DID YOU KNOW?
The name Jordan comes from the Hebrew word yarad, which means “to go down” or “to descend.”
Thus, the Jordan is the Descender, in Hebrew, the Yarden.
All rivers descend, but no river descends like the Jordan. It descends farther than any other river on earth, ending its journey in the Dead Sea, the lowest place on the planet.
And yet, as the Jordan descends, it gives life to the Promised Land.
Life comes through descent.
The Jordan begins in the north of Israel at Mount Hermon, flows down into the Sea of Galilee, continues through the Jordan Valley and the wilderness of Judea, and finally empties into the Dead Sea, where its journey ends.
In Hebrew, the Jordan is called the Yarden.
And here is the revelation:
God is the Ultimate Descender.
God is the Yarden.
The Most High is also the One who descends the lowest.
Only God can fully descend.
He humbled Himself, descending from the heights of heaven, entering the world, and taking on the form of man. And just as the Jordan descends into Galilee, so the Descender came to Galilee, bringing life, healing, and hope to those in need.
And just as the Jordan continues its descent from Galilee to the Dead Sea, the lowest depth on earth, so the Descender went even lower, descending into death and judgment for us.
Why?
Because God is love.
And the nature of love is to descend, that it might give of itself, so that others might live.
And those who have received the life of this Yarden are called to do the same.
If you have received His life, you are called to descend, to humble yourself, to give of yourself, to pour life into others.
For God is the Yarden.
And the Yarden is love.
TODAY:
Embrace the love of the Descender. Receive His life. And let that life flow through you to bring life to others.
