24. Joshua 3:1-4:24 Cross the Jordan

So the people of Israel finally cross over the Jordan and begin their descent into the promised land. Joshua does exactly as the Lord has instructed him and the priests walk ahead with the ark of the covenant. As the priests step into the water, a great miracle takes place and the waters heap into a pile so they may walk across on dry land as they did many years before in the Red Sea. Twelve men are chosen, one from each of the tribes of Israel and they each choose a rock from the bed of the river to set up a memorial to remember what the Lord did there that day.

All the people of Israel now revered Joshua, just as they did Moses, because surely he was God's chosen leader. This was quite a miracle, as this was during the time of harvest when all the banks of the Jordan were overflowed with water. And they set up the twelve stones at Gilgal so that they could teach their children, for generations to come, that the Lord was with them and that all the people of the earth would know that the hand of God was MIGHTY, so that they would fear the Lord forever.

What things has God done in your life to prove His might and power? Are you sharing what God has done for you? When we are in the midst of trial, it is so important to remember the faithfulness of our great God. What He has done once, He can surely do again! What He has done for one, He can surely do for YOU!