Month: November 2022

Scripture Josh 9:14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the LORD.

Observation: How often do I do things without asking God for guidance and how many times do I mess up? There shouldn’t be a decision I make without asking God for His counsel, He is all knowing and all powerful. We have the greatest counselor of all times and we don’t ask His counsel, because we want to do things in our way in our time. Asking God for counsel may take some patience waiting on His answer or maybe we will be afraid that His counsel won’t match up to what we want. God wants the best for us and wants us to grow and learn so that we will be ready when it’s time to go home to Him.

Application: I need to stop acting so quickly without asking God for His guidance. I need to be patient and wait on my Lord. I need to continue to study God’s word so that I will know what direction to go and stay close to Him in prayer that I may be able to hear His voice. I have only one opportunity to earn the rewards that are waiting for me when I get home to my father and I can’t take a chance of getting it wrong so I need my Father’s help in making right decisions that will glorify Him.

Prayer: Dear Father I need your help, always. Please speak to your child and tell me what to do. Give me direction in how to live this life. Give me the answers to the questions I ask and show me what to do. Grow me near to you for my time is coming to hand and I want to build up my treasures in heaven and lay them at your feet when I arrive. I love you Father may I show you each day.

Scripture Josh 8:34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.

Observation: The Bible is full of promises and most of them we need to do something to attain that blessing. God tells us if we will do this, that He will do that. On the other hand God commands us to do certain things and if we don’t there are consequences for those actions. Like a good father we are to be disciplined for wrong actions and rewarded for making good choices or simply obeying the commands that we are given. God’s word is complete and we need to know what to do and not to do.

Application: I know most of the times what I should be doing according to God’s word and I need to be obedient in doing them. I need to obey out of love and a desire to please my Lord. He has given me everything and has given me so many blessings which I don’t deserve. I’m here as my Lord’s servant and I need to listen and obey His commands in my life and realize the things I’m not supposed to be doing.

Prayer: My Lord I thank you for your law and that you make it clear what you expect from me. May I hear and obey you, because I love and desire to please you. May my focus be on you and not my selfish desires.

Scripture Josh 7:7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Lord GOD, why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all–to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan!

Observation: How many times in His word are people blaming God for their problems. They would continually cry out to God and ask why and always it was something that they did that caused the problem. It’s no difference today, people crying out to God because things don’t go right in their life when their life is so far from God. We constantly sin and then say God bless America and how can He? Before blaming God we need to look at our lives to see if we are honoring Him and even if things do go wrong we need to look to God to see what He wants us to do in that situation.

Application: My life is so imperfect and things go wrong all the time, usually because of bad decisions and not waiting on God. I need to live a life that God can bless and be open minded when things don’t go right that I trust Him and go to Him to see what He desires of His servant. I’m here to serve my Lord and not the other way around. I need to always realize who is the Master and who is the servant.

Prayer: My Lord you are my God and Master and you owe me nothing and I owe you everything. Help me live a life that says I have surrendered to you. Help me understand how you desire to work in my life and that I would obey you on every command. You are so worthy of all I have and am.

Scripture Josh 6:17 Now the city shall be doomed by the LORD to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Observation: Rehab knew that the Lord blessed the Israelites and was with them. Because of her belief her life and the lives of her family were spared. She feared the Lord and did what honored Him by hiding His children and in return He remembered her and kept her safe. God never goes back on His word, they could have still killed her with the rest of the town the men were already saved, but He never forgets and rewards those who obey Him.

Application: Each day I need to listen and obey my Lord, not just for the reward, but to show Him I love Him. If you love someone you want to please that person by doing what they desire and that is my desire is to please my Lord. Listen and obey are my instructions knowing no matter what might be happening my Lord is faithful and will always be there

Prayer: My Lord give your servants orders to follow. May I honor you with my obedience and love. Guide me in everything that you want of me and increase my faith that I will never fear anything else.

Scripture Josh 5:14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”

Observation: I speak to God every day yet it is rare when I hear Him. I believe the reason for that is that I don’t listen. I’m so busy thinking what to say and thinking of things in this world that I rarely listen to my Lord. I’m His servant and yet I don’t hear my master speak to me, so how am I supposed to know what to do? I can’t seem to be still for even a moment and yet it will be in that time I can hear that still small voice whisper to me and guide me. I want to serve my master and yet I don’t wait for His commands.

Application: I need to find a way to be quiet to hear my Lord’s voice. I am His creation, his servant and His child and He deserves all that I have. He is the only one that can guide me and tell me the things I need to know to fulfill my purpose in this life, I can’t do it on my own, I need my Master. I need to spend more time alone with my Lord and then to be still and listen.

Prayer: My Lord and my Master, speak to your servant and command me what to do. Direct me in the ways you want me to go and tell me the things you want me to do to glorify you. I know I don’t have much time left and I want to earn the rewards you have put aside for me. Help me claim what you desire me to have.

Scripture Josh 4:24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”

Observation: How are we as Christians telling the world that our Lord God is mighty? It seems like every other religion or group of people is telling the world that they are mighty as we sit idly by. Every Christian should be telling others about our loving and all powerful God. People should be afraid to oppose God by what we tell them. He cares and loves His children, but He is also mighty and at the end will judge those that didn’t come to Him when they could.

Application: My responsibility is to tell others about God and what they need to do to get to know Him. I need to tell them about His love, but also about is power. We need to stand in awe of our God, because we don’t deserve Him, but He is still willing to accept us if we come to Him.

Prayer: My Lord and master. You are all powerful and loving. Soften my heart and direct my mind to tell others about you. Give me wisdom and courage to stand boldly before those who don’t know you and proclaim your might and love for them. I love you Lord and I’m here to serve.

Scripture Josh 3:7 And the LORD said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

Observation: Last week I was doing the heaven study at church. I was following the format and something came up and I told of my depression testimony. It was as if I couldn’t stop and the people there didn’t seem to what me to. I would apologize for getting off track, but it really wasn’t and they wanted to hear more. I told of God’s love for me through my experience and how I couldn’t understand why He loved me and didn’t give up on me. Through my crushed spirit as I teared up I was also being exalted in their eyes as one that has endured the tribulation and that all along God was with me..

Application: I need to continue to step out in faith doing whatever honors God. God has blessed me with this testimony to be used to draw others to Him and has given me the courage to speak in front of others. God has given me what I need to fulfill my purpose and I need to be in a position where God can exalt me in front of others so that they may see Jesus through me.

Prayer: My Lord I thank you for not giving up on me and using me to touch the lives of others. I need your strength and courage to continue to do what you call me to do and I ask you to open doors for my ministry to draw others closer to you. I know you are with me and I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me.