STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY PREPARING TO MOVE OUT

JOSHUA 3:1-8 There is a time for action, and there is also a time for waiting. There are times when we get in too big a hurry and are too impatient to wait on the Lord’s time. On the other hand, there are some who lag behind and are not...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY FAITH IN ACTION

JOSHUA 2:15-24 It is significant that it was a scarlet cord, or rope, that Rahab was to display in her window. This was symbolic of the blood of Christ, which, according to 1 John 1:7, cleanses us from all sin. In Hebrews 9:22 we are told that “almost all things...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY A PAGAN TESTIFIES

JOSHUA 2:1-14 When the King of Jericho commanded Rahab to give up the two men she hid in her house, she lied to him. She said they went out at dark and she did not know which direction they took. Rahab’s lie cannot be condoned. Such deceit cannot be justified...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY QUESTIONABLE SEPARATION

JOSHUA 1:10-18 A rather sad note enters in with regard to some of the tribes of Israel. They did not all have the same degree of separation from the evil around them or the same degree of surrender to God. The background for this lies in the fact that while...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY WORKMEN DIE, BUT GOD LIVES

JOSHUA 1:1-9 The first statement made in Joshua 1:2 is “Moses my servant is dead.” Moses was dead but not God. The work of God is in no way hindered by the death of His servants, no matter how eminent they may be. The workman may be removed, but the...

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