Joshua, Day 4 Why does God do miracles in our lives? Read Joshua chapter 4. The people of Israel experienced a true miracle God. The waters parted and they walked through on dry land, just like they had heard the stories from before. Now, they had experienced the same thing. Why does God do the miraculous in our lives? The reason is answered right here. God does miraculous things in our life to point people to him and to make sure that people understand the truly awesome greatness that is our God. God does not have to do miraculous things in her life. Yet, he chooses to do them so…

Joshua, Day 3 Prepared. Read Joshua chapter 3. One of the responsibilities of a leader is to help people be prepared for what’s coming. Here, we see Joshua letting the people know that they need to prepare themselves. God was going to do amazing and incredible things through them and they need to be ready. How do we get ready? Are we prepared for everything that God wants to do with us and through us? We need to understand the importance of being ready to fulfill God’s purpose in our life. If we are not constantly seeking him, we will never be ready. God can use us in amazing ways…

Joshua, Day 2 Reputation. Read Joshua chapter 2. Joshua sent the people to spy out the land and scout out the enemy. What they learned was that their reputation had gotten there before them. Their reputation was that God was going to honor and protect them and that anyone who stood in their way, God would deal with. This reputation terrified the people of Jericho. What is our reputation? What do people think about us before they even see us? Are we known for how God has used us and worked in our lives? When I look at the people of Israel, I’m always so impressed with the way they’re…

Joshua, Day 1 The timid and nervous leader. Read Joshua chapter 1. After having studied principles of leadership from the Bible for the last month, let’s take a look at a book written by a man who was very nervous and afraid to be a leader. The book of Joshua tells the story of the man who became the leader of the nation of Israel after Moses. Moses was such an amazing and dynamic leader that Joshua really was nervous about being given the reigns of leadership. As you read this first chapter, you see all of the encouragement that God is giving him to let him know he’ll be…