11/26/2009 10:39 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Decision
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Joshua 24:14-18
Message of the verses: “14
"Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and
truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and
serve the LORD.
15 ¶ "If it is disagreeable in your sight to
serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the
gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the
Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will
serve the LORD." 16 The people
answered and said, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to
serve other gods; 17 for the LORD our
God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the
house of bondage, and who did these great signs in our sight and preserved us
through all the way in which we went and among all the peoples through whose
midst we passed. 18 "The LORD drove
out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. We
also will serve the LORD, for He is our God.’”
According
to Warren Wiersbe this is the third important topic that Joshua spoke of during
the two addresses he made to Israel
before he died. This third topic is
entitled “Israel’s present responsibilities and today’s SD covers the first
part of this and it is called “Decision,” for there was a decision that these
children of Israel had to make, and there is also a decision that I have to
make.
Joshua
24:15 is one of the most know verses in the whole book of Joshua along with
Joshua 1:8 “This book of the law shall
not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that
you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you
will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”
Joshua in
this address tells the people that as for he and his household they will serve
the Lord and then asks the people who they will serve and they say that they
too will serve the Lord and give reasons why.
The Lord brought them out of Egypt
and He cared for them while in the wilderness, and then the Lord defeated the
people who were in the Promised Land by using the children of Israel.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Dr. Wiersbe points out that this theme of
asking the children of Israel
who they will serve weaves it way throughout the OT. The question is whether to serve the Lord or
to serve idols, because all people serve one or the other for mankind has to
worship something.
I came to a
cross roads a number of months ago when I believed that I was to get rid of the
cable from my TV and then buy a new antenna in order to watch the stations that
come in through the air that are available in this area. I have not done it yet and there is more
trouble brewing and I need to make the move soon, just as Joshua asks the
question of whom I will serve.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- Make plans to get rid of the cable.
11/26/2009 11:06 AM
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