I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Joshua 23-24.

    When Joshua realized he was nearing the ned of his days he called the people of Israel together for one final admonishment/encouragement. Joshua reminded them of all the things God had done for them as they served Him and warned them against turning to other gods. He pointedly told them that they had to choose what gods they would serve. They could choose to serve the gods of the peoples who lived near the Euphrates, the gods of Egypt, or the gods of the people living in the land they had just conquered. Or they could choose to worship God alone, but if they chose God, they could serve only Him. This is a key message which people forget time and again. People repeatedly try to say that one can choose to follow Christ and take bits from other religions and follow those as well, but God makes it clear time and again, You must choose either to serve Him alone, or to serve those other gods. Other gods accept what portion of your worship and service they can get, but God demands all of it.