Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Faith works, but we must also work our faith. An example of this is found in the life of Joshua. As a young man born in slavery, he heard stories that one day their God would deliver them from their oppressor and set them free. Like many of his contemporaries, as he grew older and saw the plight of his people he probably thought the day would never come. Yahweh is a God who always keeps his promises and sure enough a deliver came

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but not the one they expected. Moses grew up in Pharaoh’s home as a prince, killed an Egyptian citizen unlawfully, disappeared for forty years and then returned to the Israelites to lead them to a place where they could go and worship their God in peace (see Exodus 3).

Joshua witnessed all these things, saw the river Nile turn to blood, lived through the plagues and heard the cries of Egyptian mothers when their first born sons died just before they left Egypt. 

Now as an older mature man following God, Joshua is given the task of conquering all the land possessed by pagan kings as directed by God through Moses. It is a daunting task and not one that could not be accomplished ‘in his own’ strength. So he learns to walk by faith, and every step along the way the Lord goes ahead of him and gives him great victory. At Jericho (Ch. 6), at AI (Ch. 8), at Jerusalem (Ch. 10) and when all the kings join together against Israel (Ch. 11).

The Lord reassured Joshua, “do not be afraid for tomorrow about this time you will have defeated the enemies”(11:6).

The walk of faith is a difficult one, particularly when you cannot see a logical way out of your situation, But as God said to Joshua, “Tomorrow about this time things are going to change!” Faith is not logical but ethereal!

Read Joshua 11 & 12