God's Special People/Joshua:Who Was He?

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho and the walls came tumbling down'

The above are  a few of the lyrics from a song about Joshua and the battle of Jericho, that my dad used to play his guitar to and sing,

Who was Joshua in the bible? What significant role did he play in serving God?

For anyone that has been raised in the church or at least gone for any length of time, most have heard the story of Moses being sent by God to free his people from the slavery that they were living in under the Egyptian government.

I don't know about you, but even though I know a little about Joshua who as it happens, had a part of getting the Israelites to the Promised Land, I think it would be interesting to see what I can find out about him.

Joshua was second in command with, of course, Moses being the lead after they were freed and off on their journey to the land that God called, "the land flowing with milk and honey." Exodus 3:8.

He was a military man, a great general and it was good to have him in charge of defending God's people. Along the way, to the Promised Land, Moses had died and Joshua then led them on to that place which after many years of hardship and struggling, they made it to the land God had promised them.

(It makes me wonder if the people, once they got there wished that they had trusted God even just a tad bit more than they did. Because life was so much better than probably anything they ever knew.)

Joshua might have been a great warrior. A great leader. But first and foremost he was faithful to God and he urged the people to be faithful also. This is what he said to them in 23:14: "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether it was the gods in the regions beyond the River or the gods of the Ameriots in whose land you dwell,  But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. "

Here was a man named Joshua that God had trusted to finish what he had called Moses to do. No, Moses did not get there himself. His 'Promised Land' came at the second his eyes closed to death. God took him to the promise land that many of us long to go to today. And yes, Joshua along with many, many others are there now as well. Isn't it something, that one day, those of us that trusted God in this life, will get to meet those original people that first trusted him? 

God always keeps his promises. It is you and I, just like the people of that day, who get off course. Thank God, he doesn't hold it against us so as to give up on us. He will give us a way when there is no other way. No matter what the consequences we face in the meantime.

March 20, 1951 Promise: So then there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1

Hello Friends. Thanks for coming today. I am soooo sorry I did not make it back yesterday. Hopefully, things are getting better going forward. Have a blessed day