Not Again!

Joshua 22-24 Season Finale

This is a reminder to remember what has transpired with us and God in the past. Our experiencecan teach us to revere God and honor what he says so we cam avoid the consequences of disobedience. The 9 and a half tribes were ready to fight against the 2 and a half tribes because they were oreparing to do something outside of what God had told them and ordained for them to do in offerings. Israel did not want God to blame them for what the 2 and a half tribe was preparing to do. They called them on their mistake and the 2 and a half tribe repented and halted their plans. God exoects us as people of God to call people of God on their errors and ask them to repent. We should be glad if someone calls us on a wrong and repent immediately so we donot offend God.

Is It Your Promise?

Joshua 19-21

This is a reminder that not only does God make promises, but that he keeps them. He is a promise-keeper. We are disappointed in God when we try to claim a promise that God made to someone else. Some promises in the Bible are to everyone. Some are to individuals and are not for anyone else. We must be careful not to try to transfer the blessings or oromises of others onto ourselves. The only way we can do this is if God tells us that is is fir us as well. The promised land was to Abraham and his seed. It was not realized until the 4 th generation. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob never saw the promise, but they believed God that it would come to pass even if it was not in their lifetime.

God wants a personal relationship with us so he can tell us what our personal promised land is. When we know what our personal promised land is, we can do our part as God blesses what he promised.

Joshua 16-18

Be Very Careful!

This is a reminder that we can lose because of our disobedience to God. When God says do not make a league with someone, it is for our own good. It will be like a thorn in our side or a snare to us. We often compromise by making excuses for why we compromise or settle for less than God's best. We end up looking like the world more than God. It is hard to get out of the league we make with the devil. He will try to hold us to it. We should be very careful to ask God if we should make a league with anyone.