Today's Reading
Joshua today has two sections I love. The first is God's promise that He Himself will be the allotment for the priestly tribe. The second is the faith and reward of Caleb after all those year.
Luke. Notice Jesus' words about persistent faith and about humility. We need to have both. Be very cautious about answering arrogance with arrogance.
Psalms. 8 I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying,
for he speaks peace to his faithful people.
But let them not return to their foolish ways.
9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,
so our land will be filled with his glory.
'Nuff said!
Proverbs. I think about Sam Walton who, as a billionaire, drove his old beat-up Ford pickup when he could have driven anything. I don't think he was pretending to be poor. He just didn't look at money as something he needed to spend on his every comfort.
My heart is lifted up by today's reading. How about yours? Do you have thoughts or questions?
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I really did see in Joshua today God's faithfulness to the Israelites. Today's reading was like the culmination of all of the last few books of the bible.
ReplyDeleteI have never outwardly prayed this prayer:
‘I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don’t cheat, I don’t sin, and I don’t commit adultery. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’
But I know I have arrogantly thought it in the back of my mind from time to time. It can be very easy to compare ourselves to people of the world and start to feel a little...righteous.
Well said Lara. I, too have thought those thoughts on occasion - and when I catch myself doing that, I ask the Lord's forgiveness for my arrogance and self-righteousness.
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