I was readying in Joshua today.
Joshua 24: 23-24 says,
"He said, 'Then put away the foreign gods that are among you,
and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.'
And the people said to Joshua, 'The Lord our God we will serve and His voice we will obey.'"
That's pretty cool, right?
I mean, Joshua just recounted a lot of events of the Old Testament thus far.
He talked about Abraham, Jacob and Esau…
He mentioned Moses and Aaron.
He reminded them about what happened at the Red Sea when the Egyptians were pursuing them.
He recounted the time when they were in the wilderness.
And so on.
He was reminding them of all God had done for them.
He was saying…remember these things?? Now…Who are you going to serve?
The foreign gods…or the GOD of Israel. The God who has the power to save and loves us recklessly…
The God who brought us this far and continues to be with us.
But what are our foreign gods?
Gods of different religions? Possibly…
But maybe our "foreign gods" are something different…
Maybe it's how much time we spend watching T.V.
Maybe it's how much time we spend on social media and on our phones.
Maybe it's our job.
Maybe it's our friends.
Maybe it's laziness…hmmm
Just a thought….
Joshua was basically saying…are you going to worship the foreign gods or the REAL, TRUE GOD?
What are you worshipping? Who are you worshipping?
Where is the majority of your time being spent?
That may be what you are worshipping.
INCLINE YOUR HEART TO THE LORD, GOD OF ISRAEL!
Joshua 24: 23-24 says,
"He said, 'Then put away the foreign gods that are among you,
and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.'
And the people said to Joshua, 'The Lord our God we will serve and His voice we will obey.'"
That's pretty cool, right?
I mean, Joshua just recounted a lot of events of the Old Testament thus far.
He talked about Abraham, Jacob and Esau…
He mentioned Moses and Aaron.
He reminded them about what happened at the Red Sea when the Egyptians were pursuing them.
He recounted the time when they were in the wilderness.
And so on.
He was reminding them of all God had done for them.
He was saying…remember these things?? Now…Who are you going to serve?
The foreign gods…or the GOD of Israel. The God who has the power to save and loves us recklessly…
The God who brought us this far and continues to be with us.
But what are our foreign gods?
Gods of different religions? Possibly…
But maybe our "foreign gods" are something different…
Maybe it's how much time we spend watching T.V.
Maybe it's how much time we spend on social media and on our phones.
Maybe it's our job.
Maybe it's our friends.
Maybe it's laziness…hmmm
Just a thought….
Joshua was basically saying…are you going to worship the foreign gods or the REAL, TRUE GOD?
What are you worshipping? Who are you worshipping?
Where is the majority of your time being spent?
That may be what you are worshipping.
INCLINE YOUR HEART TO THE LORD, GOD OF ISRAEL!