During most of the year, the Jordan River was about a hundred feet wide; but at the spring flood season, the river overflowed its banks and became a mile wide. As soon as the priests bearing the ark put their feet into the river, the water stopped flowing and stood like a wall about twenty miles away upstream, near a city called Adam. It was a miracle of God in response to faith.

Unless we step out by faith (Josh. 1:3; 3:14?17) and ?get our feet wet,? we?re not likely to make much progress in living for Christ and serving Him. Each step that the priests took opened the water before them until they were standing in the midst of the river on dry ground. They stood there as the people passed by; and when the whole nation had crossed, the priests walked to the shore and the flow of the water resumed. When God opened the Red Sea, He used a strong wind that blew the whole night before (Exod. 14:21?22). This was not an accident, for the wind was the blast of God?s nostrils (15:8). When Moses lifted his rod, the wind began to blow; and when he lowered the rod, the waters flowed back and drowned the Egyptian army (14:26?28). When Israel crossed the Jordan River, it was not the obedient arm of a leader that brought the miracle but the obedient feet of the people. Unless we are willing to step out by faith and obey His Word, God can never open the way for us.

If you want to claim your spiritual inheritance in Christ, believe the Word of faith and get your feet wet! Step out in a walk of faith.

The Bible says: "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him" (Heb. 11:6, niv).

Read: Joshua 3

Action assignment: Ask yourself, "Am I willing to get my feet wet today for Christ?" Be prepared to respond in a Christlike way to that emergency request from a neighbor or some other interruption to your carefully planned schedule. Surrender to God?s leading and reap the resulting joy and satisfaction of faithful service. Think about it: "Worry is unbelief parading in disguise."