Joshua 4

 

Everything changes when God gets involved. Joshua had been picked as leader, but it was with the crossing of the Jordan River that God gave Joshua the respect in the eyes of the people that they had for Moses. This crossing, a true miracle, caused the people to fear God again in a new way and to spread fear among the enemies of Israel. Joshua had a position, Israel had an army, but now God, by his action, elevated those things into a place where they could do something that would otherwise be impossible.

I have heard it said that God only gives you the supernatural grace/power you need when you need it. As one pastor said, you don't need martyr's grace until you are a martyr. You don't need a supernatural grace or power to do something you have the strength to do. The downside to this is that you may wait to act until you get some power, but it isn't coming because you have what you need. We need to pray, but there is quite often just a need to do or to at least try. 

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