PROCLAMATION
“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.” Joshua 3:7 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These are
the words of God which were revealed to and written by Joshua under the influence
of The Holy Spirit of God. After The Lord God had encouraged him,
(Joshua 1:7-8) Joshua told the Israelites to get ready because in three days
they would cross the Jordan River and enter the promise land. (Joshua
1:11) The people answered him by saying that would do whatever he
says for them to do, and they would go wherever he says for them to
go. They said they would obey him just as they had obeyed Moses.
(Joshua 1:16-18) Then Joshua told the priests to take up the Arc of the
Covenant and pass ahead of the people and step into the Jordan River. (Joshua
3:6-8) When the priests stepped into the river, the waters stopped
flowing. (Joshua 3:13) Just as Moses had led the Israelites across
when The Lord God parted the Red Sea, so Joshua led them across the flooded
Jordan River when The Lord stopped the flow of the river and it piled up.
(Joshua 3:15-17)
APPLICATION
It is not
necessary for one to brag, or to boast, or to puff one’s self up in order to
impress people. When we humble ourselves and follow The Lord God,
and do as He says for us to do, then He will exalt us. (Psalm 37:34, Matthew
23:12 and Luke 14:11) He can work a miracle in our lives and cause
the people around us to respect us. We may not be well known
throughout the nation, but we will be well respected by those within our sphere
of influence. People who push their way to the front in order to be
first, will end up being last in the minds and hearts of the people that they
pushed aside and those who saw their behavior. The Bible says that
the first shall be last and the last shall be first. (Matthew 19:30, Mark 9:35,
and Luke 13:30) When we lift Him up, and do His will, He will lift
us up. (Psalm 37:34)
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