Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan
Joshua 3:14
So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest), the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.
Jeremiah 49:17
As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the Lord, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her. Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me.
2 Kings 2:6
Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.
I wonder if we truly believe this or consider it fiction. The Jordan river in a time of over flowing it’s banks stops flowing and the people cross over on dry ground. If we were to read this outside of knowledge of God we easily would say impossible and discount anyone who is trying to say it happened. Yet this is recorded not once but multiple times where God has done this. God, the creator of heaven and earth and all that is in it, is able to do so much more than this. There is nothing impossible for Him. So why is it we limit our thinking and belief on what He can do. Scripture is clear that He can do more than we ask and much more than we can imagine. He can touch the heart of those we think impossible to reach. He can create a new person out of the most vilest sinner. He sends His holy spirit to indwell in those who seek Him and choose to serve and glorify Him. This is much more of a mystery to me than stopping the Jordan river or Red Sea. Take time to think about God and His awesome power and endless love for those who desire Him.
