Month: October 2026

“Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.” Joshua 3:17

Crossing the Jordan was not only about Israel entering a new territory. It also reveals something powerful about the posture required of those who carry God’s presence into new seasons. We see from the scripture that the priests had a very different experience from everyone else. While the people crossed, the priests carried. While others hurried, they stood. While others reached the other side, they remained in the middle. They moved when God said move and stayed when God said stay.

As believers, we are called a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9). This means transition cannot simply be about where we are going; it must also be about how we carry God as we go. Crossing into something new does not mean we abandon the disciplines that brought us there. In fact, new territory often requires a deeper consciousness of God’s presence.

The priests who crossed the Jordan show us seven important postures which we will study over the next seven days as we trust the the Holy Spirit to guide us into the revelation of the posture we must maintain to carry God well into what He has promised. Click here to download the series.

“Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him.” Genesis 12:7

“…the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them.” Joshua 1:2

God gave Abraham a promise that would not be fulfilled until generations later. Between the promise and its fulfilment, God transformed Abraham from the father of Isaac into the patriarch of millions. He brought the children of Israel out of captivity in Egypt, led them through the wilderness and prepared them to possess what He had promised.

But before they could enter the Promised Land, they had to cross the Jordan River—and at the time, it was overflowing its banks.

There are things God has promised us that we may expect to happen immediately. Yet sometimes, between promise and possession, there is a Jordan—something that must be confronted, navigated or overcome before we can step into what God has prepared for us.

The Jordan is not necessarily evidence that we have missed God. Sometimes it is part of the journey into His promise.

Over the next six days, we will take a deep dive into Joshua 3 and trust the Holy Spirit to teach us how to navigate the things that represent a Jordan River on our journey towards becoming all God created us to be. Click on the link to download the series,