So one of the coolest thing about reading bible from cover to cover is realizing no matter how well one knows the bible, there's ALWAYS so much more to learn. It took me a while longer than expected but im finally done w/ the pentateuch! In joshua, and i can't believe i missed this in the past, but i find that God parted the jordan river for Israel to cross into the promised land. I've always noticed the red sea being parted (cause thats the part that sticks out) but i honestly dont remember the parting of the jordan. There's a beautiful sense of symmetry here..God led them out of Egypt by parting water and now He's leading them into the promised land in the same way. By this same way he demonstrated that He was with Moses and now with Joshua. Now Israel no longer needs to rely on stories their parents told them (remember the entire generation passed away in the wilderness), but have witness God's glory for themselves.
My encouragement is this: do not rely on things that God has done for you in the past - on the faith and hopes of yesterday to sustain you. Do not look back on past victories and miss out on God in the now. God is just as real in the present as He was in the past, as real today as he was the day you were saved or the day you felt Him move. He is as powerful here as he was there. So look to Him for new hope and new strength to get through this day.
Anyways, i give you all - hamster on an elevator:
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