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JOSHUA WAS READY AS MOSES MADE HIS EXIT
LORD’S DAY, JULY 25
Deuteronomy 3:18-29

Exodus 17:8-16

 

“So Joshua did
as Moses had said to him,

and fought with Amalek…”

 

JOSHUA WAS READY AS MOSES MADE HIS EXIT
 
Joshua’s background spoke for itself, he was not appointed overnight as a leader. In his ministry as a servant of Moses, he was loyal both to the Lord and to Moses. When Moses had gone up to Mt Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, Joshua waited for him at the foot of the mount and he was not part of those that made and worshipped the golden calf. Also when he and the other eleven were sent to spy on the land of Canaan, he was one of the two that brought a good report to the people about the land. He was willing to go and possess the land immediately, but the other ten spies discouraged the people. Joshua had leadership qualities that were well tested and he was up to the task. This is a pattern for the preparation and appointment of any leader.
 
Moses laboured to ensure that the transition to the new leader was smooth. He was said to be a man that spoke with God face to face, thus prayer was second nature to him as he always consulted the Lord. Deuteronomy 3:24 was his last recorded prayer: “O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?” Here, he acknowledged the sovereignty of God and His greatness, so that in all things the creatures are to be submissive. God is the ruler of all His creation in the whole universe. Moses also manifested his human weakness in this prayer where he asked to go over and see the Promised Land that is beyond Jordan. He knew that the Lord had told him he would not set foot in Canaan, but he still prayed.
 
It is to be understood that any favour that the Lord bestows upon the creature is by His grace alone. When the Lord Jesus taught His disciples to pray, one of the elements of that prayer is that the will of the Lord may be done. Nothing more can be added to this request.
 
THOUGHT: Every leader must be courageous and upright.

PRAYER: Father, set leaders in the church that are worthy.

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