This is definitely one of the themes running through Joshua. God promised and he delivered down to the last word.
But Joshua makes sure that the leaders of Israel realize that they themselves can get in the way of God's promises. God wants to build them up, but they can get in their own way by not remaining faithful to him. If they do reject God, Joshua says, they need to realize that punishment is coming.
I don't believe in doing things right because you're worried about punishment. But I do believe that doing wrong things results in bad consequences (which is what makes them bad in the first place!). There's no such thing as a harmless sin. Even more importantly, I believe being faithful to God and pursuing him is not a part time job. It must flavor all that we do, otherwise we're not really doing it.
Mondays are tough for me because they're my day off. And somehow a day off easily turns into a day off from God.
It's good to be here, online, fighting this battle and making strides by turning first to God's word before anything else.
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