You Gotta See This!
You’ve gotta see this!
Has your child, or spouse, or friend every said that to you?
They have seen something, maybe in a book, maybe out of the living room window, maybe something on TV. They have gotten all excited about what they have seen and they are excited to have you join them in this remarkable experience.
The Psalms say the same thing in Psalm 66.
“Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves.
Selah”
(Psalm 66:5–7 ESV)
The psalmist invites us to take a look at what God has done.
And the psalmist does so by appealing to two of the most amazing events in the nation’s history.
First, we are reminded of the work of Moses. Moses, you remember, led the nation of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. He led them all the way to the Red Sea when Pharaoh decided to change his mind and pursue the people of God.
Moses cries out to the Lord and God delivered His people through the Red Sea, parting the water.
Then the psalmist reminds the nation of the crossing of the Jordan River.
The nation who rejected the Lord’s providence had perished in the desert. God did not disown them, He continued to provide for them, and He continued to love them, but the nation who refused to hear the testimony of Joshua and Caleb perished in the desert. Then Joshua was called to lead the nation into the Promised Land.
So Joshua crosses the Jordan River, and when the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant touched the water on the banks of the Jordan River the waters were parted and they cross on dry land.
This God is the God in whom we place our confidence.
These are not the only remarkable accounts of God’s goodness.
The testimonies of God’s goodness abound in the pages of the Book.
You have to open it up to see.
Come and see!
Keep well, be safe, and stay encouraged.
Brian