I don't want to stumble anyone, but this chapter is quite likely the least interesting (at least at face value) chapter in Joshua. It's a description of which cities were given to which tribes after the Israelites were given the promised land.
It's very...geographical.
But God's word never returns to him empty (Isaiah 55:11), so I'm going to sit on this chapter for awhile and let it sink in...even if I'm not sure how it's sinking in.
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Wow, as soon as I paused there to pray and be with God, I was reminded that I'm leading us in an introduction to prayerwalking tonight. Prayerwalking is a spiritual exercise that helps us to see our geography through God's eyes. Now of course I'm not just talking about points on a map. Prayerwalking actually focuses more on the people and events at those points on the map. But still, prayerwalking is a very geographical exercise.
God, through Joshua, explained to the Israelites exactly where they should live, and where to place their borders. He knew every rock in the promised land, and he knows every building, every door, and every tree that we're going to walk by tonight. Prayerwalking is letting God the Holy Spirit speak to us as we encounter the people and places of these areas.
I'm reminded now that God has a purpose and a heart for each place, even that there is a battle going on over each place.
I'm also reminded that his word never returns to him empty. Scripture is never useless.
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