This week we covered Joshua 24. Basically, Joshua reflects on all that's happened and tells the people to remember God. (Joshua:14, 15) This post is a quick and dry summary of allllll my previous posts (which are linked into the points listed below):
1) God established a leader in Joshua; Moses was a powerful leader and his he passed his mantle to Joshua, like a spiritual inheritance.
---> His first responsibility was to come under authority.
------> Each leader has a leader to come under. Even the highest power on Earth has to submit to someone, namely God. Coming under authority by submitting to their guidance is of utmost importance to your well being.
2) A partnership with the Lord is established.
---> God does his part first and then humans need to do their part. For example, God sent a hail storm in Joshua 10 and the people still had to fight the battle with those remaining.
---> God has an opinion about his dominion and we could do well to ask him for direction.
3) They set up a physical reminder of their spiritual victories. (memorial stones)
---> A modern day example would be a diamond wedding ring. A diamond is a literal stone that is set on the finger of the bride as a reminder of the spiritual union that took place on her wedding day. It is also a symbol that shows her heart is taken.
4) After the conquering of most of the Promised Land, they had to continue fighting off the leftover tribes.
---> Because of this, God gets to show his glory time and again.
---> As you grow spiritually, new issues become illuminated that you get to "kick out".
---> Your spiritual growth brings you to new levels of freedom.
5) God goes before us and prepares a place for us to reside and thrive (physical or metaphorical)
---> God has a plan and purpose for YOU!
6) A little bit of sin corrupts the whole body (remember Achan's theft and the punishment is brought his family)
---> Corruption can come in the form of sickness in the body (headaches, back aches, nightmares, etc), chaos in your own life, or fear.
---> You can address the sin and come back into alignment with repentance and forgiveness. The trick is RECOGNIZING the sin and doing something about it.
7) Lastly, you can't do it alone.
---> Despite pride or lack of worth (which is another form of pride), make a point to stand together with your brothers in Christ and hear God together and for each other.
---> His first responsibility was to come under authority.
------> Each leader has a leader to come under. Even the highest power on Earth has to submit to someone, namely God. Coming under authority by submitting to their guidance is of utmost importance to your well being.
2) A partnership with the Lord is established.
---> God does his part first and then humans need to do their part. For example, God sent a hail storm in Joshua 10 and the people still had to fight the battle with those remaining.
---> God has an opinion about his dominion and we could do well to ask him for direction.
3) They set up a physical reminder of their spiritual victories. (memorial stones)
---> A modern day example would be a diamond wedding ring. A diamond is a literal stone that is set on the finger of the bride as a reminder of the spiritual union that took place on her wedding day. It is also a symbol that shows her heart is taken.
4) After the conquering of most of the Promised Land, they had to continue fighting off the leftover tribes.
---> Because of this, God gets to show his glory time and again.
---> As you grow spiritually, new issues become illuminated that you get to "kick out".
---> Your spiritual growth brings you to new levels of freedom.
5) God goes before us and prepares a place for us to reside and thrive (physical or metaphorical)
---> God has a plan and purpose for YOU!
6) A little bit of sin corrupts the whole body (remember Achan's theft and the punishment is brought his family)
---> Corruption can come in the form of sickness in the body (headaches, back aches, nightmares, etc), chaos in your own life, or fear.
---> You can address the sin and come back into alignment with repentance and forgiveness. The trick is RECOGNIZING the sin and doing something about it.
7) Lastly, you can't do it alone.
---> Despite pride or lack of worth (which is another form of pride), make a point to stand together with your brothers in Christ and hear God together and for each other.
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