"Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed?" So he turned and went off in a rage. 2 Kings 5:12 Getting directions from someone else does not always make sense to a person. Since the directions do not always... Continue Reading →
Joshua 4:20 Keeping Memories Alive
And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. Joshua 4:20 Memorials are put up nearly every location throughout the entire world. These memorials can be something huge set up by nations to small pictures drawn by little children hung on a refrigerator door by a parent. The... Continue Reading →
Joshua 4:18 Don’t Return To The Wilderness
And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before. Joshua 4:18 Returning to an old way of living... Continue Reading →
Joshua 3:14-15a Step Out In Faith
Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the water's edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing. Joshua 3:14-15a Doing something new or different can be very scary for most people. In reality, the majority of people in this world have many opportunities... Continue Reading →
Joshua 4:21-22 Remember What Happened
He said to the Israelites, "In the future when your descendants ask their parents, 'What do these stones mean?' tell them, 'Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.' Joshua 4:21-22 In order for the Israelites to take possession of the land of Canaan they had to get across the Jordan River. Since the river was... Continue Reading →