Address—L. Judd
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The book of Joshua in the Old Testament.
I'm sure many here know corresponds to the book of Ephesians we had before this morning.
And I thought it might be nice to seek to draw a few thoughts from the opening chapters of this precious book.
Joshua one and verse one now after the death of Moses.
The servant of the Lord. It came to pass that the Lord spake unto Joshua.
The son of nun Moses, Minister, saying, Moses, my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people under the land, which I do give to them, which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Well, these two verses give us the setting, shall we say, For this book Moses represented the Law.
And the law can never bring us into heavenly blessings.
In Ephesians 1:00 and 3:00 we have.
Blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
We have been brought into those blessings. They are ours now.
And here we find Joshua was to lead the people.
Across the Jordan. But Moses couldn't have done that, for he represented the law. And the law can never bring us into these heavenly things that we were enjoying this morning.
No, it's only in Christ.
Now therefore our eyes go over this Jordan, thou and all this people unto the land, which I do give to them.
Now, there's a passage referred to in Leviticus 25 this morning. We might just turn back to it.
Vertigo 25 and verse 23.
The land shall not be sold forever.
For the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Now I believe we can see that corresponding.
Gained what we had before us this morning.
I'll just turn to it in Ephesians 1.
Verse 18 The eyes of your understanding, being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling.
And what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the Saints?
All wonders, truth. That land belonged to Jehovah.
But he took that inheritance in his people of old.
He gave that land to them.
They were strangers and soldiers with him in that land.
Well, we're strangers and soldiers down here, but that's referring to this world. We were once citizens of this world.
But now, knowing Christ as Savior, we are simply strangers, pilgrims passing through it. We only sojourn here for a short time. The sooner we reach the glory, the better it is for us.
Oh dear ones we are here for. He would teach us lessons while we're passing through this scene.
Beloved, our home is above. This is not our.
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Native land, shall we say as a child of God, we are strangers down here.
But here it says, Ye are strangers and soldiers with me.
All about what a difference we find then no longer strangers and sojourners with them, but brought into the family of God.
Brought into relationship with God as our Father and Christ.
The bridegroom.
There can be no closer relationship. We were strangers.
We were far off from him, without God, without hope in the world.
But now we have been brought nigh. How nigh we could not near be, for in the person of his son we are as near as he.
Oh beloved, what? A portion is ours. If we could only grasp that fact.
That God is our Father.
And he has brought us into all that wondrous relationship with himself.
And we enjoy the inheritance he has for us.
Knowing that relationship.
Well, we'll go back to Joshua chapter one then.
Look at verses 3:00 and 4:00 every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses, from the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even under the Greek river, the river Euphrates.
All the land of the Hittites, and under the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
All one has often thought of these verses.
Notice that fourth verse, first from the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even under the Greek river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and under the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
That outline the whole of the inheritance of the children of Israel.
And I believe corresponds to Ephesians One and Three that we quoted just a moment ago.
Blessed with all spiritual blessings, notice that little word all and how encompassing it is.
Blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
We have it all now.
Now there's another well, turn to verse three first, every place that the soul of your foot shall tread upon.
That have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
Verse 4 outlines the whole of the inheritance, verse three what they enjoyed.
Every place at the sole of their foot.
Shall tread upon that have I given unto you.
They only enjoy that land where they went in and possessed it. The rest was theirs, but they never enjoyed it, and they have never yet entered into that full inheritance. Even under David and Solomon. They didn't enter into it all now turn over to.
Joshua.
11.
Joshua 11 and verse 23.
The.
So Joshua took the whole lamb according to all the Lord said of the Moses, And Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes, and the land rested for more.
Not one word.
About anything that Israel had done, Joshua took the whole land.
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Joshua gave it for an inheritance.
All but out there we see Joshua was a picture of Christ, and Christ has done it all.
He has taken all their calories cross.
He fully glorified God about the question of sin, and there he delivered us from all the power of the enemy. There he won.
That wondrous victory.
Oh, the little him puts it all he won with us to share.
Well, dear ones.
The Lord is 1 and all. Look at Joshua 13 and verse one.
Now Joshua was old and stricken in years, and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remain as yet very much land to be possessed.
All you say is that a contradiction? No, Joshua had taken it all.
Joshua had given all to them, but they had not gone in and possessed the land.
Only a small portion of it.
In fact, they allowed the inhabitants of the land to rob them.
Of that which Joshua had won for them all dear young people.
This speaks to my own heart and I believe will speak to the heart of each one of us.
How much do we really enter into and possess all these wondrous blessings true that we've had before this morning?
There remain as yet very much land to be possessed. Oh, I know my own soul. I realize something of how little it is.
I enter into these precious things, Oh, may we value them and seek after them.
And not allow the world the enemy to rob us all the enjoyment of them.
Oh, he cannot take the blessing from us, but he can rob us of the present enjoyment. He will seek to occupy us with something else.
All that we might indeed be occupied with Christ himself.
Occupied with him, there will be no room for the world.
Verse 5.
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life. As I was with Moses, I will be with thee. I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Oh we might turn to Hebrews chapter 13 for a moment.
OK.
Hebrews 13 and verse 5.
Let your conversation.
Or I think you would say your manner of life.
So often we have the word conversation through the epistles, and as far as I know, in practically every case it could read your manner of life, let your manner of life be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have. For he hath said, I will never leave thee nor.
Forsake thee.
So that we may boldly say the Lord is my helper.
And I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Oh dear ones, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. He is with us.
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Why should we want?
More of the things of this world when He has given us everything he sees will be for our good.
If the Lord has given us all that He sees it for our good.
Why should we be after more?
We can safely leave those things in the Lord's hand. There is a solemn verse we find.
He gave them that which they requested, and sent leanness.
Into their souls. Oh, we go after the things of this world.
Contrary to the Lord's mind as to what he sees is good for us, beware that it doesn't bring leanness into our soul. Oh, what loss it will be.
Current Doctor One and verse 7.
Only be thou strong.
And very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law which Moses, my servant commanded thee.
Be strong and very courageous.
It was going to cost something to walk in obedience to the word of God.
And dear young people, it's going to cost each one of us.
Something if we seek to walk in obedience to the word of God.
But what do we find in Revelation 3 and verse 8?
Thou hast a little strength.
And has kept my word and has not denied my name.
Know how applicable that is for us today.
Thou hast kept my word and not denied my name. Oh, can it be said of us that we have kept his word? This is what he singled out.
But that assembly there in Philadelphia, that they had kept his word.
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayst observe to do according to all the law.
Which Moses my servant, commanded thee.
Turn not from it.
To the right hand or to the left?
That thou must prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Know that precious word of God that we have in our hands.
Cut, shall we say, in a straight line.
Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left.
Again, the temptation is being, shall we say, to give up a little on the one hand or a little on the other.
It makes the way smoother. It makes.
Those.
That desire to associate with us a little happier.
But beloved, let us not turn aside in any way from the word of God.
You know one thinks the 27th of Acts.
Acts 27.
And verse 38.
And when they had eaten enough.
They lighten the ship and cast out the wheat into the sea.
There may be other thoughts on this verse above. They had got surfeited they'd eaten enough.
They got filled.
Lord, may we never have too much of the precious word of God.
But the effect was they had got filled, and they cast out the wheat into the sea. Or did they throw overboard those precious things which would have given them stability and balance? For very soon we find that they ran into a place where two seas met.
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They couldn't manage the ship, it just stopped fast.
The ship was all broken up. If they had had that ballast then they would have had far more stability. But if we give up any of these persons truths, we're no longer stable. We lose that which would be the keeping force.
So may we not give up any of the precious word of God.
Going back again to Joshua and verse 8, This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night.
I believe again was mentioned this morning in Timothy 4.
Meditate on these things. Give thyself holy to them. Not just the question of reading a chapter of the Word of God, but reading it.
And seeking wisdom from above to know what the Lord would have for us in that portion, meditate on these things.
Crisis thing it is, and I trust everyone here as I have it.
Of reading the precious word of God every morning. We need it, but may we also meditate upon us.
But thou shalt meditate therein day and night.
May we indeed be found so thinking, meditating on the precious word of God.
That thou mayst observe to do according to all that is written therein.
For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then?
Thou shalt have good success.
There, dear young people, is God's recipe for success.
It may not be success in the eyes of the world.
But after all, who do we want to please? Is it the one who loved us and gave himself for us?
Are we seeking to please the world?
Then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage?
You know.
The verse in Proverbs.
Chapter 12 They Might Just Turn to it.
It's in connection with the thought.
Of meditating.
On what?
We read Proverbs 12 and verse 27.
The fruitful man roasteth not right which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting all we read the precious word of God.
But we don't find out.
That which the Lord would have for us because we don't meditate on us.
It's their force. But shall we say we have to roast it? We have to.
Meditate on her and be independent on the Spirit of God.
To reveal.
That portion that the Lord would have for us.
But the substance of a diligent man is precious.
And then in Jeremiah chapter 15.
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Verse 16.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart.
For I am called by Thy name, O Lord God of hosts.
Thy words were found that I did eat them.
Yes, they became a part of him, He ate them, they were that which gave him nourishment, and they came a became a part of him. And the result was they were the joy and rejoicing of his heart.
Again, beloved, if we so meditate on the precious word of God, we will find it the joy and rejoicing of our heart.
Verse 11.
Pass through the host and command the people saying prepare you vittles.
For within three days ye shall Passover this Jordan to go in to possess.
The land which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it.
In three days they were to Passover the Jordan, Ohio, I believe those three days and we find them mentioned several times in this port of the word of God.
Those three days would speak to us of the death and resurrection of Christ.
It is only through the death and resurrection of Christ.
As the risen man there in the glory.
That we can come into these blessings which we had before us this morning.
Three days. The death and resurrection of Christ. May it never, may we never forget what it cost us.
What it cost Christ to bring us into this place of blessing.
Now just a thought on the remainder of the chapter.
Verse 12 And to the Reubenites, to the Gadites, to half the tribe Manasseh speak Joshua saying, Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you. Say the Lord your God hath given you rest, and have given you this land.
Your wives and your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side, Jordan.
But ye shall pass before your brethren, armed all the mighty men of our and help them.
Robin Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Had taken their inheritance. They desired their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan because they saw it was a very suited land for their flocks and their herds, their cattle. It suited them for their present needs.
And so they took their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan.
For present advantage, they really gave up the privilege of being in the land of Canaan, that good land that the Lord had promised to them. They were still within the bones of the inheritance that God had given them, but.
It wasn't actually the land of Canaan. They stopped short of that.
And notice, even though they didn't take their inheritance across the Jordan.
Yet they were to cross the Jordan and fight till their brethren.
Had rest in their land of their possession.
Now just.
Ordered, given them but.
It wasn't actually the land of Canaan. They stopped short of that.
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And notice, even though they didn't take their inheritance across the Jordan.
Yet they were to cross the Jordan and fight kill their brethren.
Had rest in their land of their possession.
Now just to go over to chapter 4 for a verse there for just a moment.
Verse 13 Speaking of these same ones, Reuben Gad and a half, Dr. Manasseh, about 40,000 prepared for war, passed over before the Lord unto battle to the plains of Jericho.
Oh dear one, they were all to go over.
And if we took the total number of Ruben Gad and half the tribe, Vanessa, I think there was something like 110 or 12,000, but only 40,000 went over.
Oh really? Was their heart, and not much. Over a third crossed the garden to fight.
No, beloved. The greater part by far stayed behind.
Well, does it not again speak to us of allowing present advantage the things of this world, to hinder us from taking possession of that which Christ has for us?
I don't want to diverge, but there's a very striking.
Horse and Joshua 22, striking to me.
Joshua 22 and verse one.
Then Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh and sat under them. You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you? And who obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you?
Just go on.
Verse 6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away.
And they went under their tents.
Yes, Joshua called them together.
He told them they had done everything they should and exhorted them to cleave to the Lord.
So his word and he sent them back to enjoy their possession.
Now notice verse 7. Now to the 1/2 of the tribe of Manasseh. Moses had given possession invasion. That's the half that has just gone back with Reuben and Gad.
To enjoy their possession on the east of the Jordan.
But under the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward, and when Joshua sent them away also under their tent, then he blessed them.
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much remains. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
Oh, how precious it is to see.
The blessings.
That that half tribe of Manasseh received.
Because they were willing to be separated from their brethren, they valued the land of Canaan, and though it meant separation from half the pride, yet they crossed the garden, and they took their possession in that land of Canaan, and we find that they had far more.
Then that half pride that went back to the east of the Jordan, All you say, didn't the others take spoil. Scripture is silent concerning it. But here is the rich blessing the rich portion of that half private Manasseh had. And I think if you look at them you'll find every one of those things speak of Christ.
The love may we indeed value above all else.
Those precious things that God has given to us.
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Now I might go on to chapter 3.
Gain verse two, we find 3 days the death and resurrection of Christ.
On verse 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priest the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place and go after it.
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about 2000 cubits by measure.
Come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go.
For ye have not passed this way heretofore.
No, this was a way they had not trodden and someone must go before.
They could not come near that ark. All that ark spoke to us of Christ.
Notice now in verse 15 the latter part of the verse for Jordan overfloweth all his banks.
All the time of harvest.
Yes, Christ was the one that went into those waters of death for you and for me.
All God's waves and bellows flowed over that blessed one. He bore the full storm of God's wrath for you and for me, you know, And celebrating the Passover, they were told. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire.
Well, raw, there would be no heat at all. Sodden with water, the heat would be tempered by the water. But no, it was to be roast with fire. The hottest heat applied all blood, because it was the blessed Son of God who hung there on that cross of Calvary, the Lamb of God, the one who was taking our place and bearing our judgment, because it was that blessed One.
There was no lessening of the judgment.
He bore all the full wrath of God against sin.
That you and I might be with him in that coming scene of God. Yes, he bore it all.
And not only that, but he bore all the power of Satan, shall we say, brought the bear against him there. That cross of Calvary, Oh, I believe we see in God's wrath falling on Christ. We see the picture in the Passover lamb in Egypt.
And the Red Sea we see how He has delivered us from all the power of the enemy. But now here in crossing the Jordan again still a picture of death, but if we have died in Christ.
Dead and risen with him.
This beloved, is our standing in Christ, dead and risen with him.
Oh, do we realize it?
Dead with Christ. What have we to do with this world when we are dead?
We are risen in units of life with Christ.
All we may indeed walk in the power of that new life, if ye then be risen with Christ. Seek those things which are above where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God. Set your affection or your mind on things above, not on things in the earth, For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God, when Christ, who is our life, shall appear.
Then shall ye also appear with him in God? Oh, what a marvellous thing it is. We have the very life of Christ himself.
We have been given a new nature.
But love may we walk in the power of that new nature.
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You might pass on to chapter 5.
I know we're passing over much as precious, but our time is limited.
Joshua 5 and verse one. And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorite, which were on the side of Jordan, Westford, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted. Neither was their spirit in them anymore because of the children of Israel.
Well, no. They had crossed that Jordan with the express purpose.
Of conquering the land of Canaan, of taking it for possession. And here we find that the inhabitants of a country are completely demoralized.
Their heart melted. Neither was their spirit in them anymore because of the children of Israel. No, humanly speaking, you would say, well, now is the time to attack them, but such is not God's way.
No, Beloved.
That which would.
Be suggested by the natural man?
Is not God's way. Notice the next verse.
At that time.
The very time when their enemies were completely demoralized. At that time the Lord sent him to Joshua, make the sharp knives and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
And Joshua made him sharp knives and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskin.
Oh, circumcision.
Putting the flesh in the place of death, the cutting off of the flesh.
We'll just go on to the next verses that will explain itself and this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise.
All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness, by the way, after they came out of Egypt. Now all the people that came out were circumcised. But all the people that were born in the wilderness, by the way.
As they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
For the children of Israel walk 40 years in the wilderness of all the people that were men of war.
Which came out of Egypt, were consumed because they obeyed, not the voice of the Lord.
Unto whom the Lord swear that he would not show them the land which the Lord swear to their father, He would give us a line that floweth with milk and honey.
The wilderness, dear ones, is where the flesh is tried.
That was where the flesh was tested.
In the wilderness and we see.
There in that which took place for the children of Israel.
We see our own heart mirrored rebellion all the way.
The flesh was tried, but the moment they crossed the garden.
The Flash was tried and found utterly worthless there in the wilderness the moment we crossed the Jordan. All they have to put the flesh in the place of death, and if we are going to enjoy in any measure.
Enter into those blessings that we have had before us. Then the flesh must be put in the place of death.
The flesh must be cut off. It can never bring us into those heavenly blessings. Just as Moses couldn't conduct them into the land of Canaan, no more can the flesh secure those blessings for us.
We war against principalities and powers.
Gain spiritual wickedness in high places.
And beloved, the flesh has no place there.
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Now I notice verse nine. And the Lord said unto Joshua, this day, have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal under this day? Yes, while they had left Egypt.
And.
Cross that wilderness, the Red Sea being between them yet the reproach of Egypt.
Was not really rolled away from them.
Until they were circumcised there in the land of Canaan.
Dead and risen with Christ.
Now notice.
Verse 10.
And the children of Israel and camped in Gilgal and kept the Passover.
On the 14th day of the second month at even in the plains of Jericho.
The children of Israel and Captain Gilgal and kept the Passover on the 14th day of the.
All the months are even in the plains of Jericho.
The Passover.
Is a picture of the death of Christ.
There, that night in Egypt, it was the blood of that lamb that was.
Shed was plain. The blood was shed and it was applied to the lentil and the two side posts of the door.
God's word was when I see the blood I will pass over you, God died.
That on the blood.
Overall, what a picture it is for us of the death of Christ on our behalf. But beloved, does it not remind us just the same as the breaking of bread?
We find.
There they are.
In the land of Canaan.
I redeemed people.
Shall we say completely separated from this world by the death of Christ?
Dead and risen.
There having passed through those waters of death, but they passed through those waters dry shots.
They pass through those waters, dry. Shock. It was Christ that bore that storm of judgment. Now we stand in resurrection ground, and we find them keeping the Passover.
All is if not a voice to us.
As we find there in Luke the Lord saying this, do in remembrance of me.
Here the commandment was given that they were to keep the Passover.
Well, beloved, if not a command, but was on the same night in which he was betrayed that the Lord made that request as was made to his own.
Do you know him as your savior? Then you are one of his own if you do.
And was to his own that he made that request this new in remembrance of me.
Oh, I remember dear old brother, I believe.
Said there was one time when he knew that he was doing what the Lord would have him to do, because the Lord had said this do in remembrance of me.
Oh dear ones, if there are some of you dear younger ones here. Or older ones too, if you've never answered to that request which the Lord made on the same night in which He was betrayed.
Oh, if you might indeed the exercise as to what the Lord would have you to do, they kept the Passover.
Verse 11.
And they did eat.
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Of the old corn of the land on the Morrow after the Passover, unleavened cakes and parts corn in the South same day.
And the manner ceased on the Morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the lamb, neither had the children of Israel manna any more, but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
They fed on a Christ risen and glorified.
A Christ who has died for us, but risen again. Seed is the right hand of God.
Christ down here as he went through this scene, a picture of the manna.
Or the man, a picture of him.
That which they gathered in the wilderness. But here we find the old corn of the land.
Of Christ prison our proper heavenly food.
No, the children of Israel could only have either the manner or the old corn of the land. They couldn't be in the wilderness and in Canaan at the same time.
But beloved, we find we're in both. This world is a wilderness, wise, or should be to us, and so we can enjoy Christ down here.
And we find them in the gospel.
We also find our proper heavenly food, as Christ is presented to us in the picture in the epistle, dead and risen and seated at the Father's right hand, and glory there for us on our behalf, and soon coming to take us to be with himself in that scene of God that we might enjoy it all with him.
Oh, this is brought before us again this morning.
He would not take that inheritance without his bride. Now, just one last thing. The end of this chapter.
Verse 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold this to the man over against him, with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went under him and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay, but as captain of the host of the Lord, am I now come.
And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and did worship.
And said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
Now it's significant.
That Joshua fell on his face and did worship.
If that had been an Angel that worship.
Would not have been accepted.
We find that John fell at the feet of the angels to worship him. Revelation 22.
The Angel said, See thou do it not worship God. But here that worship was accepted.
It was none other than the Lord himself come down to lead his people against the enemy. Here we find them, a people that have crossed the Jordan dead and risen with Christ, shall we say.
The Flash put in the place of death they have.
Kept the Passover.
And they have feasted on the old corn of the land.
Now there's one last thing. Before they go against the enemy, the Lord himself comes down to lead them against the enemy.
Now notice the last verse.
Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and saith unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua loose.
Thy shoe from off thy foot for the place where all thou standest is holy.
And Joshua did so.
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All dear ones, there's a world of instruction for us there.
That one who'd come down to lead his people against the enemy. That one with the drawn sword in his hand.
Was sufficient to guarantee victory in every circumstance. The enemy powerless against that one with a drawn Thor. But all, if that was the one who was to be in the midst, if that was the one that was to lean them against the enemy, it required that holiness of walk suited to the person who was in the midst.
Or gain the touch of my own conscience.
Remember who it is is in the midst. Remember.
That we are the habitation of God through the Spirit.
Remember who that blessed One is with whom who has associated us with himself.
No, dear one, it's the measure.
A one hour walk and our way should be as we pass through this sea. Oh, may we see to walk The little time he leaves us here. May we seek to walk to his glory. Shall we just look to him?