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Discipleship Focus: Calling
- Calling asks whether or not God has called the person to the particular work at this point in their life.
Here’s a great chapter for us to pause for just a moment as we go
through these books leading us from the Exodus into the Promised Land. As Joshua pauses to remind the people about
what they are doing it is good for us to do the same. Sometimes it is good for us to do a check on
our spiritual path mid-course.
This chapter is all about calling.
God begins with Joshua reminding him about his calling. Be strong.
Be courageous. Keep the Word of
the Lord near you. Don’t forget what you
are about. Things will go well for you
if you remember God. There is Joshua’s
calling. He has it within him. The question as we begin this book of the
Bible is whether Joshua will follow God’s calling as closely as Moses did.
But Joshua isn’t the only one whose calling is in question. Joshua then turns to the people and puts them
through the same paces. Will they step
up to the challenge? We already know
they were rebellious under Moses. But
this is a new generation. Will they be
more obedient? Their calling is evident
as well. The question we are left with
as we open Joshua is whether or not the people will respond better than they
did under Moses.
What’s your calling? How
well do you respond to God?
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