The Living Word Podcast
This podcast features weekly sermons from Pastor Matt Seaver in Pentwater Michigan, sharing biblical teaching and practical messages for everyday life. Each episode is rooted in Scripture and designed to encourage faith, offer hope, and help listeners grow in their relationship with God. Whether you're part of our local community or listening from afar, these messages aim to inspire and guide you in your spiritual journey.
The Living Word Podcast
"Are You Willing To Get Your Feet Wet" (Joshua 3)
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We all face barriers in life—fear, uncertainty, transitions, struggles, and seasons we have never walked through before. In Joshua 3, Israel stood at the edge of the flooded Jordan River with the Promised Land ahead of them, but the miracle did not happen until they stepped forward in faith. Join us this Sunday as we discover four powerful truths about overcoming barriers, trusting God in uncertain seasons, and learning that sometimes the miracle begins with “wet feet.”
Can we release the kids? Oh, yes. Kids are now dismissed to children's church here. You sure you don't want to stay? My family. There you go. Oh man, that's fun. Well, if you have your Bibles, we're going to be in Joshua chapter 3. And so if you want to open your Bibles to Joshua chapter 3, and I want to talk to you guys about barriers. Now, one of the things that I have found, my wife and I, we're trying to work through the whole church directory and have every family over for dinner. Okay? And so if you're not in the church directory, let us know. We're trying to get to know all of you. And it's been really fun to get to know you, and there's been some interesting stories that we've come across. And one of the barriers that I have often seen in our lives is our front door. The front door is a barrier that protects the inside from the outside, right? It's the place where you basically, if you you want someone to come into your home, you let them in, or you don't want them to come, you lock the door, right? That is the barrier. That's what they're made for. And one of the things that my wife and I have discovered in Pentwater is most people don't lock their front door. In fact, most of you don't. And uh I thought that was interesting. Now, coming from the city, everyone locks their door, right? And uh one of the families that we met with was sharing that, you know, they don't lock their front door and they decide to go out for dinner, and they came back and they noticed their front door was open about an inch. And they thought, that's kind of strange. And we have a dog, and the dog never came to greet us. This is kind of strange. So they started walking around their house, and everything seemed just fine. And they're like, I guess it's fine, you know, we'll just lock the door and or close the front door and we'll just kind of move on with our day. But as they started to unwind, they moved to their bedroom and they noticed there was a stranger in their bed. And their dog was cuddled up with them in their bed. Some guard dog, that was. And so they're telling us this story, and I was thinking to myself, like, that's your barrier. That's the thing that you've blocked the outside from coming into your house. It turned out that person had one too many, and they lost where they were supposed to go, and they ended up in their bed. True story. So in Pebble Hunter, you probably want to start locking your door. You never know who might end up in your bedroom. They get lost or something. But you know what? Front doors are supposed to be that barrier. It blocks the outside from the inside of your house. And we all face barriers. Amen. Some barriers are natural. We have sickness, aging, exhaustion. Any parents out there? We are in the thick of it right now, right? Someone asks me, what's it like having five kids? And I said, Imagine you're drowning and someone throws you a baby. That's one day of the life of Matt and Sarah. I mean, we we feel it all the time. It's exhausting. There's so much to do. And maybe it's a relational thing that you're going through, a broken or a trust issue, conflict with others around you. Maybe it's spiritual. Some barriers you're facing. You have some intense doubts, intense fears. You're like, man, no matter how many times I go before God, I give him these fears, it just overwhelms me. The doubt overwhelms me. Maybe it's church related. There's growing pains or leadership transitions and uh personal calling, obedience. Maybe God's telling you to step into something that you've just kind of put off to the side, and God keeps on trying to get you to obey. Berries don't mean you're out of God's will. Often they mean you're right on the edge of it. And the Israelites are standing on the eastern shore of the Jordan. Behind them, they have 40 years of wandering, funerals in the wilderness. Can you imagine all the funerals they had to see? All the people, countless people they were burying in the desert. Lessons they had to learn the hard way. Staying in the wilderness for 40 years. That's a hard lesson. And in front of them, they have the promised land. They have victory, finally, something to look forward to. Fulfilled promises. God promised, and we're going to go to the promised land. We are done with this desert. And they're getting ready to go, and there's a barrier. The Jordan River. Not just any river. It was a river at flood stage. And so before long, someone's going to have to get their feet wet. And so you can see on the screen the map right here. Some facts here. So they are basically at Mount Herman. It has the start of the Jordan River, it starts at Mount Herman, it goes all the way down to the Dead Sea. 1,500 feet above sea level flows 200 miles all the way down to the Dead Sea. And the Dead Sea is 1,400 feet below sea level. And the name Jordan means to descend. And that's literally what's happening from the top of Mount Herman all the way down to the Dead Sea. Those 200 miles, that river is descending. And normally this river is 50 to 75 feet wide. So it's a pretty nice-sized river. What we would probably call the Mississippi, right? And looking at that from our American country. But at flood stage, it's overflowing the banks. So no longer is it 50 to 75 feet wide, it's even wider. And God did not bring them to a trickle, He brought them to a torrent because faith grows at a flood stage. And so this morning, if you're taking notes, I want to give you four truths. Four truths about facing barriers. Four truths in facing barriers. And the first point is this you got to know who you are following. You got to know who you're following. And Joshua 3 is where we're going to be camping out, and I want to start in verse 1. Then Joshua rose early in the morning. They set out from Shittim, and they came to the Jordan, and he and all the people of Israel lodged there before they passed over. At the end of three days, the officers went through the camp and commanded the people. And as soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it. Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about two thousand cubits in length. For those wondering, that's about three thousand feet. They want the distance between. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before. So a couple of key things to point out. The key word in the chapter is ark. In this chapter, it's used ten times. Okay? So the ark symbolizes the presence of God. And the priests are carrying the ark. They went first. And the question is why? Because victory is not about strategy, it's about presence. And you have never been this way before. That phrase is powerful. Maybe the barriers we face feel overwhelming because we've never been here before. There's a new season of ministry, new leadership role that we might be going into, a new calling. But they weren't told to study this river. They were told to follow the ark. And I want to tell you this morning, if we fixate our eyes on the river, fear grows. But if we fixate our eyes on God, faith grows. And notice they were to keep a distance. Reverence precedes breakthrough. And this morning I have to ask you this question. We have to know who we're following. So who are you following? Who are you following? Before Israel ever even stepped into the Jordan, God made something clear. The most important decision wasn't how to cross the river, it was who they are following into the river. And that question still confronts us today. Maybe there's before you move forward in life, before you can make that decision, before you step in the unknown, you need to settle who is leading you. Because every one of us in this room is following something. We're all following something. Some people are following fear, and fear asks this question like, what if it doesn't work? Have you seen this river, God? This is a huge river. This is not just 50 to 75 feet. It's in flood stage, God. Have you seen this river? What if it doesn't work? What if I fail? What if I regret this? Fear always keeps you standing at the riverbank. And some people they move based on what others think. What other people may say, what will make everyone happy? But if Israel had waited for this unanimous agreement, they would still be standing at the shores of the Jordan. And sometimes following God means that not everyone understands the direction that you're going to be going. Some people love to follow comfort, and comfort says, stay where things are safe. Stay where things are predictable. Stay at the river's edge. This is really safe. This is predictable. But if you go through there at flood stage, who knows what's going to happen? But God rarely does his greatest work in comfortable places. The promised land was on the other side of the river, not on the safe side of the bank, but the people of Israel were told something different. Follow the ark, follow the presence of God. In other words, let God's presence determine your direction. Let God's voice determine your steps. And let God's leading determine your future. Because when God leads you somewhere new, you don't need all the answers. You just need to know who's in front of you. And some of you this morning, you're standing at that Jordan River moment in your life right now. And you got this massive barrier in front of you. And you're facing something you've never faced before. Decision about your future. Maybe it's your family or responsibility. It's a season of uncertainty and a step of obedience. God is asking you to take. And the temptation is to just fixate our eyes on this river and really look at it and just say, well, how deep is this river? How fast is the current of the water? What could go wrong? But God says something different. Don't stare at the river. Keep your eyes on me. Keep your eyes on me. Because when you focus on the river, fear multiplies. And when you focus on God, faith multiplies. And this is especially true for those who lead. People who are in positions of leadership. Leaders often feel this pressure to have some sort of strategy. They have to have all the answers. They have to have some sort of plan. But notice what went first. It wasn't the military, it wasn't the planners of the group, it wasn't even the leaders. It was the presence of God that went first. The church does not move forward by human brilliance, it moves forward by divine presence. So before you step into whatever God is calling you towards, you got to ask yourself one honest question. Who am I really following right now? Am I following fear? I mean, be honest with yourself. Is my life surrounded by fear and I'm following fear? Or am I actually following the presence of God? Because if you follow fear, you're going to stay stuck. You'll be in a loop, constantly going around and around and around. And what if, what if, what if, what if? If you you follow people, you're going to stay confused. But if you follow God, He will take you to places you've never been before. And so as we look at this story, do you know who you're following? We have to know who we are following in order to move forward, and that is what the Israelites are at. They're staring at this river, and they have to be confronted with that question. Who are we following? We're following the presence of God. We're going to fixate our eyes on that as we go to the Jordan. Number two, if you're taking notes, set yourself apart for God. In order to move forward, in order to face these barriers, you have to set yourself apart for God. Now, this really confused me when I read this. Check it out in Joshua 3, verse 5. Then Joshua said to the people, Consecrate yourselves. For tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you. Of all the things, he says, Consecrate yourselves. That means examine your heart, clean out the compromise, prepare spiritually. It would have made way more sense if he said, okay, we don't know what's on the other side of this river. Let's sharpen our swords. Let's polish our shields. Let's make sure that we're ready to go in case there's some sort of attack on the other side. But he says, go and consecrate yourselves before God. Because spiritual battles are one spiritually. Preparation always precedes this revelation. And in 2 Corinthians 7, verse 1, it says, Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of the body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. Let us purify ourselves, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. We want God to move, but we don't always want to prepare. We want Him to move, like, God, would you just part that river so I could cross? And God's like, uh-uh. There's some stuff that need to do in your heart before you cross that Jordan. Because you've been wanting that the desert for 40 years. There's been some stuff that you really need to focus on. Maybe some people in the desert they didn't really get it till that moment when they decide to consecrate their heart. Sometimes the barrier remains because God is waiting for consecration. The greatest obstacles may not be in front of you, it may be inside of you that prevents you from moving forward. And Joshua did not tell the people to prepare their weapons. He told them to prepare their hearts. Because in the kingdom of God, the greatest battles are spiritual before they're ever physical. And Israel is about to witness one of the greatest miracles in their history, the Jordan River just stopping. But notice the order consecration first, miracle second. God often works this way. We want the wonders, but God calls for holiness. We can see this consecration before the Lord when David was asking God to forgive him for having an adultery. He prayed fervently for the child of Uriah's wife who was going to have to stay alive. He consecrated himself before the Lord. He changed his clothing in 2 Samuel 12, 20. Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and he went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. He then went to his own house, and when he asked, they set food before him and he ate. He consecrated himself before God. And when was the last time you consecrated yourself before the Lord? Many believers today are asking God for a breakthrough, like, God, change my situation. Get rid of these barriers, God. I don't want to face these anymore. I don't want to do this in my family anymore. God, just open the door, do something powerful. But Joshua reminds us, before God can do anything around you, he often wants to do something inside of you. Consecration means asking some honest question. It's a hard question this morning. Is there sin that I've tolerated? Is there bitterness that I've held on to? Is there compromise that I have justified in my life? Is there obedience that I have delayed that God has asked me to do? Because delayed obedience, his disobedience. When we take that time to consecrate our hearts before God, we're trying to filter it through Him and try to figure out, okay, God, where have I gone wrong? Where have I misstepped? Where can I focus more wholly on you? And the greatest barrier may not be the circumstances in front of you, it may be the condition of the heart inside of you. God's power often flows through a prepared vessel. Throughout Scripture, this pattern repeats. Before Mount Sinai, the people consecrated themselves. In Exodus 19, before the temple was filled with glory, the priests purified themselves. Before Pentecost, the disciples waited in prayer. Preparation always precedes manifestation. Holiness prepares the ground for God to move. This is so true. And churches often ask, why don't we see revival? Why don't we see God move in powerful ways? But revival has never begun with better programs. Revival doesn't begin. Revival begins with consecrated people when hearts are humbled before God. That's when God starts to do wonders among all of us, people. You know, I went, I got the Austin Privilege at Moody Bible Institute to tour the UK. I was there for a month and went through all the countries there. We sang in all these cathedrals, and it was very saddening to me because you see these beautiful cathedrals, just the acoustics, we're out of this world, and you see people coming in and they're paying money to come in. The church was no longer a church, it was a museum. And you'd see what used to be the modern-day Antioch, sending missionaries all across the world. Now people were sending missionaries back to Europe to witness to them and bring them back to the gospel. We went to this little country called Wales, and we're walking around, and there was a story that really stuck with me. In 1904, a young coal miner named Evan Roberts began praying for revival in the country of Wales. There's not much to be excited about in the country of Wales. There's so many other cool things to see, but then you got this country of Wales. But before revival came, something happened in the churches. People began to consecrate themselves. Look what happened when they did that. Meetings would last for hours because people were confessing sin, making things right with their brothers and sisters, surrendering their lives to God. People stood up publicly and said things, I need to ask for forgiveness. I have been dishonest in business. I have bitterness in my heart. And as the hearts were cleansed, something incredible happened to the country in Wales. The presence of God fell on the whole nation. Churches were filled every single night. Thousands came to Christ. Bars closed because no one was drinking. They didn't need it anymore. They found their answers through God. Judges had no cases because crime had totally dropped. So they were almost out of a job. And the funny thing I thought was interesting is the mules that were working in the coal miners with Evan Roberts, they would not move because they stopped using profanity, and all the donkeys knew was profanity commands. That's all they knew. And it all started with consecrated hearts before God. And a wise person told me, he said, you will always be in one of these three stages, getting ready for a trial, in a trial, or leaving a trial. No matter what, there will always be a trial. Revival started with consecrated hearts. How many of us are looking at our trials, not looking at what God wants to teach us? We keep fixating our eyes on that river when we really need to turn our eyes back to our own hearts and say, where have I gone wrong? Where have I not done what God has asked me? And we often ask, why doesn't God move like that anymore? But the better question may be, are we willing to prepare like they did? Because God wonders often follow God's people getting serious about holiness. Consecration is not mysterious. It looks like a very simple spiritual practice. It means repenting quickly when the Holy Spirit convicts you. Removing habits that dull your spiritual sensitivity, reordering your priorities around God's presence, making time to seek God in prayer and his word. Consecration is simply saying, God, before you change my circumstances in front of me, change my heart. And Joshua told the people, consecrate yourselves for the tomorrow, the Lord will do wonders among you. Maybe the question for us today is if God wanted to do something powerful in your life tomorrow, would your heart be ready today? Because we see He wanted their hearts to be consecrated first. If God wanted to do something powerful in your life tomorrow, would your heart be ready today? If not, we need to set ourselves apart for God. We need to consecrate our hearts towards Him. Number three, we need to put your confidence in the Lord. Put your confidence in the Lord. In Joshua 3 and verse 7, the Lord said to Joshua, Today I'll begin to exalt you in the sight of all of Israel. They may know that I was with Moses, so I will be with you. And as far for you, commend the priests for to bear. The Ark of the Covenant, and when you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan. And Joshua said to the people of Israel, Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. And Joshua said, Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hebrew, the Hittites, the Parasites, the Jedersites, the Amorites, the Jebusites, and all the mosquito bites. You got the point. There's a lot of bites right there, right? I don't know why they like to do that, but they I always think mosquito bites after that. But I love how God showed Moses that he would be the leader by partying the Red Sea. And now we see it in verse 7. God's gonna do the same thing with Joshua. But this time we don't see it split before they walk. They had to have more faith on this one. When you reach the edge, go stand in the river. That's not a comfortable command, is it? They're gonna have to put their feet in there. He didn't say pray about it, discuss it, wait for conditions to improve. He said stand in it. In verse 10, the living God is among you. And that's key because all the people around them, they're putting their trust in their walls, their armies, and bail and water. And Israel had one thing to do, and that was trust the living God. I love this in Jeremiah 17, 7. It says, Blessed is the man whose trust is in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord. In Hebrews 13, 6. So we can confidently say, The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what can man do to me? Where is your confidence? Where does your confidence come from? Joshua tells us, the priest, something unusual. When you come to the edge of the water, stand in the Jordan. It's not a comfortable thing to do. And God did not part the river before they stepped, he parted it after they had stepped in. And the world's sources of confidence, everyone places their confidence somewhere. Some people put their confidence in experience. They think, if I've handled things like this before, I can handle it again. I got it all figured out. But there are moments in life where your experience cannot prepare you for what is ahead. And Joshua told them earlier, you have been this way before. Experience cannot carry you where only faith can. Some people place confidence in their resources and their money, their talent. But faith rarely grows in perfect conditions. Faith grows when God asks you to step into something bigger than you can control. And that's where they're at. The confidence of God's people. Joshua says something powerful in verse 10. Here's how you will know that the living God is a money. Not an idol, but a living God. The nation trusted in Baal and idols and walls and armies. Enemies do not determine the future. Circumstances do not control the story that God does. And some of you are standing at the edge of your own Jordan River, a barrier. You're facing something uncertain. Maybe it's a decision about the future. Sometimes God says, step in. Because faith is not believing after the miracle happens. Faith is trusting in God before it happens. And God often waits to move the water until we move our feet. So the question becomes very personal what are you placing your confidence in? Because Scripture says, Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord. When your confidence is in the Lord, you step into places that feel impossible. Because you know that God is already there. And I remember this hit me personally when I took the step to come to Poundwater. I was comfortable where I was at. I didn't see everything, but I took that step of faith. I was comfortable where I was. And this has been a faith journey and a wake-up call. Where do I find my confidence? When things around me are uncertain, when you don't see all the answers, my confidence comes from God. Who are you placing your confidence in? It needs to be the Lord in order to move forward. Put your confidence in the Lord. Last but not least, number four, step forward by faith. We have to step forward by faith. So when the people set out from their tents in verse 14 to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped into the bank of the river. Now the Jordan overflows all the banks throughout this time of harvest. The waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away. At Adam, the city that is beside Zarathon, and those flowing down toward the Sea of Erabah and the Salt Sea were completely cut off, and the people passed over opposite to Jericho. So we know this. The river's at flood stage. Now, this is pretty scary to think about. My first experience was in Colorado. We were doing a whitewater rafting thing, and we were going through the Royal Gorge. And if you don't know anything about that, it's basically eight miles of stage five rapids. All right, and you're on a raft. And if you don't know what stage five is, six is a waterfall. So this is pretty dangerous. All right? And the guides were telling us the river was at flood stage. So pretty similar to what the Israelites are going through right now. The river's at flood stage. They've never seen so much water. They told me someone had died the week before from a heart attack. I'm like, this is why do parents trust me with their teens? We're going down the Royal Gorge? This is crazy. And so we're going into the rafts, we're getting ready, we're getting ready to go. And as we're going down the river, the raft guy says, okay, if you fall out of the raft, there's a guardrail. Grab that, it'll save your life, and we'll come back around and swing and get you. I was like, all right, sounds good. Then the next stage five rapid comes and get through that. We're like, that was a miracle, and we have another one coming up. If you fall out, there's a tree leaning over the edge. If you fall out, grab that, we'll make sure you're okay, and we'll come back around and get you. And then the next stage five comes, he's like, all right, and this one, do not fall. I'm thinking, this is a where the guy had a heart attack, you know? And so we're going down this river, and it was crazy. And uh, even to make the matter even more intense, we look up and we're seeing the bridge going over the gorge, and then golf-size hill started falling down and hitting our heads with a rainbow. It was the most beautiful scene I've ever seen. And the guide said, Okay, do you guys want to see how powerful this river is at flood stage? I was like, Yeah, let's let's see what it's like. I was younger then and not as wise. So I jump in and it just, I was terrified, I'll be honest. I was so scared. I was thinking to myself, I don't want to plant my feet. If I plant my feet, I'm going underneath, I'm probably gonna drown. Why did I agree to jump into this river? And I'm trying to swim, but I there is no control. The river was so strong that I throw a line out and I grabbed on that line and started working my way back, and I thought to myself, I will never do that again. So you can imagine just that little experience I had in Colorado. Imagine where the Israelites are at. It's that flood stage, and God's saying, just follow me through. That's gotta be really hard. That takes some intense faith. I can't imagine walking in a current like this, and every guide would tell you that's pretty dangerous. And here's the key the river did not part until their feet touched the water. God could have parted before they moved, but he didn't. Because obedience precedes the miracle. And the priests had to step, their feet had to get wet. Faith is not waiting for the water to move, faith is moving before it does. So why don't we step out? I think the biggest answer is fear. We wait for a crisis instead of obedience, but here's what happened when they stepped. God was glorified. Joshua was established in his leadership, Israel was strengthened. I'm sure the enemy saw this. Like, are you kidding me? The Jordan just stopped, and the enemy, I'm sure, was terrified? All because someone took one step of faith. Everything changed the moment their feet hit the water. What barrier is between you and that obedience? Between you and the obedience in your life, in your marriage, your calling. What step do you need to take? Because the miracle is waiting on the other side of wet feet. And faith requires a step. Notice something carefully in the text. The miracle did not happen when they packed their tents. It did not happen when Joshua preached. It did not happen when they prayed. The miracle happened when their feet touched the water. God waited until they moved. And I want to say this morning, courage is not the absence of fear. It's obedience in the presence of fear. Courage is not the absence of fear. It is obedience in the presence of fear. Sometimes we know what God wants us to do, but we delay, we procrastinate, we convince ourselves that maybe one day we'll do it. Sometimes people say if God really wants it to happen, he'll just do it. But that is not how God normally works. God often works through the obedience of his people and the priests, they had to step. Everyone here today is facing some kind of barrier, some sort of river. And maybe it's a step of forgiveness you need to take. You don't realize what they said to me. I get it. People hurt feelings all the time. A ministry that God has placed in your heart, like, oh, it's just so scary to do that. Like, I feel like God's called me to do this, but I just I don't know if I can do it. A conversation, maybe you've been avoiding. Maybe it's a generous step of generosity towards someone that God has placed on your heart. And when you're standing at the bank, you're thinking, when the situation changes, then I'll move. But what is God waiting when God is waiting for you to step before he moves the water? And so the question is, are you willing to trust God enough to step in it anyway? Because the miracle of Joshua 3 did not begin with dry ground, it began with wet feet. So the application is we're looking at the stories, we're wondering, like, what does this mean for my life? We're all facing rivers in life, barriers that look impossible, obstacles that seem overwhelming, but the question is not, is the river too big? The real question is, are you willing to get your feet wet? What is God telling you to do this week to get your feet wet and overcome the barriers? We have to know who we are following. We gotta set yourself apart for God. We gotta put our confidence in the Lord, and we need to step forward by faith. It's not easy to do. But when we do, we get to experience the things of what the Lord has in store for us. And the Israelites were in a lot of time in the desert and wandering, and they're finally able to go into this promised land that God has always promised. He had always had good plans for the Israelites. They just decided not to accept that because of circumstances they were going in. And maybe there's someone here today, and you're facing a bigger, you're like, I'm hearing what you're saying, Matt, but I've I've never crossed that Jordan and getting to know Jesus as my Lord and my Savior. Jesus died a horrible death for all of us that we could know him, that we could come across that river and get to know him as our Lord and Savior and be saved from hell and to be able to spend eternity with him in heaven. If today you don't know Jesus, I would encourage you. He's broken down that barrier. He's part of that Jordan for you to be able to receive him as his Lord and Savior. If you do know God, think through the barriers that God is placing you through now, you can get through it. God has good plans on the other sides of those barriers. And so I'm going to close with a psalm that's meant a lot to me. It's a psalm that takes Psalm 23. And uh I encourage you guys to take some time to just focus on some of the barriers that maybe you're facing right now. God has good plans, he always has for the Israelites, and I believe he has good plans for all of us, and we just need to take that step of obedience. So take some time with you and your Lord and talk to him about some of the things that maybe you need to place your trust in him.
SPEAKER_00The Lord is my shepherd, and he is everything I need. So I will not worry, I will not fear the enemy. He said that he loves me. He said that he's with me, even though I walk through the valley, shadow and death, and still I know he has good plans, he has good plans for me. So I will take heart in deserts and guidance. He has good place, he has good place for me. If I know my father, I know my father's good place The Lord is my savior, so why would I doubt my victory? Why would I question? The right in the staff that comforts me, quiet stores, quiet stores inside of me, so what could be better? Follow me So I would say cards it's in God's good place, good place, follow me, it's full of fall, no fall as good place, should be good, mercy follow to me few follow me to hold me, do a shoot, mercy follow me, few follow me, dwelling, scoop, let's go, feel good, feel good, full full full plaod, good place, I know my father, good place.
SPEAKER_01So Father, this morning we surrender to you.