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Leading Wherever You Are
JOSHUA
Look down to Joshua 3:17. What kind of ground did first the priests and then all of Israel step
onto? Why do you think this fact was important enough to specify?
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When God takes care of us, He does it fully. He doesn’t do things halfway, He doesn’t do it so
it’s “good enough.” The Lord not only provided the Israelites with safe passage, but he dried the
ground beneath their feet as a reminder that He cares about even the most minute detail of our
lives.
Spend some time with the Lord, thanking Him for His provision in difficult seasons.
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WEEK 1
DAY 5
Read
Joshua 4
Memories fade, details diminish, and reality dims as time moves on. It’s actually crazy how quickly
we forget moments that once seemed so paramount.
For the Israelites, remembering where they came from and how they got to the Promised Land
was crucial as they fought for their place as a distinct people after hundreds of years of slavery.
Back in Deuteronomy, Moses issued a warning about this very thing:
When GOD, your God, ushers you into the land he promised through your ancestors
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you, you’re going to walk into large, bustling cities you
didn’t build, well-furnished houses you didn’t buy, come upon wells you didn’t dig,
vineyards and olive orchards you didn’t plant. When you take it all in and settle down,
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