Serving the Lord!

“And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of 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.” Joshua 24:15

There were those who wanted to return to the ways of Egypt, and then there were those who wanted to stand fast where they were, and finally there was Joshua; now he knew that he could not get along in a hostile world without the Lord his God. It was a time of choosing, and Joshua embraced the change and the chance to serve the Lord of Israel and his house was coming with him. 

Choose for  yourselves, Joshua said. He did not force the choice on anyone or his house, but Joshua did declare for the Lord as his choice in that moment. We have the same choice in our age, but we have the power of the Spirit of God to help us believe in His Son. I respect those Gentiles of the ancient times before Jesus sent His word out from Israel. They did not have the scriptures of the Law and the prophets to give them the word of God, and yet some of them chose God. There were Romans who believed before Jesus went to the cross to save them. As the Risen Lord Jesus walked the land for a brief time, there were Gentiles seeking out the Word. After Pentecost the number of believers grew as the Spirit of God moved them to faith. And stubborn old Israel still chose the world. 

The time when many in Israel will choose to believe in Jesus has begun, and we are blessed to be here to see it. 

Amen. Come Lord Jesus!
Bucky