The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Joshua 11:23,
"So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war."
The Lord gave the land he promised to Israel. The Israelites had to fight for it, but it was the Lord that gave them the victory and gave them the land. The Lord made a promised and he kept it.
The Lord has made a promise to us as well. We are told, "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9. This is a promise! God makes good on his promises!
This is the very issue that brought Abraham a good standing with God. We are told that Abraham believed the Lord and it was credited to him as righteousness, Genesis 15:6. Paul says it was Abraham's belief in the Lord that God had the power to do what he had promised, that brought Abraham this good standing with God. Romans 4:21-22.
God makes promises. He has the power to follow through on his promises and, unlike so many others, he faithfully follows through on all his promises!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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