Biblical Principles Daily Devotionals Day 120

Why I Believe What I Believe

Day 120

Biblical principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:

Sometimes the Lord asks us to step out by faith first then we watch the Lord do the work. This story is a practical application to this truth. The Lord would not remove the obstruction of the Jordan River until they began walking through the water to get to the Promise Land.

Joshua 3:7-13, And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. ⁸And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. ⁹And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. ¹⁰And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. ¹¹Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. ¹²Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. ¹³And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

Practical - Works that apply Biblical principle:

When we are making decisions in life, we must do so with confidence because we are walking by faith. Faith is simply believing that what God says is true and being obedient. Faith is not leaping out into the dark with no understanding of what is on the other side. The children of Israel knew what was on the other side of the Jordan. It was the task of getting there that called for faith by stepping into the water before the Lord would do great things by removing the water.

Hebrews 10:35-39, Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. ³⁶For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. ³⁷For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. ³⁸Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. ³⁹But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.