Joshua 22
Devotional:
Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, replied to them, “Today we know the Lord is among us because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord as we thought. Instead, you have rescued Israel from being destroyed by the hand of the Lord.” (Joshua 22:31)
The people of Israel were God’s children. Even though they were separating to settle different lands, and some were divided by the Jordan River, they were united through faith in the one true God. This meant that their actions, even at a distance, affected the entire nation. The three tribes east of the Jordan River made an altar as a witness to their shared faith, and the tribes to the west wanted to be sure that faith wasn’t lost. Today, all believers are united by faith. We need to continually celebrate those ties while also holding each other accountable. It doesn’t matter if we are divided by geography, culture, or race, we all serve the same God and should stay committed to strengthening our unity in Christ so that we can also proclaim that ‘we know that the Lord is in our midst.’
Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, replied to them, “Today we know the Lord is among us because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord as we thought. Instead, you have rescued Israel from being destroyed by the hand of the Lord.” (Joshua 22:31)
The people of Israel were God’s children. Even though they were separating to settle different lands, and some were divided by the Jordan River, they were united through faith in the one true God. This meant that their actions, even at a distance, affected the entire nation. The three tribes east of the Jordan River made an altar as a witness to their shared faith, and the tribes to the west wanted to be sure that faith wasn’t lost. Today, all believers are united by faith. We need to continually celebrate those ties while also holding each other accountable. It doesn’t matter if we are divided by geography, culture, or race, we all serve the same God and should stay committed to strengthening our unity in Christ so that we can also proclaim that ‘we know that the Lord is in our midst.’
Pray it:
Father, help us to remember the unity that we have with others who worship you and whose salvation has been purchased through the one that all the sacrifices pointed to – Jesus! Protect this unity and use this unity to show the world of the reality of your work in our lives. Amen.
Father, help us to remember the unity that we have with others who worship you and whose salvation has been purchased through the one that all the sacrifices pointed to – Jesus! Protect this unity and use this unity to show the world of the reality of your work in our lives. Amen.
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