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Scripture Meditation No. 1689
AATHAVAN – 22.09.2025, Monday
“Then Joshua said to
the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do miracles
among you.’” (Joshua 3:5)
The journey of Israel
toward Canaan was entirely led by the Lord. The Israelites were not
well-trained warriors. Yet they overcame battle-hardened and experienced
armies. All of these were the wondrous acts of God. But now, standing before
them was the Jordan River, blocking their entry into Canaan.
After Moses, Joshua
led the people toward the Promised Land. Looking at the Israelites, he declared
today’s meditation verse. He directed them not to fear the river but to prepare
themselves in holiness: “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will
do miracles among you.” Yes, beloved, today we run to God with many needs.
But we often fail to reflect on how our own lives truly stand before Him.
We read: “So you
are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I have singled you out from
the peoples to be Mine.” (Leviticus 20:26 NASB). To be called a Christian
means we have been set apart from the rest. There is no meaning in living
carelessly like the world, and only rushing to God when we have a need. What we
need is a separated, holy experience.
It is necessary that
we live as holy people, distinct from others. “So you shall consecrate
yourselves and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.” (Leviticus 20:7 NASB).
Only when we become holy can we see God, unite with Him, and receive His grace.
That is why it is written: “Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness
without which no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14 NASB).
Beloved, by our own
efforts we cannot become holy. It is only possible when Christ works in us.
That is the very reason He sacrificed Himself on the cross—that we may be holy.
In the Old Testament, people offered animal sacrifices and were cleansed through
their blood. But as people of the New Covenant, we have been sanctified by the
blood of Jesus Christ. Yes, “By this will, we have been sanctified through
the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time.” (Hebrews 10:10
NASB).
Perhaps you who are
reading this today are waiting on God for a miracle in your life. But if you
truly want to receive that miracle, you must first be forgiven and sanctified,
just as Joshua instructed. Only when sins are confessed to Christ will they be
forgiven, and we can be made holy. Yes—“Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow
the Lord will do miracles among you”—when we live in holiness, we will
surely witness a miraculous transformation in our lives.
Let us therefore
confess our sins to Christ today and seek His forgiveness. Then tomorrow, the
Lord will perform wonders in our midst. For “…the blood of Jesus His Son
cleanses us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7 NASB).

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