82 - “Not One of All of the Good Promises of God Has Failed” Joshua 23-24

                                                       

This verse, Joshua 21:44, is a groundswell up to this very age.  Not only did God give them rest from 40 years of wilderness travels, and rest from the fatigue of battle against the Canaanites, but also rest from the pressures and thoughts and emotions within where they battled too.  All the days of Joshua.  God gave rest on every side.  Oh God!  You write these verses as a ground of hope and confidence to me this very night.  Give me rest on every side.  I've spent decades following You and have sought a rest from the physical labor and the woes of life.  This recorded experience stands my ground, my confidence in You and what You will yet do.  In due time. 

LAST words are so important.  Those are the ones you lean in close to hear.  Look at what this great man utters:  “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.15 But just as all the good things the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you from this good land he has given you. 16 If you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.” Josh 23:14-16

How can God be good in this? Where is my trust in the mystery?  Where is my trust when the vine doesn't blossom, the cattle stalls are empty?  Do I trust only when things go my way?  According to my understanding? Trust from the bottom up. Go with that with all of your heart, with everything within you. Joshua 23:14. And I didn't even know what was happening until I was right in the middle of it. We try way too hard to figure life out. Life is not about how strong we are.  It's all about the Mighty God we serve in surrender. Stand in awe of Him and all He is doing. Not one detail fails---God is good to you.  Keep on Believing. 

My Last Words to you: "Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.  You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed.  Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed." Joshua 23:14

PHOTO: A tiny bird landed on the cross just as I snapped the pic. This church. I passed by it a million times in Fort Worth. Even lived with Carolyn Teague across the street from the church. I remember some of the thoughts I had as I passed this church in those days. No more.