Joshua 3:16
“then the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.”
This is a cool miracle. Like the one’s from Moses’ time. Like those this one is done in front of the enemy. How intimidating this must have been. But at the same time, it was encouraging for Israel. At times God does this for His children. He puts on a huge display for the world to see.
It reminds me of Psalm 23, “Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of my enemies.” This doesn’t always happen. If we were to do it, that might be weird. Almost vengeful. But not when God does it. We don’t need to point it out or boast. The message is clear.
We praise Him. He’s delivered us and pushed down our enemy. That’s His doing. Praise Him.
For Israel it’s step one of their deliverance. A little later they will defeat Jericho. This is super encouraging for them. Like they didn’t stop the Jordan, so God will do most of the fighting in the upcoming battle. Praise Him.
We will encounter spiritual warfare in our lives. God is to do the fighting there. 2 Corinthians 10:4 says, “The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” We trust Him to do the fighting. Our job is to pray and follow the next verse, “We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ, (2 Corinthians 10:5). Our flesh and imagination can go to dark places. Don’t participate.
Don’t get petty with people. Love and pray for them. Our battle isn’t with them. The battle is the Lord’s.
Lord, thank You for the great work You do. Help us not to dirty ourselves in petty disputes. Help us to be higher and pray for them.