Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” (Joshua 3:5 ESV) We need to expect tomorrow today. What does that mean? It means that we need to stop saying “one day…” or “some day…”; but really say, “on this day…” or “today…” You see the hope for your life doesn’t come tomorrow, it is here today. Just imagine the things you’re missing out on that God is doing in your life today because you were so preoccupied with tomorrow. We fail to see the wonders of God in our lives right now thinking He only does work in our lives tomorrow, but He is working now and if we were to consecrate ourselves, we would see it. In the passage we focus on today, we find the Israelites forty years into their travels in the wilderness and faced again with crossing a body of water. This time they are on the banks of the Jordan River, west of Jericho. Joshua, their new leader, has been furiously praying to God about what comes next now that Moses is dead; and God says to Joshua “you’re conquering that city on the other side of the river and we’re going to march the army right through the river to conquer it. God was already at work amongst the Israelites. He was giving them instruction. He was providing them with guidance. God was their source of hope beginning on that day. God did not wait until the next day to conquer on behalf of the Israelites; He had already conquered when He revealed to Joshua the vision of a land filled with milk and honey. The act of consecration, that is praying and meditating is the beginning of God’s work unfolding specifically for you in your life. The reason tomorrow begins today is because on this day you see the vision for your life as you begin the process of meeting with God to expect Him to do more in your life. When we expect tomorrow today, we prepare our hearts for the wonder of tomorrow. I know that sounds too good to be true, but how else can you find evidence of God if you’re not looking for it today? You can’t even look forward to a tomorrow without expecting God today. So I challenge you to expect God now and consecrate yourself today for a wondrous thing you’ll witness tomorrow.
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