Taking a Stand

Sometimes you have to take a stand.

Joshua 24:14-15

Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

There comes a point in all our lives when we put away the childish, flaky, wish washy, decision making and move forward. We set our priorities and go. We only get one life. Why waste it in indecision and uncertainty? 

Joshua stood at the end of his life, looking back over all he had seen and done. One hundred and ten years of memories, struggles, heartaches, failures, and victories. Joshua and his people were finally in the land. Joshua saw his entire generation pass away and a new generation rise.

Joshua, and possibly Caleb, were the only ones remaining of those who came out of Egypt. He saw the great works of God. He saw the failures of the Israelites. He saw the good and the bad. Joshua knew by experience what they knew by stories; the Lord has their best interests at heart. 

With this in mind Joshua stakes a public stance on his allegiance. The Lord is his God. That will not change. He and his family will serve the Lord. Everyone else needs to make a choice. What will they serve?

This is the type of conviction I want to lead by. No wavering. No backtracking. Just doing. 

Taken from reading Joshua 21-24