Streams in the Desert March 28 Daily Devotional

And It shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth,
shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall
be cut off from the waters that com down from above; and they shall stand upon a heap (Joshua 3:13).
Brave Levites! Who can help admiring them, to carry the Ark Bright into the stream; for the waters were not divided till their feet
dipped in the water (ver. 15). God had not promised aught else. God honors faith. "Obstinate faith," that the PROMISE sees and "looks
to that alone." You can fancy how the people would watch these holy men march on, and some of the bystanders would be saying, "You
would not catch me running that risk! Why, man, the ark will be
carried away!" Not so; "the priests stood firm on dry ground." We must not overlook the fact that faith on our part helps God to
carry out His plans. "Come up to the help of the Lord."
The Ark had staves for the shoulders. Even the Ark did not move itself, it was carried. When God is the architect men are the
masons and laborers. Faith assists God. It can stop the mouth of the Bons and quench the violence of fire. It yet honors God, and God honors it Oh, for this faith that will go on, leaving God to
fulfill His promise when He sees fit! Fellow Levites, let us
shoulder our load, and do not let us look as if we were carrying God's coffin. It is the Ark of the living God! Sing as you march towards the flood! --Thomas Chompness.
One of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic Church was the spirit of boldness. One of the most essential qualities of
the faith that is to attempt great things for God, and expect great things from God, is holy audacity. Where we are dealing with a
supernatural Being, and taking from Him things that are humanly impossible, it is easier to take much than little; it Is easier to
stand in a place of audacious trust than in a place of cautious,

timid clinging to the shore.
Likewise seamen in the fife of faith, let us launch out into the deep, and find that all things are possible with God, and all
things are possible unto him that believeth.
Let us, today, attempt great things for God; take His faith and
believe for them and His strength to accomplish them. --Days of Heaven upon Earth.