Yay! More Joshua!

¹ When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, ² "Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, ³ and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan from right where the priests stood and to carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight."
⁴ So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, ⁵ and said to them, "Go over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, ⁶ to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' ⁷ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD . When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever."
⁸ So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to their camp, where they put them down. ⁹ Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been ^[1] in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.
¹⁰ Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the LORD had commanded Joshua was done by the people, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried over, ¹¹ and as soon as all of them had crossed, the ark of the LORD and the priests came to the other side while the people watched. ¹² The men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them. ¹³ About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho for war.
¹⁴ That day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.
¹⁵ Then the LORD said to Joshua, ¹⁶ "Command the priests carrying the ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan."
¹⁷ So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan."
¹⁸ And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD . No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before.
¹⁹ On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. ²⁰ And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. ²¹ He said to the Israelites, "In the future when your descendants ask their fathers, 'What do these stones mean?' ²² tell them, 'Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.' ²³ For the LORD your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The LORD your God did to the Jordan just what he had done to the Red Sea ^[2] when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. ²⁴ He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God."

Is it not amazing that God can stop entire rivers for his people? Imagine the force of tons of water, stopped easily by His hand. If he can do this for His people, imagine what he can do for you and me, people with infinitely simpler needs.

I'm gonna start a study of Jeremiah.

Starting here.

⁵ "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

This is an amazing statement by God. God knows all.

¹⁷ "Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. ¹⁸ Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land-against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land. ¹⁹ They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD .

This is a call to all of us, not just Jeremiah. We must do the Lord's work in all that we do. Never be afraid, for the Lord will keep us safe when we do His work, spread His Word.
Moving on:

²² Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap,
the stain of your guilt is still before me," declares the Sovereign LORD.

To some, this can seem contradictory to the Teachings of the New Testament, when the Lord grants forgiveness for all sins. But here, God is saying that these people try to wash their immortal souls with soap. You cannot clean your soul with Lever 2000. You cannot even clean your soul yourself. You must ask the Lord to cleanse it of your sins, and he will do so.
And again, next chapter:

¹ "If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers-would you now return to me?"
declares the LORD .

This is for those who sin, knowing God will forgive them, and do so guiltlessly. You defile the holy faith of your Lord God when you sin. But when you sin, and feel no remorse, because you know God will forgive the sin, you are testing Him. You are abusing your faith. Not to mention the fact that you are purposefully sinning.

¹¹ The LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

This is interesting. The question "If one doesn't know about the Kingdom of God, will they get into Heaven?" comes to mind after reading this. The basics of this is that if you purposefully disobey your God, your Faith, you are worse off than a person who knows no better. Of course, the most righteous are those who know and follow the Word of God. Be sure to spread the word, and do not be afraid to share your faith.

That's all for now.