Religion & Spirituality
As Joshua and the people prepare to cross the Jordan River in Joshua 3, we see once again that the presence of God--which the ark of the covenant represents, mentioned seventeen times in chapters three and four--provides the assurance needed to take the next steps in their long-awaited journey into the Promised Land. Crossing over the Jordan at flood stage and walking on dry land to the other side is nothing short of a remarkable demonstration that their God truly is God of heaven and earth. He is with them in the amazing, but also in the ordinary. Events such as this reinforce that he will never leave or abandon us!