(Part 1) "AFFORD???" Now I am NOT talking about a brand of car or truck, nor the act of crossing a stream or body of water.....(BUT,do look for that in later parts of this message.) (Didn't the Israelites cross the Red Sea, and the Jordan River?) Let's briefly look at the definition of Afford: a)to have enough resources for; b)to bear the cost of without serious inconvenience; to be able (to do something without serious consequences.