At the end of his life, Joshua draws the people together and
urges them to keep in mind all that God has done for them. They have witnessed it with their own
eyes. “You know with all your heart and
soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has
failed” (Joshua 23:14). God has shown
that he keeps his promises and, since we are assured that God does not change,
we can trust Him with our lives.
With this in mind, Joshua encourages the people to “Be very
strong” (v.6) and to “hold fast to the Lord your God” (v.8). We can be strong in the face of every
challenge because it is God who fights for us.
But we must be going in the right direction. God is not indifferent to our sin and his
justice is perfect. We are reminded in
Jeremiah 12:16-17 that obedience brings a right relationship with God but
disobedience is a treacherous path.
So let us make a fresh commitment to obey God today, knowing
that we are in safe hands. Will you go
where He leads, whatever the cost?
(member of a homegroup)