JULY 27, Joshua 22:5

Joshua was a great army general. He lived up to what God asked him to be – strong and courageous. He was also a humble servant of God. He obediently led God’s people into numerous battles over a few years. In the last days of his life, he gave the best advice to the people of Israel who had pledged to obey Joshua as he obeyed God. He urged them to love the Lord God.

His advice on how to love God was:
1. Know God’s commandments.
2. Keep His commandments.
3. Keep very close to God.
4. Keep serving God with all your heart and with all your soul.

We can test ourselves to see if we really love God with a few questions:
Am I eager to find out more about God by reading the Bible?
Do I please Him by believing in the Bible?
Do I pray and ask God for things in Jesus’ name?
Do I obey Jesus in putting others before me?
Do I put God before everything and everybody?

Joshua’s answers to all these questions were YES.

So, let us learn to be like Joshua. God gave him great success.
Jesus taught us how we can love Him. Read and write down John 14:15:

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May you remember this important order:
1. JESUS first and   2. OTHERS before   3. YOU

Thought: I must love God by reading and obeying the Bible, and praying to Him and trusting Him always.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to always think of You first before I do anything. In Jesus’ name I pray – Amen.