Scripture: Joshua 3
Preparation
Gen 22, Mar 1:35
v. 1 Joshua rose early
What would you do with an extra 30 minutes?
Ark of the Covenant – visual reminder of God’s presence
Consecrate means set apart (holy)
Lev 20:7-8, Mat 5:48, 2 Tim 2:21
God’s Presence
Send priests out into river.
Water stopped when they stepped
Waiting for God?
Step out in obedience!
1 Thess 4:3, 5:18
Eph 1:13-14
2 Cor 3:17-18
“God is on high; and yet the higher a man lifts himself up, the farther he is from God;
and the lower a man humbles himself, the nearer he is to God.” – Puritan Quotation
Safe Passage
Jordan river stopped at Adam (16 miles upstream)
God gave them all (2-3 mil) safe crossing into the Promised Land
Take Aways
Have you trusted Jesus as your Savior?
Are you reading God’s Word every day?
Are there things in your life that don’t belong?
Are you waiting for something to happen?
Take a step of obedience.
