Today's promise: Overcoming
discouragement brings great blessing
How do you remind
yourself of God's leading in the past?
Joshua said to the
people, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: …I took your
ancestor Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him to the land of
Canaan. I gave him many descendents through his son Isaac.… Then I sent Moses
and Aaron, and I brought terrible plagues on Egypt; and afterward I brought you
out as a free people.… With your very own eyes you saw what I did.… Finally, I
brought you into the land of the Amorites on the east side of the Jordan. They
fought against you, but I gave you victory over them, and you took possession
of their land.… When you crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho, the men
of Jericho fought against you. There were also many others who fought you. … It
was not your s words or bows that brought you victory. I gave you land you had
not worked for, and I gave you cities you did not build—the cities in which you
are now living. I gave you vineyards and olive groves for food, though you did
not plant them.
Joshua 24:2-13 NLT
Joshua's story of hope
Joshua reminded a
discouraged people of all the times God had provided for them and demonstrated
his goodness. Reviewing past blessings can encourage us to continue to serve
God faithfully. Keep records—through a journal or a scrapbook—of the love God
has shown for you. When you need encouragement, review what God has already
done, revisiting the mementos of his work in your life. And read the Bible in
order to refresh your knowledge of the many blessings God has given his people
throughout history.
adapted from TouchPoint Bible with devotional commentary
by Ron Beers and Gilbert Beers, Tyndale House Publishers (1996), p 208
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
No comments:
Post a Comment