Friday; January 9
One of my favorite parts of the Old Testament is when Joshua is commissioned as leader of the Hebrew people. The exiles from Egypt had been under the leadership of the one greatest men of God of any age (Moses), but they had struggled to accomplish what God had led them to do. Now, with a new opportunity and a renewed attitude, the Lord challenged, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:6-7). As great as Moses had been, Joshua would be the one who would lead them on to great things! I believe that it is too easy to look backwards in religion and see all the great influences that we have had and ignore the potential that exists in today’s believer...