Consecration for a Crossing (Joshua 3:1-17)

“When we walk with the Lord, In the light of His Word, What a glory He sheds on our way, While we do His good will, He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey.” So begins one of the most loved and theologically sound songs ever penned. In beautiful imagery and flowing harmony is a profound truth: the blessings that can be found in God are given to those who will place their trust in Him and obey His commands. The children of Israel faced a “trust and obey” moment. Standing as they were on the shores of the rushing flood-stage Jordan River, they were told that on the morrow they would see that the Lord would do wonders among them (v. 5). The morning light revealed the ark borne by the Levites into the flowing waters that miraculously stopped upstream as if suddenly a dam…