Christian Devotional – March 11, 2016

Read Joshua chapter 9

VERSE:

Joshua 9:14–The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the Lord.

TRUTH:

God gave us our amazing senses. Each of these five: sight, touch, smell, hearing, and taste give us great ability to understand the world around us. However, when we use those senses alone to understand our world without talking to God about His view on the world, we will still be missing valuable pieces of understanding. The Israelites did just that. They looked at the items these people were presenting to them and they sampled them and they made a decision to trust these people based on what they learned with their senses. However, God knew exactly where they were from and the fact that they were there to deceive the Israelites, but they didn’t ask God to help them. We can learn many things from our senses, but we must be sure that we are also learning from the One who created our senses in the first place.

RESPONSE:

Father, Help me to always stop and inquire of You in every situation, for I realize that You know people and motives better than I ever could. Give me Your insight about people and situation as I come into contact with them. Thank You for all that You are doing and all that You’ve done for me.