Joshua’s final charge isn’t about behavior. It’s about the heart. Be careful to love the Lord your God. Everything else in this chapter flows from this one command. Careful obedience flows from love. Resistance to compromise flows from love....
This is one of the most sobering passages in Scripture. Joshua reminds Israel that not one of God’s promises has failed. Every blessing He promised has come to pass. But then he says something that stops us in our tracks: Just as God is faithful to bless, He is...
Nobody wakes up one day and decides to abandon God. That’s not how spiritual compromise works. It’s gradual. Subtle. A series of small steps in the wrong direction that seem insignificant at the time but lead to captivity. Notice the progression Joshua...
Be very strong. That’s how Joshua begins his charge. But notice what he calls them to be strong in doing. Not fighting. Not conquering. But keeping God’s Word. All of it. Not the parts you like. Not the easy commands. All that is written. There’s a...
Three times in this chapter, Joshua hammers home the same point: It is the Lord your God who has fought for you. Not your military strategy. Not your superior numbers. Not your courage or strength. God fought for you. This wasn’t Joshua being humble or modest....
