Knowing God - Joshua 3:3

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[Joshua] commanded the people,

"When you see the ark of the covenant

of the Lord your God

being carried by the levitical priests,

then you shall set out from your place.

Follow it ... 

Joshua 3:3

 

God wants to come and abide with his people. Consequently, in the midst of the Exodus he asked that a "mercy seat" be sculpted on top of the ark of the covenant. The mercy seat was where God would "sit." Indeed, that seat was a potent symbol that God was truly present among his people. Therefore, whenever the people of Israel set out in new directions, they followed (not the ark, but ...) God who was "on" the mercy seat.

 

Where might you be heading next in your life?

 

Try following the method of the Jews: Don't move until you see God moving!

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who needs to look both ways

before crossing any street

(and see if God went that way first)