“Consecrate Yourself”

Joshua 3:5

“Then Joshua said to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves’ for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”

Before God’s people crossed the Jordan river they consecrated themselves. They went through a sacrificial process preparing themselves for what God would to do the next day. The priest would first take the Ark of the Covenant across the river, then the people would follow. God miraculously demonstrated His presence, power, and purpose for the people by holding back the downward stream of the river so that they could cross through a dry riverbed.

To be right before God is to be ready for every good thing He will do. Often our next step is to consecrate ourselves so we are ready for God to do what He will do. I wonder what we miss, have missed, and will miss because we don’t get ready by getting right with God. I know I need to consider this more often. Here are some steps for consecration.

1. Dedicate yourself to God.

2. Reflect on your motives.

3. Repent

4. Separate from evils of this world.

5. Draw closer to God.

Of course prayer, time in His word, solitude and silence, service, fasting and journaling can help in this quest. Is your devotion to God uppermost in your mind, choices, and actions? We would see more of His wonders if we were consecrated and re-consecrated more often.

In His Grip,

Pastor Fred