When
the people of Israel ended their forty-year residence in the desert, it was
time to claim the promised land. Their journey, which had begun in Egypt, ended
at the Jordan River near Jericho. Joshua, their leader and commander appointed
by Moses, told the people, "Consecrate yourselves to the Lord God. Tomorrow
the Lord will do amazing things among you."
These people were to go forward to
conquer the land. This is not unlike what God asks you to do as you go out to
confront the tasks of making a living, parenting children, or just surviving
the day. God wanted his people to remember he favored them and they would be
successful regardless how the odds seemed stacked against them.
It's
important to remember how God favors you by getting you through desperate
situations that seemed impossible to navigate. Do not forget that God believes
in you and regards you as his treasure and dear possession. It's difficult to get that fixed into your
consciousness, isn't it? You are his treasure and prized possession. He will
never forget you!
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