Reading: Joshua 5
“On the day after the Passover… The manna ceased on the day they ate
the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the
crops of the land of Canaan that year.” Joshua 5: 11-12
The generation before them had enough faith to leave slavery behind
and follow the Lord’s promise. Then in the wilderness their trust faltered and
prevented them from reaching their new land. Yet, God did not forsake them, or
leave them to perish, but continued to provide for them every day until they
reached a natural life span, except for Caleb and Joshua who had stood in faith
all along, now as then ready to obey whatever God said.
This next generation had to make their own decision based on their own
experiences. Whatever they chose would be their new path: to remain bound in
limitation as did the generation before them, or to trust the Lord’s Promised
Land and step into a completely new experience.
First they too had to let go the past and step out in trust. They
needed to choose to grow in their faith and act upon it, not even fully
understanding what that would look like. All they had known was daily
manna. Would God continue to
sustain them spiritually and physically?
And the choice required a cost: circumcision. A permanent act of obedience
and commitment. For each man a personal decision. An act of trust to pass on to
the generation to follow them.
Lord, please keep us from fears that reduce our days to mere existence
and instead keep our hearts grounded in a living faith that sees each day as a
new opportunity to walk in trust and fellowship with You.
Psalm of Worship: Psalm 125:2
“As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time on, and forevermore,”
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