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Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.Joshua 10:42 My tendency to follow my own will, taints everything, even my faith. So, when I read a passage like today’s, I embrace it, as I love the thought that God is on my side.…
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Achan . . . took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel. Joshua 7:1 The problem with instant gratification is the delayed payment. In my drug addiction, I simply pursued what I wanted right now. When life fell apart, I found that I hadn’t considered the…
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But Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. Joshua 6:25 At our local jail for Bible study yesterday, we read the story of Rahab the prostitute, who lived with her family in Jericho. Rahab and her family were the only ones to survive Jericho’s cataclysm because Rahab…
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You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days . . . On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times. Joshua 6:3,4 Have you ever looked at your struggles and asked God why? Why were we made…
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Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” Joshua 5:13,14 Once, years ago, a friend and I swam in the Missouri River at a place where the current picked…
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Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan . . . and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight . . . these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever. Joshua 4:3,7 I’m from South Dakota where history…
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As soon as . . . the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water . . . the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap . . .Joshua 3:15-16 A true change in habitual behavior is tremendously difficult, which is why so…
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This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. Joshua 1:8 What do you think about when you lay your head down on the pillow at night? In times…
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May my teaching drop as the rain . . . like gentle rain upon the tender grass . . . Deuteronomy 32:2 I wish I could say that I went to chemical dependency treatment just once and then had life all figured out. The painful truth though, is that this last inpatient treatment was not my first…
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Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 When we find ourselves in difficult times, many of us try and fix our environment. Our first impulse is to look outward…
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