Joshua

Joshua 1:1-18
Moses is dead and Joshua takes command. God says Be strong and very courageous. I will be with you as I was with my servant Moses. Arise and go over this Jordan into the land that I promised my servant Moses to give to this people. Be careful to do all that I have commanded and do not turn from it to the right or to the left.

These instructions are clear. And the people respond by saying let us do all that you command. Be courageous.

We remember that early in the wanderings it was Caleb and Joshua who were ready to go into the land the Lord promised because the Lord was with them-so who could be against them. We remember that when Moses went up to Mount Sinai that Joshua was with him and when the people sacrificed to the golden calf Joshua was not among them but rather he had been on the mountain with Moses.

So this choice of successor was a good one, and one made early on because of Joshua's actions. Joshua's heart was with God and His commandments. This people now knew they had to obey the word of the Lord and do all that he commanded. Today, let us not turn to the right or the left, but rather do all that is written in the commandments. Let our actions lead us closer to the Lord, so we do not wander and get lost.

See you tomorrow,
-maggie