[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"reading-0328":3},"MARCH 28\r\nAnd 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,\r\nshall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall\r\nbe cut off from the waters that com down from above; and they shall stand upon a heap (Joshua 3:13).\r\nBrave Levites! Who can help admiring them, to carry the Ark Bright into the stream; for the waters were not divided till their feet\r\ndipped in the water (ver. 15). God had not promised aught else. God honors faith. \"Obstinate faith,\" that the PROMISE sees and \"looks\r\nto that alone.\" You can fancy how the people would watch these holy men march on, and some of the bystanders would be saying, \"You\r\nwould not catch me running that risk! Why, man, the ark will be\r\ncarried away!\" Not so; \"the priests stood firm on dry ground.\" We must not overlook the fact that faith on our part helps God to\r\ncarry out His plans. \"Come up to the help of the Lord.\"\r\nThe Ark had staves for the shoulders. Even the Ark did not move itself, it was carried. When God is the architect men are the\r\nmasons 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\r\nfulfill His promise when He sees fit! Fellow Levites, let us\r\nshoulder 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.\r\nOne of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic Church was the spirit of boldness. One of the most essential qualities of\r\nthe faith that is to attempt great things for God, and expect great things from God, is holy audacity. Where we are dealing with a\r\nsupernatural Being, and taking from Him things that are humanly impossible, it is easier to take much than little; it Is easier to\r\nstand in a place of audacious trust than in a place of cautious,\r\n\r\ntimid clinging to the shore.\r\nLikewise seamen in the fife of faith, let us launch out into the deep, and find that all things are possible with God, and all\r\nthings are possible unto him that believeth.\r\nLet us, today, attempt great things for God; take His faith and\r\nbelieve for them and His strength to accomplish them. --Days of Heaven upon Earth.",1783499792051]