MON. 22ND FEBRUARY, 2016
TOPIC: Serve the Lord
TEXT: Joshua 24:14
Welcome to a fresh week. It shall be a new week of favour and fulfilment for you in Jesus' Name.
The mercies of God to the children of Israel is by way of exhortation to fear and serve Him, in gratitude for His favour and that it might be fulfilled in them according to the text above.
Now therefore, in consideration of all these;
(1.) Fear the Lord, the Lord and His goodness (Hos. 3:5). This is to reverence a God of such infinite power. Fear to offend Him and to forfeit His goodness, keep up an awe of His majesty, a deference to His authority, a dread of His displeasure, and a continual regard to His all-seeing eye upon you. The beginning of wisdom for your living is marked by your fear of the Lord Almighty.
(2.) Let your practice be consonant to this principle, and serve Him both by the outward acts of genuine worship and every instance of obedience in your whole conversation, and conduct. This, service done in sincerity and truth, with a single eye and an upright heart; inward impressions answerable to outward expressions of your life. This is the truth in the inward part, which God requires (Ps. 51:6).
Beloved, for what good will it do you to dissemble with a God that searches the heart?
(3.) Put away the strange gods. Both Chaldean and Egyptian idols, for those the Israelites were most in danger of revolting to. It should seem by this charge which is repeated in (Josh. 24:23), that there were some among them that privately kept in their closets the images or pictures of these dunghill-deities, which came to their hands from their ancestors, as heir-looms of their families. Though, it may be that they did not worship them, still Joshua earnestly urges them to throw away these idols for them to be able to serve God profitably. There may be some strange gods that you are still holding close to and this in return may be hampering your acceptable worship and service unto God. I urge you this day to quickly deface them, destroy them, lest you be tempted to serve them. May the Lord help you.
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