WE WILL SERVE THE LORD

Read Joshua 24

KEY VERSE:"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." (Verse 15) 

The final words of Joshua son of Nun, leader of the nation of Israel after Moses, man of God, before he died, is a reminder to the children of Israel. As Moses reminded them to only love and serve the Holy Lord in Heaven, so does Joshua remind them again. But the scenarios were different than that in the time of Moses.

Moses died before they had possession of the land, while in Joshua the land already had peace and Israel now dwells in the land promised to their fathers. He recalls the story of how God called Abraham from his own country to multiply his seed and give him Canaan for his possession. He also recalls the other great deeds that the Lord has done for them, and gave them a stern reminder to who they should serve. We all know what the people answered at that time.

The key verse points out thaht we should serve the Lord as a family. The house of Joshua chose to serve the Almighty God and not the idols that were in the land they occupy. In our lives, we as fathers must be the ones that will encourage our family members to serve the Lord. We must be one in worshipping the Lord, studying his word and of course in prayer. Just like in the days of Joshua we must also forsake the modern day idols that we have, and make a covenant with the Lord. We must also tell our children of the loving power of the Lord our God. Only then will we fulfill what Joshua has said that " but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."  (v 15)


MAY JESUS BLESS YOU

BRIAN LUCIANO

MARCH 26,2018