Someone once told me that I needed to act on something before God would move on my behalf, then accompanied this advice with ‘proof’ … “after all, Moses had to put his foot in the water before God parted the Red Sea.” Huh?
I’d like to say that was the only time I ever heard that, but it wasn’t. I’ve heard it many times. The only problem with it is that Moses didn’t put his foot in the water. God told Moses to “Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water.” [Ex 14:16]
When Moses did that a wind blew all night and parted the Red Sea and Israel went through on dry land.
But there were others who did have to put their feet in the water. The priests carrying the Ark had to put their feet in the Jordan River as the Israelites crossed over to the Promised Land. God told Joshua to “Give this command to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant: ‘When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there.’” [Josh 3:8 NLT]
When they did that the Jordan River divided, and the people went up out of the river into their inheritance.
Sometimes God does move before we ever get to the river. Sometimes we do have to get our feet wet before we see the evidence of the Lord moving on our behalf. Either way, we’re going across into the promises of our God.
