Read: Joshua 22-24
I had a dream last night where someone great was going home to be with the Lord this week. It was not a sad thing but a promotion. Then I read today’s reading and Joshua and Aaron both die. I know that is not what my dream was referring to but it is confirmation.
Joshua called the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh together and release them to go home. They had fought a good fight and done all God told them to do. They helped the other tribes secure their lands and gain much wealth. They were to go home and share their plunder with their families. On their way home they stopped at the Jordan and erected a large altar which quickly got the attention of the other tribes. How could they break the covenant so soon? When they confronted them they found that they didn’t build the altar to use for sacrificing or religious practice but only as a memorial to remind all the other tribes that they had an inheritance with God even though they didn’t live in the promised land. They called the structure “Witness”.
We don’t live in Israel and aren’t Jewish, but we have a covenant with the Lord. Jesus is our witness that we have been chosen to be a child of God.
Joshua gave his final words to the Israelites. He went through their history and all God had done for them. Then he gave them the chance to once again make the decision whether to follow God or not. God was always giving them a chance to renew their vows. It reminds me of our churches. Every week our pastor gives an opportunity to become a Christian.
Lord, help us to fight the good fight and accomplish our destiny on earth.
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