Joshua, Day 14 What do you want to be doing when you are 85? Read Joshua chapter 14. Caleb had been following God for many years. In fact, he was one of the few old men left in Israel. He did not die in the wilderness like all the others his age. He had spied out the land and had wanted to take it 40 years before, but the people were afraid and so they wandered, and died, in the desert for 40 years. However, now the people have followed God and are conquering the land. Caleb is 85 years old, but he still remembers what God promised him all…

Joshua, Day 13 What are we expecting to receive from God? Read Joshua chapter 13. I’ve often wondered if the Levites ever questioned their inheritance from God. All the other tribes received land and something tangible, but the Levites received God as their inheritance. While the Levites had the best inheritance, in the moment it may not have felt that way. Even though God is our inheritance and we will get heaven one day, so often we want the things that we can see touch now. We want the material instead of the spiritual. Are we content with what God gives us, knowing that receiving heaven is worth so much…

Joshua, Day 12 List of how God has moved. Read Joshua chapter 12. As we read through the chapter, we see a list of all the kings Israel has defeated. It’s interesting that they chose to keep a record of that. It was a list of how God had provided for them. God worked through them to be able to defeat these kings and their areas and their people. These are people who were being disobedient to God and who had rebelled against God. God chose to bring judgment on these people through the armies of the people of Israel. Do we keep a record of how God has blessed…

Joshua, Day 11 Results of obedience. Read Joshua chapter 11. God had work for the Israelites to do. They did it, they they had rest. The work was hard and costly, but because they were willing to go through it and be obedient through it, they also got to experience rest. God has different times of our life set aside. Sometimes, we are in the fighting phase, where we are actively going through the struggles that God is deliberately placing before us. Sometimes we are going through the desert, as consequences of our disobedience. Sometimes we are in the place of rest. Now, our ultimate place of rest will be…

Joshua, Day 10 HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY!! We serve a God who does the miraculous! Read Joshua chapter 10. Today we celebrate the risen Savior, Jesus Christ. We realize that raising Jesus from the dead was not the only miraculous that God has ever done. In fact, our God regularly does the miraculous for his people to glorify himself. We see it here in Joshua chapter 10. People were coming against Israel and their allies. As a result, the Israelites go to battle and God does the miraculous by extending the day. Daylight lasted almost a full day longer than it should have. The sun stopped in the sky. How amazing…

Joshua, Day 9 The lie. Read Joshua chapter 9. The israelites had been very successful in battle. As a result, several of the other area people became nervous and afraid. Many decided to form armies to fight against them. However, one group decided to try to trick the Israelites. They planned an elaborate scheme and were able to fool the israelites into creating a peace treaty with them. It says the israelites listened to their story and checked out what they could themselves, but they did not ask God about the situation. So often, we can be deceived. We want to believe the best in someone or something. We do…

Joshua, Day 8 How do leaders respond to success? Read Joshua chapter 8. As a leader, the way we respond to success is just as important as the way we respond to the failure. Joshua had experienced both recently and led the Israelites through it. For this, we see a tremendous success as the people soundly defeated their enemy. How did Joshua respond? He reminded the people what led to their success. He kept them grounded in in the fundamentals and basics of the foundation that they were walking on. He brought them back to the Lord and to all of the Lord had done for them. When we experience…

Joshua, Day 7 Gold, silver, and a robe. Read Joshua chapter 7. What is the price of obedience worth to you? For what would you be willing to go against God? The answer might surprise you. It might be less than you would imagine. For Achan, his price was a robe, 200 pieces of silver, and a bar of gold. That was it. That’s what his obedience was worth. God gives us commands every day. Through our reading of The Bible and studying his word, we can understand how God desires to see us live out his obedience each day. What is our obedience worth to us? Our disobedience is…

Joshua, Day 6 Victory. Read Joshua chapter 6. God had promised the people of Israel victory over the city of Jericho. And God delivered. Joshua led the people to follow exactly what God told them to do, and the people experienced the victory of seeing the walls fall down around the city. When we think of Joshua, this battle of Jericho is often one of the first things that come to mind. Yet, Joshua just did what God told him to do. There was nothing about this victory that was Joshua’s. It was entirely the Lord’s victory. Are we being obedient to what God has shared with us to do?…

Joshua, Day 5 Provision. Read Joshua chapter 5. As the people were making the transition to the land that they have been promised, the food that God has been providing for the past 40 years stopped. As a leader, God has been taking care of his people and all that they needed. He provided food directly for them. Then, as their situation changed, God allowed the way that he provised for them to change. But, that didn’t change the fact that He was still providing for them. The character of who God is doesn’t change, but the way he demonstrates that character can change as needed. Do we manage our…