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Friend, crossing through barriers into revival!

Joshua 3:14-17  So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, 15 and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest), 16  that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. 17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan. 

Israel stood at the edge of the Jordan River, and it was overflowing its banks. The wilderness was finally behind them, yet the promise of God still lay across the water. Between where they were and where God had called them to be stood an impossible barrier. The river was at flood stage, wide and powerful, a final obstacle between wandering and inheritance.

For forty years, the people had journeyed through the wilderness, watching a generation shaped by fear pass away. Yet the covenant of God had not changed. The promise spoken to Abraham still stood, waiting for a people willing to trust it. Now, a new generation stood where their fathers once hesitated, looking at the same challenge but with a different opportunity before them.

God gave Joshua clear instructions. The priests were to carry the ark of the covenant -- the symbol of God’s presence -- and walk directly toward the river. The miracle would not occur before the movement. It would occur in response to it. The waters did not part while the people stood at the edge discussing the river, analyzing the risk, or fearing the current. The river opened the moment the priests stepped into the water carrying the presence of God.

This is the pattern of faith. God often opens impossible passages when His people move forward with Him. The miracle followed obedience. The presence of God went first, and the people followed. What had looked like an impassable barrier suddenly became a pathway into promise.

The Jordan marked the end of the wilderness and the beginning of inheritance. It was more than a river -- it was the threshold between delay and fulfillment. Promise begins where the wilderness season ends, and the crossing came not through human strength but through trust in God’s faithfulness.

This pattern remains true today. Revival often begins when God’s people stop standing at the edge of possibility and step forward with His presence. Discussion gives way to decision, hesitation gives way to obedience, and the path forward opens as faith moves.

Friend, the Jordan before us may look overwhelming, but the promise of God stands on the other side. This is not the hour to remain on the shore of hesitation. Carry His presence forward and step into the water by faith. When God’s people move with Him, what once seemed impossible will open before them. The wilderness season is ending, and the way into promise is appearing. Revival begins when a people trust God enough to step forward.

George & Baht Rivka (Currently in Tennessee)
Please pray for our son, Obadiah, and his team on the mission field in Ethiopia.