Have you ever felt like the whole world was stacked against you? Maybe even today it seems like everywhere you look, competition… giants… roadblocks… enemies… surround you. In Joshua 9, this is the case for the Israelites. They’ve officially entered the Promised Land – a promise given to them straight
Today’s story is a story of deception. Joshua and the people of Israel had conquered city after city. The Canaanites were afraid of their powerful God. The Gibeonites didn´t want to fight against Israel and they made a plan to deceive them and force a peace covenant. “But when the
I’m not one of those people who reads the last page first, and I don’t want you to tell me how the story ends. That approach works fine for fairy tales and fiction, but as a Christian, I am so thankful to know that God has already foretold the ending.
Before the battle had even begun, God told Joshua HE had delivered Jericho into Joshua’s hands. I know we don’t really like to talk about battles or wars anymore. The idea of everyone “co-existing” together sounds nice. Driving around town or on our highways, many of us will spot a
The older I get, the more I can look back and see God’s hand in every season. Some seasons are slow and monotonous. I remember the early years of motherhood. “The days are long, but the years are short,” they said. Those years were definitely packed full of simple joys. But goodness, there
We value the experiences we have with loved ones and therefore cherish the memories. So we take pictures, we keep diaries, and we make videos because we don’t want to forget the people or experiences. Years ago, my husband and I started a prayer journal. We would write all
I was 23 years old in the Spring of 1997. I had big hair… and bangs. Oh dear. Lots of bangs. And big dreams. I had lots of those too. College graduation was on the horizon and wedding plans were in the mix, and if there was ever a time I looked
Joshua had some pretty big shoes to fill with the passing of Moses. The pressure to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land was enough to keep anyone up at night. Though the nation was by most standards considered small, Joshua now found himself in charge of leading TWO million
Some of us live our lives fearing the future. We live in the “what ifs” instead of focusing on the things God has already given us. We have an inheritance in Christ that nobody can take away from us. We have been promised an abundant life but we´re living on