Post by Woody Williams on Jul 12, 2007 7:14:36 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Joshua 23:1-6, 11
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A long time afterward, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from
all their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in
years, Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders and heads, their
judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well
advanced in years; and you have seen all that the LORD your God has
done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the LORD your God
who has fought for you. I have allotted to you as an inheritance for
your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations
that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the
west. The LORD your God will push them back before you, and drive
them out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD
your God promised you. Therefore be very steadfast to observe and do
all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, turning aside
from it neither to the right nor to the left."
"Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God."
Devotional
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There is always a presence of temptation in our lives. The temptation
is to compromise our faith and commitment to God. Such temptation can
come from within or without. Therefore we need to be watchful and
resist that which will dull our passion for God and the kingdom of
God. Learn to know what usually tempts you to fall away from God
within yourself and around you in the world.
Prayer
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Keep me alert to anything that draws me away from you, gracious God.
Amen
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A long time afterward, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from
all their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in
years, Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders and heads, their
judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well
advanced in years; and you have seen all that the LORD your God has
done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the LORD your God
who has fought for you. I have allotted to you as an inheritance for
your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations
that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the
west. The LORD your God will push them back before you, and drive
them out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD
your God promised you. Therefore be very steadfast to observe and do
all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, turning aside
from it neither to the right nor to the left."
"Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God."
Devotional
----------
There is always a presence of temptation in our lives. The temptation
is to compromise our faith and commitment to God. Such temptation can
come from within or without. Therefore we need to be watchful and
resist that which will dull our passion for God and the kingdom of
God. Learn to know what usually tempts you to fall away from God
within yourself and around you in the world.
Prayer
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Keep me alert to anything that draws me away from you, gracious God.
Amen