promise and abundance, suddenly they were told: it is finally time! But God’s instructions sounded . . . well, scary. He told the Israelites – probably two million people at that point — to follow the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant across the Jordan River.
Think about this message for a second. Yes, there is provision for you over there. So cross the river. Which is in flood stage. With no bridge.
God wanted them to follow the priests into the raging river? Can you imagine the people’s skepticism and fear? They had to be thinking, “This doesn’t make sense!”
However, the moment they acted in trust and actually stepped into the Jordan, the waters backed up. The entire nation crossed over on dry land. Then God told them to do something else: take stones from the center of the river and pile them where everyone could see.
Why? Every time they looked at that mound of rough stones, they would remember the astounding way God provided. Which was essential, because crossing into the Promised Land wasn’t the end of the story—it was just the beginning. In every season to come — every battle, every trial, every uncertain next step – the people of God could look at that pile of stones taken from the center of a river. Remembering what God did in the past would help them trust and obey in the future. It would help them overcome fear and skepticism and replace it with a sense of expectancy.
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