Joshua 16 – 18
(Saturday)
I have often wondered about this day, that falls between Good Friday and the crucifixion and Easter Sunday, how difficult a day it must have been for the disciples and the followers of Jesus. As far as they knew everything they had believed in was nailed to a cross. How do you go on?
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Joshua 12 – 15
(Good Friday)
Have any of you ever suffered with a diagnosis of cancer? Or have known someone who has? It can be a pretty scary obstacle to face. There was a young girl who was a very good friend of my daughter Jennifer. She was also the niece of one of my best friends when we were living in McKean, Pennsylvania.
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Joshua 9 – 11
(Thursday)
Well, the kings in the surrounding areas are starting to get a little nervous. And one group known as the Gibeonites come up with a plot to trick the Israelites and it works. But do you remember what God told the Israelites in Exodus 35:15?
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Joshua 5 – 8
(Wednesday)
“Joshua fi’t the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho… and the walls came atumblin’ down”. Ok I couldn’t help myself. That song has been going through my head all day.
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Joshua 1 – 4
(Tuesday)
Moses is dead. It is now Joshua’s role to lead the people. God told Joshua that He would be with him as He was with Moses. They would be successful and conquer the land if they remembered to follow the laws God had given them.
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Deuteronomy 32 – 34; Psalms 91
(Monday)
As we read the closing chapters of Deuteronomy, we find that the life of Moses, who played such a key role in God’s plan for salvation now comes to an end.
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Deuteronomy 30 -31
(Sunday)
“Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back.” What a great passage of scripture that is.
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Deuteronomy 28 – 29
(Saturday)
Well, in the reading today a very straight forward choice is given. Be obedient to God, follow the law, put God first and the rewards and blessings will be abundant; choose differently, and God will withhold His blessings and instead put His curse on you. Wow.
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Deuteronomy 24 – 27
(Friday)
In Deuteronomy 26:5 – 10a, we find a short confession of faith. The history of the great exodus is related in just a few verses, but the importance to remember is once again stressed to the people. Remember who God is. God is a God of action, He not only rescued His people, He blessed them beyond all measure.
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Deuteronomy 21 – 23
(St Patrick’s Day, Thursday)
In our reading for today we see the emphasis is made on the value of human life. All life is sacred and a gift from God. All life taken must be atoned for.
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