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Christian Devotional – March 16, 2016
Today’s my birthday! Make sure you see below for a special present from me to just, available just for today! Read Joshua chapter 13 VERSE: Joshua 13:33–The to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the god of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them. TRUTH: OK, be honest, if you were in the tribe of Levi would you have been excited about receiving the Lord as Your inheritance or would You have been disappointed, frustrated, etc? As you watched all your kinsmen get allocated various pieces of land and property, would your heart have been excited and grateful for what you had received, or…
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Christian Devotional – March 15, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 12 VERSE: Joshua 12:6–Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites conquered them. And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession. TRUTH: Joshua takes a small break to go back and recount some of their history. The people have had great military success in the land and they have seen the fruitful results of obedience to God. So, this was a perfect time to go back and remind the people of just how faithful God had been to help them destroy their enemies. This obedience and blessing started with Moses…
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Christian Devotional – March 14, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 11 VERSE: Joshua 11:15–As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses. TRUTH: God gave His plans to Moses. Moses did all that he was part of and completed those, then he passed along the remainder to Joshua. Joshua was to carry on and to complete God’s plan, and he did. This may not seem that significant, but how often to we hear of people being able to carry on the same vision and plan through two different leaders? Typically the new leader comes in with his/her own vision and…
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Christian Devotional – March 12, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 10 VERSE: Joshua 10:25–Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.” TRUTH: Joshua was told this phrase countless times in the first several chapters of this book. Here it is again and this time it is Joshua saying it to the people. This is an example of how we are to lead. God brings us through something and teaches us a lesson. We get take that lesson and we learn it and practice it and then we are able to take it and…
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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…
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Christian Devotional – March 10, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 8 VERSE: Joshua 8:34–Afterward, Joshua read all the words of the law–the blessings and he curses–just as it is written in the Book of the Law. TRUTH: Joshua read all the words of the Law. Sometimes today we find people who pick and choose certain words from the Bible. I really like this section, but I don’t like that one so I won’t read it. Taking that attitude can really be a detriment to our daily walk for we will not be following all the Law. God gave us each and every word that we have in scripture for a purpose and we are to study and live…
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Christian Devotional – March 9, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 7 VERSE: Joshua 7:21–“When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver, and a gold bar weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.” TRUTH: What was a the price of Achan’s disobedience? He was willing to disobey for a robe, 200 silver pieces and a gold bar. That was the price at which he was willing to disobey God. Because of his disobedience, 36 men lost their lives when they tried to defeat Ai, Achan and his sons and daughters were killed, along with all…
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Christian Devotional – March 8, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 6 VERSE: Joshua 6:16–The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!” TRUTH: I bet this command came as something of a surprise to the people. After all, they had previously been commanded to keep silent and just march around the city, one a day for 6 days and now they’ve gone another 6 laps on this seventh day. I’m sure they were already tired and confused and working to figure out why they were still out in the hot sun. Now, they were given different instruction. We often do the same…
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Christian Devotional – March 7, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 5 VERSE: Joshua 5:14–“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” TRUTH: Joshua was very focused on the task at hand. He saw the enemy ahead of him and his mind was focused there. Then this might warrior appeared in front of him and automatically he asks, “Are you for us or against us?” The warrior then gives the above response, reminding Joshua that there is more going on in any situation than just the one side verses…
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Christian Devotional – March 5, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 4 VERSE: Joshua 4:14–That day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him all the days of his life, just as they had stood in awe of Moses. TRUTH: Often we get so worried about what other people think of us or what our reputation is among others. Quite frankly, God is the one in charge of that. If we are doing the things that we are supposed to be doing and seeking to be obedient to Him, then God will be the one who is in charge of our reputation among others. If we get focused on…