Sun.’s Devo - God’s Perspective

Read: Josua 24:1-33; Luke 21:1-28; Psalm 89:38-52; Proverbs 13:20-23
Joshua assembled all the people one last time to remind them of their story - their history of how God had birthed their nation through Abraham and delivered them through Moses. Now, he had brought them to their own land and was setting them free to prosper and grow. He called them to choose what God they would serve - the gods of the people whose land they had taken or the God who had given them the land and been their God all these years. They chose the Lord God.
Joshua reminded them that God was a jealous God and would not put up with idolatry or rebellion. The people still promised to serve the living God, so Joshua drew up a covenant and recorded what they had said in a book. He then took a large stone and set it up as a witness saying that this rock had heard everything they said and would be a witness against them.
Scientists have proven that rocks hold memory and what has been said in their hearing can be played back. When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the rocks knew who he was and if the people hadn’t praised him, they would have. In Corinthians we read that the rock that followed the children of Israel was Jesus.
Joshua died and was buried in Shechem which later became a city of refuge.
In Luke, Jesus pointed out a very poor widow who only gave two mites into the treasury and compared her to the rich who were giving much. He was explaining the economy of heaven. It isn’t the size of your gift, but the size of your heart and your faith. She gave everything she had because she understood that the true riches were not the things of this world, but eternal. The rich gave out of their abundance to impress their peers.
Jesus then went into a description of the last days. He ended with stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. It is all good for us!
Lord, help us not to get overwhelmed with what is going on in this world, because this is not our reality. Our reality is You and heaven. Give us a heavenly perspective.