Today, I am reading and commenting on  Joshua 1-4.

I always enjoy reading the introduction to the Book of Joshua.  After the death of Moses, as Joshua took over the reigns of leadership, God told him to be strong and courageous and to carefully follow the law which Moses had given the Israelites.  We too should be strong and courageous in doing God’s will.  Joshua was to meditate day and night on God’s commands, we should do likewise.  God told Joshua not to be afraid or discouraged, advice which we should also take to heart.   Let us seek to do God’s will and He will be with us always.  Advice which I need to take to heart right now.  I have recently changed jobs and need to move closer to the job location.  So, I am house hunting and the few houses which I am finding which might do, someone is going higher than I am willing to go.  Yet, I will put my trust in God and continue to seek His will.

Then we come to the story of Rahab.  She had heard the stories about the Israelites, and knew that they were coming to her land.  She could have been frightened and discouraged, and perhaps she was.  But she had also heard about their God and when the opportunity came to act, she took it.  She believed that God would give them victory and chose to side with Him.  I want to note that she hid the Israelite spies before she made her deal with them.  Then, as soon as they left, she hung the scarlet cord out her window as a symbol of her alliance with God and His people.  Do we have the faith to act?

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