8/4/2009 10:02 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The officers encourage their leader
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Joshua 1:16-18
Message of the verses: “16 ¶
They answered Joshua, saying, "All that you have commanded us we
will do, and wherever you send us we will go. 17 "Just as we obeyed Moses in all things,
so we will obey you; only may the LORD your God be with you as He was with
Moses. 18 "Anyone who rebels
against your command and does not obey your words in all that you command him,
shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous.’”
Warren
Wiersbe in his book “Be Strong” brings up four different sub-points from these
three verses: “Joshua was encouraged by
his officers by assuring him of their complete obedience (vv. 16-17a). The officers encouraged Joshua by praying for
him (v. 17). They encouraged Joshua by
assuring him that their obedience was a matter of life or death (1:18). Finally they encouraged him by reminding him
of the Word of God (V. 18b).”
“Follow The
Leader” is the title of this first chapter as penned by Warren Wiersbe and it
can be seen that these officers were willing to follow Joshua, their new leader
who was appointed by the Lord to take the place of Moses. Joshua was not Moses but like Moses he was
appointed by the Lord to do the will of the Lord.
Joshua’s
officers were a great encouragement to their new leader as seen in these three
verses, for as noted above the promised to obey him, and they promised to pray
for him, and they promised to be obedient to him in all of his leadership, and
they also encouraged him to be strong and courageous which was written in the
Law of the Lord by Moses.
“No Christian worker succeeds to the
glory of God apart from prayer. ‘Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare
tire?’ asked Corrie Ten Boom, a question that especially applies to those in
places of leadership.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I can see some similarities in our church
with that which is in this first chapter of Joshua, and I think that there are
some problems that are going on with some of the members in our church who are
not listening to the leadership from our new Pastor and I do not want to be one
of them.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- I want to be faithful in praying for Pastor Whiting.
- Put on the spiritual armor: the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit.
- Trust the Lord to guide my path today.
- Continue to learn contentment.
- Keep a short list with the Lord of sins and trust the Holy Spirit to search my heart.
- Give myself to the Lord for Worship and Service.
8/4/2009 10:57 AM
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