Follow. As Joshua is getting the Israelites ready to cross the Jordon River for the first time there is excitement and anxiety in the camp. After all, they had never been that way before. They were on the brink, as a nation, of changing from wanderers to conquerors. When the officers went through the camp to give the orders to the people, they told them that, "When you see the ark of the covenent of the Lord your God and the priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before."
He didn't ask them to perform any certain tasks in preparation, create any special tactics, drum up determination, talk about all the possibilities that could bring success or make a plan of action. There was nothing put on the people to do but to follow. As Keith Green says in the lyrics of one of his songs, "He'll take care of the rest, He'll take care of the rest."
I often feel that way as I walk this road with God. Help, I have never been this way before. He simply says, "Move out of your position and follow me! Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before."
