“But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
O – Joshua is encouraging some returning tribes to address care as to what they hold on to. Joshua was know doubt concerned that now that the mission had been completed, they were returning with some incredible wealth but would no longer stay on battle alert. He calls on them to exercise an Endeavour and diligence in the keeping of the commandments that Moses gave. He then goes on to articulate what this actually looks like. Not to walk selectively according to what is comfortable, but to exert an effort to protect and hold fast as if some force was trying to make them let go.
A – I know that I can exercise care in many parts of my life. I may be careful about my family, my lifestyle, my possessions and many other no doubt important things. But this challenges me in the most important area of my life; to love the Lord, to walk in all His ways… and to hold fast to him. I can think that this doesn’t apply to me, but I know that the intention to hold fast can so easily slip. Like the returning tribes I can have many blessings, experiences and a comfortableness in my spiritual journey that I relax the hold fasting. I then become half hearted in my devotion and connection. There is no place for selective obedience. I need to have a continual exercising holding, serving and loving.
P – Lord forgive me when I don’t hold fast and allow lesser things to be careful about. I need your strength and wisdom to know what to be careful about and to serve you with all my heart and soul.
Ken Hooper
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