Joshua 24:14-15 “Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. If it is
disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land
you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (NASB)
disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land
you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (NASB)
Hello,
Undoubtedly, it is one of my favorite seasons of the year….the NCAA tournament! It is a time where we sit down before the games begin and we make our selections for who we think we will win. Many
times we fill out multiple brackets to hedge our bets and play it safe as we don’t know what will happen. We look at past history, we look for an underdog, we look for the feel good story – and then we pick a side. This is what Joshua did. He looked at the past history, he saw his people as the underdog – yet his God coming through, he looked at the feel good story of God taking care of a people despite their lack of faithfulness – and then, he picked his side. He knew who the opponents were, but their game didn’t matter to him. Only God’s game mattered, and he choose that side in all of his brackets…he didn’t hedge any bets.
What selection are you making? Are you putting all your faith in that pick, or hedging your selection?
Will Hill
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