Joshua 1 - 10.11.2024

Scripture - Pick one verse that stood out to you.

Joshua 1:5-6
No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

Observation - What about this verse stands out to you?

The entire nation of Israel was in the midst of a huge transition. There had been a recent change in leadership (Moses passing away led to Joshua taking the helm). The nation was on the precipice of claiming the promised land. Men were about to go to war. Land was already being claimed and divided. I think about those circumstances Lord, and I think about Joshua, and I have a hard time imagining how anyone could do this without You.

Application - How will you apply this to your life?

Oftentimes, I have felt like a leaf in the wind, controlled by forces completely outside of me. I used to abhor the thought of being compelled like that. It meant my life wasn’t mine to live. It meant that I was boxed in. And living in a box was the ultimate hell on earth.

I am so grateful that I found You, Lord. I am so grateful that living with You has never made me feel boxed in.

As I hear Your words spoken to Joshua this morning I desire the same blessing over my family’s life, over my own. 

Prayer - Write out a prayer.

May your will be done in my life and my family’s lives, oh Lord my God. Just as you blessed Joshua and the nation of Israel as they prepared to inherit the land you promised unto them, I pray that you will not leave or forsake me or my family, even the ones who figuratively choose not to cross over the Jordan river. I pray this over my extended family of Christ followers, Lord. I pray that no one will be able to stand against us those who chose Christ, for the rest of the days of our lives. I pray that you will be with us. I pray that we are all strong and courageous, as we continue to live our lives in the promise, in the promise that is Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

In the name of Jesus do I pray, amen.
-kenneth lee