Crossing Over
Joshua 3: 3, 4-7
There is always a moment of crossing over in our lives. These are times where we have to make critical choices and decisions. These are moments we must be true to our selves, at times we have to lose the friends we treasure and love most. Crossing over demands us to leave our comfort zones and venture into new and unknown things. What is crossing over? Is basically a time to move on and leave the past behind. Is a season of new beginnings and moment of realizing your destiny. It is a time of losing some good things for the sake of the BEST things.
Taking a closer look at the nation of Israel, God calls one man by the name of Abram to leave his father behind to a place God has destined for him. He had to make a very hard choice of leaving his father into the unknown world. Out of Abraham the 12 tribes are born through his grandson Jacob.
Taking a closer look at the nation of Israel, God calls one man by the name of Abram to leave his father behind to a place God has destined for him. He had to make a very hard choice of leaving his father into the unknown world. Out of Abraham the 12 tribes are born through his grandson Jacob.
The twelve become a nation in a foreign land, through the leadership of one man they are led into a promised land. The first crossing over begins with Moses. They had to crossover the red sea. This was not an easy time for Moses and the nation of Israel. The army of the Egyptian is advancing behind them, ahead of them is the red sea, this was an impossible mission. However, they had to crossover to the other side of the sea. Take a journey with me and look at what happened to the second crossing over of this nation and learn what God can do in our lives if we only follow His Word.
1. The Ark of the Covenant
The Ark was always the symbol of the presence of the
LORD God. As long as the Ark was among
Israel they were sure of God’s presence.
In our days God’s presence is shown by the Holy Spirit of the God
Father. Now the children of Israel knew
the move of God in their lives which was seen through the pillar of cloud and
fire. Later the move of God was seen in their lives through the Ark. When the
Ark is positioned at the centre of the camp, Israel know is time to camp and
when they are marching, the Ark is in the middle of the procession.
However, something unusual happens when Joshua
orders the carrying of the Ark by the Priests who are Levites. You see when
time to cross over is at hand, the carrying of the Ark is very crucial and who
carries the Ark matters most to God. The Kohathites are the men who carry the
Ark when things are normal in Israel, however this time it was a marking of
something greater in Israel, hence the Priest has to carry the Ark. (Numbers 4:
15, I Kings 8:3-6)
Therefore, when the Spirit of the LORD begins to
work and show sign that is time to cross over; He must get a ready church.
2. We must see the Ark (verse 4)
They only know where to go as long as they can see
the Ark. The moment we see the Ark’s
position and direction is the time we know which way to go. Any church that
moves without hearing from God is bound to fail and any church that fails to
move when God’s presence is moving is bound to go into circles. We must be a church
that recognises the move of the Holy Spirit of God and the move of His
presence.
We can only be able to realise our destiny and live
our purpose and vision when we move with the Holy Spirit of God.
KEEP a DISTANCE- Israel had to keep a distance for
them to see the move and the position of the Ark. Never be too familiar with
His presence, even when He moves we may fail to notice His move.
3. God will exalt you (verse 7&10)
When time for
crossing over, God will exalt you among your people, peers and those who
disregard you. God exalt people who are willing to follow the move of His
presence. The moment we position ourselves to move, the moment our minds get
ready to cross over; God will exalt us.
Let me remind the church once again about the
prophecy that was declared over this church. It was declared that this church
is the gate way into Cape Town and Africa. God has exalted this church, it is
up to the church to get itself ready to cross over and be that which we are
called to be.
4. The Ark ahead (verse 11)
When it was time to cross over the Ark had to go
ahead of the people into the Jordan before the people. It is was for Israel to
take a step forward and follow the Ark. It takes courageous and purposeful people
to follow the presence of God.
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