“Then he continued, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.” Exodus 3:6 The God of my father. The God of Abraham. The God of Isaac. The God of Jacob. The […]
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 This morning I saw yet another disheartening headline. Another indication of a world increasing in wickedness and celebration of sin, a world increasingly hostile […]
“The people of Joseph said, ‘The hill country is not enough for us. Yet all the Canaanites who dwell in the plain have chariots of iron, both those in Beth-Shean and its villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel.’” Joshua 17:16 “No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of […]
“And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us…and said, ‘It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.’ Yet you would not go up…And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the LORD hated us he has brought us […]
“But Moses said, ‘The people among whom I am number six hundred thousand on foot, and you have said, “I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month!” Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, and be enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together […]
“Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.” Joshua 1:3 This is such a beautiful reminder of how our God goes before us. The unknown can be very intimidating. Walking into a new chapter in life, when the territory becomes unfamiliar […]
“And they answered Joshua, ‘All that you have commanded us we will do…Only may the LORD your God be with you, as he was with Moses!…Only be strong and courageous.’” Joshua 1:16-18 God knows the assurances we need as we prepare to step out in faith. He knows the encouragement we will need along the […]
In Pleasant Places 