JOSHUA 3:1-8
There is a time for action, and there is also a time for waiting. There are times when we get in too
big a hurry and are too impatient to wait on the Lord’s time. On the other hand, there are some who
lag behind and are not ready to move forward when they should. We need to remember that God is
never too late. If we really want to do His will, He will always do His part on time.
So there was a three-day delay when the people reached the Jordan River. This gave them the
opportunity to become quiet before God and made it possible for Him to give them final
instructions. It was when they were ready to hear that the orders were given.
The same is true in our spiritual experiences. We must make a decision and then act upon that
decision. After we have acted on our decision, it may be that God will have us wait for a while.
This may sound like a paradox, but it is not. We need to learn to be calm before the Lord and await
His time and timing for the events in our lives.
The reason for Israel’s delay at the Jordan, and often the reason for a delay after God has made
plain to us that we are to move ahead, is in order to see if we are in earnest. When this is evident,
then further instructions are given us.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world (Matt. 28:19-20).
Theodore Epp
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