The Israeli hero of the Bible Joshua made a famous speech at the end of his life. The times were changing. Joshua saw that the national dedication to God was waning and that questions of faith were rising up among the leaders of the next generation. So before his death he rose up to make one more appeal to the Israelites to encourage and to warn them. In one part of his speech he said:
“So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone. But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.” Josh. 24:14,15
We live in similar times. The generations before us have accomplished great things in this great nation we call America; But questions of faith have risen in our generation. Our nation’s dedication to our Christian heritage has all but failed. Yet God has chosen us to be a part of this chapter of His story. He has not chosen us to hide our lights under a bushel. He has called us to choose this day whom we would serve… to choose this year whom we would serve. God has chosen us to take up our passion and our place in the world and to become the pens with which He would write the rest of Earth’s tale.
Will you choose to be His light? Will you choose to be His bride? Will you choose to let Him do whatever He wants to through your life in order to finish the story?
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YES! YES! and YES! A-MEN!!!
Thanks Deb!
Amen,amen!! To God be the Glory,he has not finished with us yet!! Our time to shine even brighter is coming.
Love you Pastor J. 😀
And it is even now upon us! Shine sister shine! 🙂
Praise Him for His forever grace and love! AMEN!! That song is one of my favorites! “Take my life and let it be, consecrated Lord to Thee”
Continue blessing us and I thank God upon every remembrance of you Pastor J!
Stephanie
Thank you Stephanie. I receive that blessing!
I am thinking of an old song by Petra – “I am available”.
I don’t have much to offer you,
I don’t have much to give
There’s so much I may never be
as long as I may live
And I may never be all I want to be
although I’ll always try
But if you choose me, to use me,
there’s just one reason why.
I am available, I am available,
I will go when you say go
I am available, I am available,
I will stop when you say no
My whole life was incomplete,
till I laid it at your feet
So use me as you will, I am available
I’m not the most dependable,
sometimes you can’t rely
There’s no excuse, there is no defense,
there’s only one reply
I am available . . .
I know that my ability
is not your main concern
It’s my availability and willingness to learn
I am available . . .
I love Petra. I remember the first time I went to see them in concert!
I liked the OLD Petra and thrilled to the lyrics of their songs – very Scriptural and hard-hitting – but I think their music changed with changing members.
Yes indeed it did. I loved the original group too!