“You have not passed this way before.”
It was new territory for me when I lost my job. When I suddenly had vision difficulties and learned I had a retinal condition requiring surgery, it was new ground. I had not passed that way before.
Sometimes something big happens to us, changing that day and all the days ahead. Something we haven’t experienced and don’t necessarily know how to handle.
After 40 years in the wilderness, the Israelites prepared to cross the Jordan, into the land promised to them by the Lord. It was new territory to them, and the Lord told them how:
“Do not come near [the ark of the covenant], that you may know the way by which you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.” (Joshua 3:4)
The Lord went ahead of them and they stayed back to see Him (the ark of the covenant) and their route.
When we face new territory, we must remember:
- The Lord is with us, His children.
- The Lord knows we haven’t passed this way before.
- The Lord will go ahead, guiding us through the new territory.
- The Promised Land is on the other side.
- To keep our eyes on Him and move forward in faith.
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