Alex discusses the ways we can be responsive to God's call, including clearing out any spiritual/mental gunk that is blocking us from hearing Him, knowing where He calls us, and evaluating what we need to stay strong in what God is calling us to.
God calls Joshua and all the people of Israel to be strong and courageous.
Then in this story he lays out a surprising path for the people and especially the priests to follow that requires them to take a step of faith FIRST and trust that God will do something in response to their step of faith.
They take that step. It doesn’t look like anything is happening initially but God is fast at work upstream at a town called Adam to produce a downstream miracle for the people as they all safely and very dry-ly crossed over opposite Jericho.
Because sometimes, if you want the water to stop and the miracle to happen, you’ve got to be willing to step into the water and trust that even when it doesn’t look like anything is happening.
That the upstream God is at work to create the downstream miracle.
And this morning, there’s one big idea and a couple of ways you might apply it depending on your situation or circumstances: “Consecrate yourselves and act, for the Lord will do amazing things among you.”
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