…but god… Episode 14

Nov 16

Joshua 1: 6-8

Transcript

“Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”

Joshua 1:6-8 NASB1995

Today let us look at the second part of verse seven.

…be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.

First God tells Joshua to be strong and very courageous. Why? Because it’s not going to be easy in the face of the things he is going to have to do. Joshua needs to be better than Aaron and Moses. Therefore God tells Joshua to be above reproach, to be an example.

Remember last weeks scripture when Joshua, even though he was young, was truly worshipping. He was not just going through the motions of worship, or the liturgy of familiar song. God noticed He was worshiping the living God. Worship and thank God first beyond anything else. Remember God’s greatest commandment: To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. These things Joshua has done. God reminds Joshua: Keep, worshipping first, Keep seeking my laws and commands, Keep walking straight and Keep following in My path that I have set for you!

This is also what God asks of us: “To love the Him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. and to Keep, worshipping Him first, Keep seeking His laws and commands, Keep walking straight and Keep following in His path that He has set for you!

Lord thank you for all your blessings, Lord, thank you for all your gifts, thank you that you have a plan for us. Help us to seek you first, to follow your ways and to love you with every fiber of our being. In Jesus Name Amen…

Blessings and Press In and Press On!

Hosted by Chad McBeam

Aaron Marcarelli

After getting his under-graduate degree from Cal State University San Bernardino where he played college baseball and received all American honors. he was a graduate assistant baseball coach at both Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee, and at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He received his master’s degree in Teaching from Whitworth, with plans to someday be a head baseball coach at a university. However, God had other plans. Aaron started teaching English and History and coaching baseball and other sports at the high school level and found out how much he loves high school kids, and he has been doing that for the past 27 years. Personally, heI has been married to his wife Sharon for 32 years, they have one daughter, Amanda Parrish, who has been married to Austin Parrish for 2 years. Aaron also has two grandsons Travis age 2 ½ and Aden who is 13 months and are blessed to have another on the way due in May. Aaron loves reading, golfing, and spending time with his wife and grandkids.

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